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Israeli troops shoot and kill Palestinian in West Bank
Date: 2015-02-24 08:25:29 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2031109
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian young man in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli media quoted the military as saying. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the Palestinians hurled rocks, blocks and firebombs at the troops, wounding ....
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Inmate to plead guilty to wrongly addressed threat to Obama
Date: 2015-02-24 07:12:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:2030577
A convicted child molester has agreed to plead guilty to mailing a threatening letter from jail to President Barack Obama — albeit to the wrong address. The plea deal was revealed at a status conference on a federal indictment returned last ....
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50% of Egyptians returning from Libya have no IDs: Official
Date: 2015-02-24 06:40:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2030389
About 50 percent of Egyptian returnees from Libya do not have identity papers, head of the Ports Authority Gamal Hegazi said. In statements to "Al Hayat" satellite channel, Hegazi stressed that state bodies have been put on high alert to ....
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Airlines must do more to prevent teens from joining Daesh: Cameron
Date: 2015-02-24 06:31:22 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:1 - ID:2030361
British Prime Minister David Cameron said that airlines and internet companies need to do more to prevent radicalized British teenagers traveling to the Middle East to join Daesh. Cameron told MPs he was “horrified” by the case of three London ....
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Irrigation minister arrives in Juba for water, development coop. talks
Date: 2015-02-23 16:48:22 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:2028605
Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam Moghazy arrived in Juba Monday on a four day visit to open a number of water and development projects. He is accompanied by 23 experts from the ministries of irrigation, agriculture, ....
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Mufti of Egypt congratulates Rev. Zaki on heading Evangelical Community
Date: 2015-02-23 16:47:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:2028585
Mufti of Egypt Dr Shawqi Allam congratulated Rev. Dr. Andrea Zaki on winning the chairmanship of the Evangelical Community of Egypt. In a statement released by the Iftaa House on Monday, Allam wished Zaki success in his mission and asserted the ....
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Egypt keen on Italian effective participation in economic conference - minister
Date: 2015-02-23 16:37:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:2028497
Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel Nour on Monday said that Egypt is keen on Italy's effective participation in Egypt's Economic Development Conference (EEDC), slated for March, in Sharm el Sheikh. In his speech during the ....
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Iraqi troops kill 28 militants in Anbar
Date: 2015-02-23 16:32:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:2028449
Iraqi troops continued on Monday a military operation to liberate Baghdadi town from Daesh militants in Anbar. Twenty-eight militants were killed on the third day of the operation. Facilities of local authorities were retaken from the ....
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Gov't sets plan to decrease budget deficit to 5 instead of 10 % - minister
Date: 2015-02-23 16:30:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:65 - ID:2028441
Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said that the Egyptian government has a comprehensive program for economic reform which includes decreasing budget deficit to reach 5 percent instead of 10. The minister's remark came during his speech in the ....
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Sisi urges more Italian investments in Egypt
Date: 2015-02-23 16:28:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:2028421
President Abdel Fattah el Sisi on Monday called on Italian businessmen, banks and leading companies to increase their investments in Egypt. He was speaking to a large delegation of Italian businessmen and bankers. They represent different ....