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Egypt elected member of UN Peacebuilding Commission
Date: 2015-03-07 11:00:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2107685
Egypt has been elected member of the UN Peacebuilding Commission for two years. Egypt won Africa's seat for 2015-2016, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aati on Saturday. This step comes as Egypt acts to restore its leading and ....
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143rd session of AL council kicks off
Date: 2015-03-07 10:59:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2107673
The 143rd session of the Arab League Council at the delegates' level kicked off Saturday under Jordan's chairmanship. A session of the AL Council will be held on Monday and Tuesday at the level of foreign ministers under Jordanian Deputy Prime ....
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Abbas hails Saudi role in support of Palestinian cause
Date: 2015-03-07 10:57:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2107653
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas underlined Saudi Arabia's role and support of the Palestinian cause. In an interview with Saudi newspaper "Al Riyadh", Abbas said Israeli officials have become hysterical since the United Nations' announcement ....
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Court: Holders of double nationality have right to run in parlt polls
Date: 2015-03-07 10:55:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2106677
Egypt's top court has ruled that depriving double-nationality citizens from running in parliamentary polls is unconstitutional. During a hearing session on Saturday, the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that Article 8 of the House of ....
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Man guilty of throwing children from Alex. building rooftop executed
Date: 2015-03-07 10:48:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2107557
A man was found guilty of pushing young boys off the rooftop of a building in Alexandria during violent incidents in July 2013 was executed by hanging on Saturday. Mahmoud Hassan Ramadan was sentenced to death during a court hearing in May and ....
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PFG restores control over Ghani oil field
Date: 2015-03-07 10:43:14 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:2107501
Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guard restored control over al Ghani oil field that had been attacked by extremists. The extremists had attacked the field and killed seven guards, Ali al Hasy, a spokesman for the PFG, said Saturday. The PFG is ....
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Suez Port police foil attempts to smuggle firecrackers into country
Date: 2015-03-07 10:06:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2107173
Suez Port police have foiled an attempt to smuggle a huge quantity of firecrackers, white weapons and aphrodisiacs into the country. Acting on a tip that a paints company owned by Salem M. M. was hiding items to be smuggled into the country in an ....
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Israel injures Palestinian fisherman, arrests 2
Date: 2015-03-07 10:05:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2107161
A Palestinian fisherman was injured and two others were injured after Israeli occupation forces opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the shores of Gaza City. The young fisherman was injured in the abdomen before the Israeli forces seized ....
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Explosive barrels kill 5 people in Syria
Date: 2015-03-07 09:58:13 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2106061
Five people have been killed by explosive barrels used in raids by the Syrian regime in Daraa, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) Saturday. The air raid resulted in the killing of five people, including a child and a woman, ....
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Iraqi army chief of staff meets Spanish defense minister
Date: 2015-03-07 09:56:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2107113
Chief of Staff of the Iraqi army Babikir Zebari discussed on Saturday with Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes along with his accompanying delegation ways of boosting bilateral ties, especially in the military sphere. During the meeting, ....
