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  • Military aircraft targets Om Rishrash area in Libya; no causalities

    Military aircraft targets Om Rishrash area in Libya; no causalities

    Date: 2015-03-23 11:18:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2223973

    A military aircraft targeted Monday Om Rishrash area in Tarhuna town, but there were no reports of causalities. The statement was made by a security source, without giving further details. ....

  • Gaafari thanks New Zealand for backing Iraq's unity, sovereignty

    Gaafari thanks New Zealand for backing Iraq's unity, sovereignty

    Date: 2015-03-23 11:17:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2223941

    Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Gaafari voiced thanks for New Zealand over its decision to open an embassy in Baghdad to support Iraq's unity and sovereignty and support it in its war on terror. At a joint press conference held with his New ....

  • S. Sinai governor says Sharm qualified to host int'l conferences

    S. Sinai governor says Sharm qualified to host int'l conferences

    Date: 2015-03-23 11:13:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2223905

    Security-wise, Sharm el Sheikh is qualified to host Arab and international gatherings, the governor of South Sinai has said, noting that the Red Sea city can very well be a capital of international conferences. Khaled Fouda, who was inspecting ....

  • 3 MB members arrested in Qena

    3 MB members arrested in Qena

    Date: 2015-03-23 10:36:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2221845

    Security forces have arrested three members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group over charges of rioting and violence incitement. The prosecution was notified to take an immediate legal action. A Muslim Brotherhood member was seriously ....

  • Egypt's supply minister meets Kenyan agriculture minister

    Egypt's supply minister meets Kenyan agriculture minister

    Date: 2015-03-23 10:32:45 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:27 - ID:2223405

    Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy met Monday with Kenyan Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Felix Koskei along with his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, Hanafy discussed with the Kenyan minister exporting brown sugar from ....

  • Egyptian-Sudanese-Ethiopian summit starts in Khartoum

    Egyptian-Sudanese-Ethiopian summit starts in Khartoum

    Date: 2015-03-23 10:27:12 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2223353

    The tripartite summit grouping Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Sudanese President Omar al Bashir and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn began in the Sudanese capital on Monday. The leaders will discuss the document of the ....

  • Afghans protest vicious mob killing of woman

    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 ....

  • 24 ships transit Suez Canal

    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. ....

  • Israeli president meets with parties in second round of consultations over forming alliance

    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 ....

  • Egypt attends 18th COMESA Summit in Addis Ababa - foreign ministry

    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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