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  • 10 killed, 30 injured in suicide bombing in Kadhimiya in northern Baghdad

    10 killed, 30 injured in suicide bombing in Kadhimiya in northern Baghdad

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:55:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1925165

    A suicide bomber detonated himself Monday in a parking lot in Kadhimiya in northern Baghdad killing 10 people and injuring over 30 others. The suicide bomber was wearing an explosive belt and targeted a group of Iraqi civilians, Spokesman of ....

  • More security measures outside Alex university

    More security measures outside Alex university

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:54:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:1926513

    Alexandria police stepped up presence outside the main university in the coastal city on Monday. The move came over fears protests might be staged by Alexandria University students. "The university will take all measures to prevent any riots ....

  • 48 ships transit Suez Canal

    48 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:30:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:26 - ID:1926161

    Forty-eight ships crossed the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 2.718 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 29 ships carrying 1.647 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 19 vessels carrying 1.071 million tons. ....

  • Fire in El Tawheed & El Nour store in Banha controlled

    Fire in El Tawheed & El Nour store in Banha controlled

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:29:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:1924321

    Civil protection forces in Qalubiya controlled a huge fire that broke out in El Tawheed & El Nour store here but no casualties were reported. Fire engines rushed to the scene to put out the blaze before reaching nearby buildings. The initial ....

  • Seoul, Moscow FMs hold talks over N. Korea nukes

    Seoul, Moscow FMs hold talks over N. Korea nukes

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:28:18 GMT - south korea - International - SN:25 - ID:1926129

    The top diplomats from South Korea and Russia have held talks in Germany to discuss North Korea's nuclear weapons program and ways to promote the steady development of bilateral ties, Yonhap quoted Seoul's foreign ministry as saying Monday. South ....

  • No stability if Jihadi leaders remain sidelined, Ismail Khan warns

    No stability if Jihadi leaders remain sidelined, Ismail Khan warns

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:26:21 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:24 - ID:1926117

    The former Jihadi leader and Minister of Water and Energy Mohammad Ismail Khan has warned that there will be no security in the country if the Jihadi leaders remain sidelined in the new government, Khaama Press reported Monday. Speaking in a ....

  • Egypt population to hit 88 mln on Wednesday -- agency

    Egypt population to hit 88 mln on Wednesday -- agency

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:18:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:1926053

    Egypt's population will reach 88 million on Wednesday, said the official statistics body on Monday. The number is monitored and screened by around the clock by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. The rise hit 2.5 percent ....

  • Assistant FM meets African ambassadors to Egypt to discuss terrorism

    Assistant FM meets African ambassadors to Egypt to discuss terrorism

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:16:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:1926033

    Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Sabry Magdy met Monday with a number of African ambassadors in Cairo to discuss the file of terrorism. The meeting, currently taking place at the Foreign Ministry HQ, is part of talks held with ....

  • Planning minister takes part in 3rd annual Government Summit in Dubai

    Planning minister takes part in 3rd annual Government Summit in Dubai

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:14:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:1926001

    Planning Minister Ashraf El Arabi will take part in the third Government Summit in Dubai to be held during February 9 to 11. The summit, held under the slogan of "entrepreneurship in government services", is held with the patronage of Sheikh ....

  • Netanyahu: US, Iran galloping towards deal which threatens Israel

    Netanyahu: US, Iran galloping towards deal which threatens Israel

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:13:46 GMT - Israel - International - SN:19 - ID:1925985

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated once again his promise to stop at nothing to prevent Iran from reaching nuclear capabilities, or maintain the ability to do so quickly through a deal with the west, Yediot Ahronot newspaper ....

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