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  • US committed to providing Iraq with logistic support, advanced weapons -- US commander

    US committed to providing Iraq with logistic support, advanced weapons -- US commander

    Date: 2015-03-03 14:04:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:2082097

    A US commander met on Tuesday with Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army General Babikir Zebari. During their meeting, the US commander stressed that the US is committed to providing Iraq with all logistic support and advanced weapons to improve ....

  • Italy supports UN efforts for resuming Libya dialogue

    Italy supports UN efforts for resuming Libya dialogue

    Date: 2015-03-03 13:45:52 GMT - Italy - International - SN:38 - ID:2081905

    Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Tuesday called on the international community to support UN efforts for resuming dialogue between warring rivals in Libya, the Italian news agency AKI reported. Libya's General National Congress (GNC) said ....

  • 11 takfiris killed in N. Sinai crackdown

    11 takfiris killed in N. Sinai crackdown

    Date: 2015-03-03 13:42:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2081861

    Eleven takfiris were killed in a wide-scale security campaign on Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah cities in North Sinai, security sources said Tuesday. Also, several terrorist hotbeds, two motorbikes without plates, two vehicles and a warehouse were ....

  • Preparations for AL ministerial council over, says official

    Preparations for AL ministerial council over, says official

    Date: 2015-03-03 13:41:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:2081829

    Arab League (AL) Deputy Secretary General Ahmed bin Heli said on Tuesday that the pan-Arab body has taken all preparations for hosting the 143rd session of the AL's Ministerial Council, due to be held this month. He said that the meeting will ....

  • Azhar: Daesh is Khawarij, aggressors; rulers must fight, repel them

    Azhar: Daesh is Khawarij, aggressors; rulers must fight, repel them

    Date: 2015-03-03 13:36:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2081777

    Al-Azhar has slammed the terrorist Daesh group, describing the group as Khawarij and aggressors. Azhar, one of the most prestigious centers of Sunni Islam learning, has called on the rulers to fight against Daesh, said a statement on ....

  • SCU, British Council start education dialogue

    SCU, British Council start education dialogue

    Date: 2015-03-03 13:24:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2081685

    Higher Education Minister el Sayyed Ahmed Abdel Khaleq on Tuesday inaugurated a forum organized by the British Council and the Supreme Council of Universities (SCU). The Global Education Dialogue is designed to initiate greater cooperation ....

  • Lebanon's army raids militants in Ras Baalbek

    Lebanon's army raids militants in Ras Baalbek

    Date: 2015-03-03 13:04:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2081485

    The Lebanese Army on Tuesday shelled with heavy artillery militants in Ras Baalbek outskirts, the National News Agency reported. In the meantime, the Army Command issued a communiqué on Tuesday, announcing that a soldier was killed during an Army ....

  • Saudi Arabia, Egypt pivots of Arab world: Saudi official

    Saudi Arabia, Egypt pivots of Arab world: Saudi official

    Date: 2015-03-03 13:03:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:2081473

    Saudi Deputy Minister of Islamic Affairs Tawfiq al Sudairi said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia and Egypt are the political and religious pivots of the Arab and Islamic worlds. Sudairi remarks came during a meeting here with Mufti of the Republic ....

  • "Homat Al Watan" condemns High Court bombing

    Date: 2015-03-03 13:02:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2081457

    The higher bureau of "Homat Al Watan (Protectors of the Nation) Party has condemned the terrorist attack which targeted the High Court at downtown Cairo on Monday, leaving two persons dead and others wounded. In a statement released on Tuesday, ....

  • AL reiterates support for Yemen's legitimacy

    AL reiterates support for Yemen's legitimacy

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:57:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2081429

    Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Nabil El Araby on Tuesday reiterated the AL full support for the legitimacy in Yemen, represented by President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. During a phone call with Hadi, Araby said that the AL supports ....

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