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Tunisian president to arrive in Addis Ababa Thursday for AU summit
Date: 2015-01-28 16:33:25 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1845533
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi will arrive in Addis Ababa on Thursday to take part in the two-day African Union (AU) summit. According to a statement by Tunisian presidency, Essebsi will deliver a speech at the opening session of the 24th ....
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15 injured on Tuesday, no deaths reported -- ministry
Date: 2015-01-28 16:32:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:1845525
Fifteen people were injured during clashes and attacks on security forces on Tuesday nation-wide, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. In its statement on Wednesday, the ministry said no deaths were reported in the actions nationwide. Nine ....
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Qurei condems Israeli settlers aggresson on Aqsa mosque
Date: 2015-01-28 16:32:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1845517
Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee and head of al Quds affairs at the Palestinian Authority Ahmed Qurei condemned on Wednesday the storming of Al Aqsa mosque compound by tens of Israelis under the protection ....
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Bomb attack averted in Libya's Tripoli
Date: 2015-01-28 16:31:24 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1845505
Unidentified men threw a bomb on the American School of Tripoli, but it did not explode. Gunmen threw a bomb near the school; fortunately, it did not go off, a local official said. On Tuesday, gunmen stormed a luxury hotel used by diplomats ....
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UNIFIL soldier killed in Lebanon - Spokesman
Date: 2015-01-28 16:29:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1845489
A soldier of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed Wednesday in shelling in southern Lebanon, the UN mission's spokesman said. In statements to MENA, Andrea Tenenti refused to blame any party for the attack or mention ....
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Israel asks UNIFIL personnel to remain in positions
Date: 2015-01-28 16:28:22 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1845481
The Israeli army asked on Wednesday the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) personnel to remain in their positions. The Lebanese News Agency, meanwhile, said that an Israeli soldier was captured during Hezbollah's attack on an ....
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Egypt's Mufti back home from Singapore
Date: 2015-01-28 16:27:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:1845473
Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam returned home on Wednesday coming from Singapore after several-day visit. During the visit, Allam discussed with Singaporean President Tony Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ways of boosting bilateral religious ....
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17 Daesh fighters killed in air raid in Iraq's Anbar
Date: 2015-01-28 16:26:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1845469
Seventeen Daesh militants were killed in an air raid on a convoy in Al Baghdadi district in Anbar province, security sources said on Wednesday. The Daesh three-vehicle convoy was destroyed by an air strike launched by the Iraqi warplanes in ....
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AL chief calls for joint Arab cooperation against terror
Date: 2015-01-28 16:26:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1845461
Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el Araby called on Wednesday for Arab cooridnation to face the phenomenon of terrorism. During the two-day preparatory meeting grouping senior officials from the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, ....
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Tahrir square closed before traffic over calls for protest
Date: 2015-01-28 13:15:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:1843737
The army forces on Wednesday closed Tahrir square before traffic after calls were made to stage protests and commit acts of violence on the anniversary of the Friday of Anger on January 28. According to MENA reporter to the scene, the forces ....
