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  • 11 soldiers killed, 25 injured in Libya clashes

    11 soldiers killed, 25 injured in Libya clashes

    Date: 2015-02-03 13:29:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1885533

    Eleven soldiers were killed and 25 others injured during clashes with extremists in the district of Sidi Khalid in Derna, said spokesman for Libya's army Col. Ahmed Mesmari. The army launched an attack on the extremists in Sisi Khalid, leaving 11 ....

  • AL head meets Syria opposition delegation

    AL head meets Syria opposition delegation

    Date: 2015-02-03 13:26:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1885433

    Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met on Tuesday with a delegation of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces led by Haitham al Maleh. The meeting focused on the outcome of the recent meeting of the ....

  • Bomb blasts kill 6 officers in Pakistan

    Bomb blasts kill 6 officers in Pakistan

    Date: 2015-02-03 13:23:41 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:31 - ID:1886041

    Two roadside bombings targeted Pakistani police in the country's restive northwest on Tuesday, killing six officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks, the ABC News reported. The first bombing took place in Mansehra district and ....

  • Environment min.: Egypt to host AMCEN

    Environment min.: Egypt to host AMCEN

    Date: 2015-02-03 13:14:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:1885933

    Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy will hold a press conference on Wednesday to announce Egypt's preparations to host the 15th of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). The briefing would unveil proceedings of the AMCEN ....

  • Hamas says resignation of head of UN team probing war crimes reflects Israel pressure

    Hamas says resignation of head of UN team probing war crimes reflects Israel pressure

    Date: 2015-02-03 13:07:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1885845

    The Palestinian movement of Hamas has said that the resignation of the head of a UN team probing recent war crimes in the Gaza Strip reflects the pressure Israel has over the team. William Schabas, who was appointed last August to head the UN ....

  • 3 persons killed, wounded in blast near Alex. hospital

    3 persons killed, wounded in blast near Alex. hospital

    Date: 2015-02-03 12:52:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:1885413

    A young man has been killed and two others have been injured in a blast near a hospital in western Alexandria. A bomb went off near Mabarat el Asafra Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, a security source said. Ashraf Abdel Aziz, 26, died ....

  • Cairo airport on high alert after bomb-like objects found

    Cairo airport on high alert after bomb-like objects found

    Date: 2015-02-03 12:50:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:1885617

    Security forces at Cairo International Airport were put on high alert after finding two bomb-like objects at the arrival hall on Tuesday. Investigators are examining surveillance cameras to determine who planted them, a senior security source at ....

  • Assistant FM holds meeting with European ambassadors

    Assistant FM holds meeting with European ambassadors

    Date: 2015-02-03 12:40:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:1885589

    Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Hatem Seifennasr held a meeting here on Tuesday with European ambassadors in Cairo on terrorism. The meeting falls within the framework of intensive contacts by the foreign ministry with the ....

  • Bahrain slams Iranian remarks against Manama

    Bahrain slams Iranian remarks against Manama

    Date: 2015-02-03 12:37:34 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1885553

    Bahrain's Foreign Ministry has slammed remarks by Iranian officials against Bahrain, state-run news agency BNA reported Tuesday. Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham expressed deep concern over Bahrain's decision to revoke the ....

  • World Bank's deal for improving public transportation services signed

    World Bank's deal for improving public transportation services signed

    Date: 2015-02-03 12:33:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:1885477

    Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa witnessed the signing ceremony of a deal with the World Bank for public transportation services. The deal aims at improving public transportation services and bus stops. ....

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