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  • Traffic movement on Benha-Cairo agriculture road back to normal

    Traffic movement on Benha-Cairo agriculture road back to normal

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:24:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2113949

    Traffic movement on the Benha-Cairo agriculture road is back to normal after repairing a water pipe that exploded earlier in Shoubra el Kheima district of Qalubiya governorate. Earlier, water leaking from the pipe disrupted traffic on the ....

  • Darul Iftaa says religious extremism is politically-motivated

    Darul Iftaa says religious extremism is politically-motivated

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:23:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2114509

    Darul Iftaa, Egypt's only body in charge of issuing fatwas, stressed on Sunday that religious extremism has pure political motives that have nothing to do with religion. Those extremists are power thirsty and are relying on twisted ....

  • Draft resolution condemns destroying religious, cultural heritage in Iraq by terrorists

    Draft resolution condemns destroying religious, cultural heritage in Iraq by terrorists

    Date: 2015-03-08 11:21:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2114493

    The Arab League council condemned destroying the religious and cultural heritage in Iraq by terrorist organizations. This came in a draft resolution to be presented to Arab foreign ministers in their meeting Monday at the conclusion of the 143rd ....

  • Unidentified militants kill 12 Daesh members in Syria - SOHR

    Unidentified militants kill 12 Daesh members in Syria - SOHR

    Date: 2015-03-08 10:37:17 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2113973

    The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday that two groups of unknown militiamen attacked Daesh bastions in al Myadin city in Der-Ezzot in Syria. Militiamen riding a motorbike opened fire on Daesh patrol in al Jaish street in al ....

  • UK seeks to see democratic Libya with one army, police

    UK seeks to see democratic Libya with one army, police

    Date: 2015-03-08 10:11:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2113621

    UK Ambassador to Libya Michael Aron said his country is seeking to establish a democratic Libya with one army and one police troops so that London can support them. On his twitter account, Aron said "We want a prosperous democratic united Libya ....

  • Supply minister: Russian-German consortium submits proposal for investment in grains logistics centre

    Supply minister: Russian-German consortium submits proposal for investment in grains logistics centre

    Date: 2015-03-08 09:36:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:15 - ID:2113265

    A Russian-German consortium has presented an initial proposal to sign a memorandum of understanding to to form a long-term tripartite partnership with Egypt for investment in the global logistics center that will be established in Damietta for the ....

  • Basra hopes to join Guinness Record for largest national human flag

    Basra hopes to join Guinness Record for largest national human flag

    Date: 2015-03-08 09:34:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2113245

    Basra, Iraq's southern city, seeks to join Guinness World Record for raising the largest national human flag. Iraqi residents together with activists and goodwill ambassadors raised the 1,111-meter-long flag of red, white, and walked through the ....

  • 70 terrorists killed, 118 arrested in N.Sinai last week - army

    70 terrorists killed, 118 arrested in N.Sinai last week - army

    Date: 2015-03-08 09:19:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2113089

    The Armed Forces announced Sunday that 70 terrorists were killed and 118 others arrested during a security campaign carried out in North Sinai over the past week. Military Spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Samir said the campaign was launched ....

  • 15 wounded in Afghan prison riot as inmates hold hostages

    15 wounded in Afghan prison riot as inmates hold hostages

    Date: 2015-03-08 09:14:26 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:11 - ID:2113037

    An Afghan security official says inmates at a northern prison are holding at least five people hostage after a riot wounded five police officers and 10 inmates, media reports said. Gen. Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani, the provincial police chief of ....

  • Kuwait allows students to study medicine in some Egyptian private universities

    Kuwait allows students to study medicine in some Egyptian private universities

    Date: 2015-03-08 08:42:18 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2112761

    Higher Education Minister Badr Issa agreed to allow Kuwaiti students to study medicine and oral and dental surgery in some Egyptian private universities, Al Anbaa newspaper reported Sunday. As per the decision, the Kuwaiti Higher Education ....

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