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  • 18 dead in Nigeria suicide bus blast

    18 dead in Nigeria suicide bus blast

    Date: 2015-02-24 14:58:58 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:27 - ID:2035153

    At least 18 people have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing on a bus in the northeastern Nigerian city of Potiskum, Sputnik International‎ reported on Tuesday. The commercial capital of Yobe state, Potiskum, has been repeatedly been the ....

  • Syria's Assad, Pakistani Senate chairman meet over counter-terrorism efforts

    Syria's Assad, Pakistani Senate chairman meet over counter-terrorism efforts

    Date: 2015-02-24 14:56:28 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2035121

    Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Tuesday received Chairman of the Pakistani Senate Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari, SANA reported. The meeting dealt with several issues of common concern, including efforts made to eliminate terrorism. The two ....

  • AL chief reviews latest developments in Yemen

    AL chief reviews latest developments in Yemen

    Date: 2015-02-24 14:01:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2034657

    Arab League chief Nabil El Araby held a meeting Tuesday with resigned Yemeni Legal Affairs Minister Mohammed Al Mekhlafi to discuss the latest developments in Yemen. In press statements following the meeting, Mekhlafi underscored the importance ....

  • Sisi meets Malian defense minister

    Sisi meets Malian defense minister

    Date: 2015-02-24 13:58:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2034641

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Tuesday with visiting Malian Defense Minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly, who conveyed a message from the Malian president on boosting bilateral relations. Defense Minister Sobhi Sedqi and the Malian ambassador in ....

  • 2,713 Egyptians cross Salloum terminal into Egypt -- Matrouh police chief

    2,713 Egyptians cross Salloum terminal into Egypt -- Matrouh police chief

    Date: 2015-02-24 13:56:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2034445

    As many as 2,713 Egyptians have returned home safe from Libya via Salloum border crossing over the past 24 hours, said Mersa Matrouh police chief Major General el Anani Hamouda Tuesday. Egyptian arrivals from Libya are increasing by the day, said ....

  • Sisi: Volatile situation in Arab states should be addressed through reestablishing stability

    Sisi: Volatile situation in Arab states should be addressed through reestablishing stability

    Date: 2015-02-24 13:55:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2034585

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday said that the current volatile situation in Arab countries should be addressed through working to reestablish peace and stability. At a meeting with Arab League chief Nabil el Araby, president Sisi ....

  • Bomb goes off in Sheikh Zuweid, no injuries

    Bomb goes off in Sheikh Zuweid, no injuries

    Date: 2015-02-24 13:52:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2034537

    An explosive charge went off on Tuesday at a road frequented by army troops in Karam el Qwades area in Sheikh Zuweid. No injuries or damage were reported, according to security sources. The bomb went off after the forces passed through the ....

  • US urged to pressure Israel over Palestine tax freeze

    US urged to pressure Israel over Palestine tax freeze

    Date: 2015-02-24 13:49:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2034401

    The Palestinian Cabinet called on the US administration to place pressure on Tel Aviv to unlock millions of dollars in taxes owed to the Palestinian Authority. During a meeting here on Tuesday, the Cabinet said that the tax revenues freeze is a ....

  • FM: Egypt supports national reconciliation in Libya

    FM: Egypt supports national reconciliation in Libya

    Date: 2015-02-24 13:14:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2034341

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday asserted that Egypt is siding with the process of national reconciliation in Libya. At a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn, Shoukry added that Egypt is coordinating ....

  • 54 civil societies dissolved in Damietta, Aswan

    54 civil societies dissolved in Damietta, Aswan

    Date: 2015-02-24 13:11:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2034317

    The Social Solidarity Directorate in Damietta has decided to dissolve 51 civil societies in the coastal governorate that have no headquarters. The dissolved societies have no premises and do not practice any activity in the city, said Ahmed ....

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