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  • Defense minister attends maneuver in western region

    Defense minister attends maneuver in western region

    Date: 2015-03-21 10:23:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2210753

    Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi attended Saturday "Ra'ad 23" maneuver, which is carried out by units from the Western Military Region and rapid intervention force elements. The drill involved ....

  • Giza bus accident leaves 12 dead

    Giza bus accident leaves 12 dead

    Date: 2015-03-21 10:10:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2209873

    The death toll from a bus accident that occurred in Giza earlier Saturday rose to 12, while 15 persons were injured, Giza Governor Khaled el Adly said. In statements, the governor extended his condolences to the victims' families and the Egyptian ....

  • Cairo-Aswan train movement halted over strange object in Beni Suef

    Cairo-Aswan train movement halted over strange object in Beni Suef

    Date: 2015-03-21 09:57:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2210513

    Train movement along Cairo-Aswan route was halted on Saturday after a strange object was found on the tracks of Bani Hidir station in Beni Suef, said the Egyptian Railway Authority. In a statement, the ERA said that bomb disposal experts were ....

  • Romania to deport two police officers suspected of wiretapping to Turkey

    Romania to deport two police officers suspected of wiretapping to Turkey

    Date: 2015-03-21 09:50:05 GMT - Romania - International - SN:18 - ID:2210497

    Authorities in Romania are expected to extradite to Turkey two Turkish police officers, still under detention in this country on suspicion of eavesdropping on their President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to the Justice Ministry. The ex-police ....

  • Iran ready to dispatch medical team to Sanaa - Official

    Iran ready to dispatch medical team to Sanaa - Official

    Date: 2015-03-21 09:46:44 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:2210473

    Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian condemned the terrorist bomb attacks that hit two mosques packed with worshipers in Sanaa, saying that Tehran is ready to treat the wounded as soon as possible, ....

  • Unknown assailant throws grenade into Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon

    Unknown assailant throws grenade into Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon

    Date: 2015-03-21 09:45:09 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2210445

    An unknown assailant tossed a hand grenade into al Wadi district in Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon. The grenade targeted an apartment, which is under construction. Palestinian security forces will be ....

  • Libyan army attacks Islamist camp in Tripoli

    Libyan army attacks Islamist camp in Tripoli

    Date: 2015-03-21 09:39:46 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2210405

    A military jet targeted a camp of Islamist "Operation Dawn Libya" forces in the Libyan capital on Saturday. The bombing of Nofaliya camp left no human losses, a security source said. ....

  • GARBLT, Interior Ministry following up bus accident

    GARBLT, Interior Ministry following up bus accident

    Date: 2015-03-21 09:15:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2210225

    The General Authority For Roads, Bridges & Land Transport (GARBLT) and the Interior Ministry have formed a joint committee to follow up developments of a bus accident that occurred in Giza earlier Saturday. Members of the committee are now at the ....

  • Japanese, S. Korean top diplomats agree to defuse tensions

    Japanese, S. Korean top diplomats agree to defuse tensions

    Date: 2015-03-21 09:14:32 GMT - Japan - International - SN:13 - ID:2210221

    Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday to work toward a de-escalation of tensions that have flared over wartime historical issues as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties, Kyodo news agency reported. "Despite ....

  • 5 Daesh militants killed in Anbar

    5 Daesh militants killed in Anbar

    Date: 2015-03-21 09:02:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2210085

    Iraqi army jets bombed a gathering of Daesh militants in eastern Ramadi city, the capital of Anbar province, Saturday leaving five dead. Meanwhile, Daesh fighters staged a booby-trapped car attack against a patrol of the Shiite Popular ....

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