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US command: Daesh is on the defensive
Date: 2015-03-04 10:32:27 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2087473
Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, U.S. Central Command commander, said Daesh is a long-term threat but it will be defeated. Austin, as quoted by the VOA network, said 8,500 ISIS fighters have been killed since the air campaign has begun. The campaign has ....
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Kenya destroys 15 tons of elephant tusks
Date: 2015-03-04 10:30:44 GMT - Kenya - International - SN:24 - ID:2087441
Kenya’s president set fire to 15 tons of elephant tusks during World Wildlife Day Tuesday to discourage poaching and trade in ivory, ABC news reported. Twenty-five years since ivory trade was banned, new demand from emerging markets threatens ....
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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia foreign, water ministers resume meetings in Khartoum
Date: 2015-03-04 10:16:38 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2087269
Foreign and water resources ministers of the three Nile Basin countries; Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, on Wednesday resumed their closed-door meetings here to discuss pending issues on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam on both the political and the technical ....
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Dozens of Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2015-03-04 10:15:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:2087245
Dozens of Jewish settlers stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque from al Maghreb Gate Wednesday amid tight security measures by Israeli police. About 25 settlers stormed the mosque, where Israeli troops were heavily deployed, the Islamic Waqf said. The ....
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Libya says forming national unity govt top priority
Date: 2015-03-04 10:13:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2087225
UN envoy to Libya Bernardino Léon stressed on Wednesday that helping the unrest-hit Libya form a national unity government is top priority at the time being to stand against the growing number of extremists operating in the country. Speaking to ....
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Iraqi Interior Ministry says number of Daesh hotbeds destroyed
Date: 2015-03-04 10:11:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2087113
A number of hotbeds of the terrorist group Daesh have been destroyed and militants have been expelled from 97 areas in Salahuddin province, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Wednesday. This comes as part of a military operation to liberate ....
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Israel allows 600 trucks into GS via Karam Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2015-03-04 10:05:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2087145
Israeli occupation forces allowed on Wednesday 600 trucks loaded with goods into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks carry goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors along with aid supplies and transportation, Raed ....
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Shoukry meets Bashir, conveys Sisi regards
Date: 2015-03-04 09:39:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2086925
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Wednesday in Khartoum with Sudanese President Omar al Bashir, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Shoukry, currently on a visit to Sudan, conveyed President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's best regards to Bashir and ....
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Israeli occupation forces stage limited incursion into Gaza
Date: 2015-03-04 09:14:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2086681
Israeli forces staged on Wednesday a limited incursion into Rafah city in southern Gaza Strip and opened fire at fishermen off the the enclave's coasts, with no injuries reported. Four Israeli military bulldozers stationed near the border pushed ....
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S. Korea, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on maritime transport
Date: 2015-03-04 09:13:31 GMT - south korea - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2086669
South Korea and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement on maritime transport that will, in part, help ensure a safe and steady supply of oil to South Korea from the Middle East country, the Seoul government said Wednesday. The bilateral agreement ....
