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Afghans protest vicious mob killing of woman
Date: 2015-03-23 10:25:36 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:25 - ID:2223341
Hundreds of Afghans took to streets on Monday to protest the vicious mob killing of Farkhunda who was wrongly accused of burning the Koran, Fox news reported. The woman was beaten with sticks, run over by a car, and burned to death by men. The ....
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24 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-03-23 10:20:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:24 - ID:2223269
Twenty-four ships crossed the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 1.166 million tons. The south-bound convoy included five ships carrying 215,000 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 19 vessels carrying 951,000 tons. ....
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Israeli president meets with parties in second round of consultations over forming alliance
Date: 2015-03-23 10:18:59 GMT - Israel - International - SN:23 - ID:2223253
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met on Monday with representatives of Yisrael Beytenu and Meretz to receive their nomination for prime minister in a second round of consultations. Following Monday’s meetings, Rivlin is expected to task Netanyahu ....
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Egypt attends 18th COMESA Summit in Addis Ababa - foreign ministry
Date: 2015-03-23 10:17:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2223241
Egypt is taking part in the 34th COMESA Policy Organs meetings and the 18th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit of Heads of State and Government which started on March 18 and will run until March 31. Proceedings of a ....
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Egypt takes over presidency of summit's preparatory meetings
Date: 2015-03-23 10:16:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2223217
Egypt took over on Monday the presidency of the preparatory meeting of the Arab League Social and Economic Council. Addressing the ceremony, Saeed Abdullah, Industry and Trade Undersecretary, said the meeting will set the scene for the topics to ....
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Oman to help evacuation of British diplomats in Yemen
Date: 2015-03-23 10:14:56 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2223213
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said has issued directives to help the British government in evacuating its diplomats and embassy staff in the Yemeni governorate of Aden. A reliable source at the Omani Foreign Ministry on Monday said Oman is ....
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Bashir receives Sisi
Date: 2015-03-23 10:12:11 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2223181
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir received on Monday Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, who arrived here earlier in the day on a day-long visit. The two leaders headed for the Presidential Palace where they will hold a trilateral summit ....
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Taliban deny reports of Mullah Fazlullah’s death
Date: 2015-03-23 10:10:33 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:18 - ID:2223169
As unconfirmed reports of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Mullah Fazlullah’s death circulated in the media early Monday, spokesmen for different Taliban groups denied that Pakistan’s most wanted terrorist was killed in an operation by the ....
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Brotherhood terror cell arrested in Ismailia
Date: 2015-03-23 10:05:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2223113
Security bodies continued to launch strikes against terrorist elements. Officers of national security sector managed to arrest a terrorist cell affiliated to the Brotherhood group in Ismailia. In exclusive statements to MENA Monday, a ....
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Army, peshmerga foil some Daesh attacks in Iraq
Date: 2015-03-23 10:04:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2223089
Iraqi troops have foiled a suicide attack targeting a military site in northern Fallujah, Anbar province. A security source said Monday that a Daesh attack on an anti-terror directorate in central Ramadi was foiled. Peshmerga troops, ....