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Boutros Ghali inaugurates book fair at AUC library
Date: 2015-02-24 12:53:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2034129
Former United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali has inaugurated a book fair organized by the American University in Cairo for his books, references and articles. Ghali toured the university's library accompanied by Lisa Anderson, ....
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Egypt slams AI report on air strikes against Daesh in Libya
Date: 2015-02-24 12:49:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2034109
The Foreign Ministry has slammed a recent report by Amnesty International on the Egyptian air strikes against Daesh targets in Libya. The AI report said that Egypt failed to "take necessary precautions" to protect civilians when it launched air ....
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Spain arrests 4 people suspected of recruiting for Daesh
Date: 2015-02-24 12:31:14 GMT - Spain - International - SN:10 - ID:2033917
Spain's Civil Guard forces arrested on Tuesday four suspects in different parts of the country suspected of recruiting for Daesh group, the Interior Ministry said in a statement, the CNN reported. Two key suspects were arrested in the Spanish ....
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Iran, IAEA to boost cooperation: Iranian official
Date: 2015-02-24 12:27:50 GMT - Austria - International - SN:9 - ID:2033853
A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator said Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have decided to enhance their cooperation within the framework of the nuclear talks between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1. “Today, I had a very ....
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2 MB loyalists arrested in Minya
Date: 2015-02-24 12:21:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2033773
Two members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group were arrested in the governorate of Minya over violence charges. The pair were arrested while they were hiding in a villa in the Upper Egyptian city. They are accused of attacking public ....
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Sisi issues decree on terrorist entities, terrorists
Date: 2015-02-24 12:16:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2033737
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday issued a decree regulating the lists of terrorists and terrorist entities. The decree includes a definition for the terrorist entity, the terrorist along with the financial resources, funding and freezing ....
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Iranian FM arrives in Najaf on visit to Iraq
Date: 2015-02-24 09:55:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2032137
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Najaf on Tuesday on a visit to Iraq for talks with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al Jaafari and senior state officials on means of bolstering bilateral relations and other issues of common ....
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Cairo court acquits Nazif, Adly in "license plates" case
Date: 2015-02-24 09:43:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2031913
Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted former prime minister Ahmed Nazif and former interior minister Habib el Adly in the case of "license plates". Former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, and former Interior Minister Habib el Adly were both ....
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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 ....