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  • Iraqi forces storms Albu Ajeel area of Saladin governorate

    Iraqi forces storms Albu Ajeel area of Saladin governorate

    Date: 2015-03-08 12:00:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2114841

    Joint Iraqi forces stormed on Sunday Albu Ajeel area of Saladin governorate, a security source said. The forces killed 15 Daesh militants while liberating the villages of the area. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Interior Ministry deployed more forces in ....

  • 3 MB members arrested in Menoufiya

    3 MB members arrested in Menoufiya

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:51:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2113249

    Security forces arrested on Sunday three members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) over participating in a protest without permission from authorities in Menoufiya governorate. They were also arrested with Molotov Cocktail canisters in their ....

  • Retrial of 7 Al Jazeera defendants delayed to March 19

    Retrial of 7 Al Jazeera defendants delayed to March 19

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:50:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2114777

    The Cairo Criminal Court delayed the retrial of seven defendants and prepared retrial procedures for an eighth defendant over charges of inciting violence and spreading false news about Egypt through the screen of "Al Jazeera English" satellite ....

  • Boutros Ghali to take part in UN campaign against statelessness

    Boutros Ghali to take part in UN campaign against statelessness

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:49:04 GMT - Switzerland - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2114761

    Former UN chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali will take part in the UN High Commission for refugees' campaign against statelessness, to kick off Tuesday. In a statement, the organization said at least 10 million persons are still stateless and this means ....

  • UN chief, Kuwaiti Emir open 3rd Donors Conference on Syrian crisis on March 31 in Kuwait

    UN chief, Kuwaiti Emir open 3rd Donors Conference on Syrian crisis on March 31 in Kuwait

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:48:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2114757

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos, Administrator of the United Nations Development ....

  • 46 vessels transit Suez Canal

    46 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:46:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:23 - ID:2114741

    Forty-six ships transited the Suez Canal on Sunday, carrying a total cargo of 2.642 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 37 vessels carrying 2.223 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included nine ships carrying 419,000 tons. ....

  • Makeshift bomb explodes in Shebin el Koum, no casualties

    Makeshift bomb explodes in Shebin el Koum, no casualties

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:33:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2112377

    A makeshift bomb went off in Shebin el Koum early Sunday but no casualties were reported. The bomb damaged the facades of a number of shops in the street. Sappers also managed to defuse another bomb that was found in the same area. Police ....

  • Retrial of Port Said massacre delayed till Monday

    Retrial of Port Said massacre delayed till Monday

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:32:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2114569

    Port Said Criminal Court decided on Sunday to adjourn the retrial of the defendants in the "Port Said stadium massacre" case till Monday. Some 72 people were killed and 254 others wounded when Al Masry football fans attacked Al Ahly fans during a ....

  • Libya's dialogue authority says Morocco talks making tangible progress towards settlement

    Libya's dialogue authority says Morocco talks making tangible progress towards settlement

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:29:54 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2112785

    Head of Libya's National Dialogue Authority Fadheik al Amin said talks held in Morocco reached a tangible outcome towards working out a settlement for the crisis in the war-torn Libya, Al Arabiya TV reported. He said no names have been chosen yet ....

  • Cairo governor orders preparations at historical locations ahead of EEDC

    Cairo governor orders preparations at historical locations ahead of EEDC

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:25:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2114525

    Cairo Governor Galal Saeed has ordered heads of Cairo districts to get ready for receiving visitors to historical locations coinciding with the convocation of Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), to be held in Sharm El Sheikh on Friday and ....

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