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3 people killed in different cities of Libya
Date: 2015-01-27 13:31:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1834853
Three people were killed in various cities of Libya. The first person, aged 65, was targeted by a sniper, a source with Arabian Gulf Oil Company said. The source added that the person who was shot dead close to his home in Benghazi city was ....
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Ministrer probes with US amb. economic cooperation
Date: 2015-01-27 13:20:06 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:38 - ID:1835697
Minister of Investment Ashraf Salman discussed on Tuesday with US Ambassador R. Stephen Beecroft means to cement economic cooperation between the two countries. They discussed the outcome of meetings the minister held recently with US officials ....
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Defense minister opens renovated production unit at Logistics and Supply Authority
Date: 2015-01-27 13:18:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:1835057
Minister of Defense Sedki Sobhi on Tuesday opened a production unit at the Logistics and Supply Authority after it has been renovated and technologically upgraded. Head of the Logistics Authority Abdel Mordhi Abdel Salam asserted that the ....
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Israel confiscates 500 dunums in Hebron
Date: 2015-01-27 13:16:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1835641
An Israeli court ordered on Tuesday confiscating 500 dunums in the Palestinian town of Beit Ula in Hebron governorate. The court claimed that the confiscated lands are owned by Israel, Coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and ....
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10 train wagons burned in recent violence -- Minister
Date: 2015-01-27 13:11:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1835589
Ten train wagons were burned in recent terrorist attacks in Egypt, the transport minister said on Tuesday. Hani Dahi put losses due to the attacks at 215 million pounds. The government can make a decision to stop train movement altogether due ....
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Trial of 31 perpetrators of Shiites massacre in Giza postponed to Feb 10
Date: 2015-01-27 13:09:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1835565
Giza Criminal Court postponed on Tuesday the trial of 31 defendants over the killing of four Shiite Muslims in Giza governorate to February 10. In the past year, an angry mob led by Salafist sheikhs torched and attacked houses of Shiites in the ....
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Cassation court upholds ruling against 3 activists
Date: 2015-01-27 13:02:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1835469
The cassation court on Tuesday reached a final verdict, upholding three-year prison terms against each of political activists Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Doma and Mohamed Adel. The defendants had also been fined 50,000 pounds each on charges of attacking ....
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AIRC head promises reviving late Saudi king's peace initiative
Date: 2015-01-27 12:56:04 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1835393
Head of the Arab and International Relations Council (AIRC) Muhammad Jassem Saqr said on Tuesday that late Saudi King Abdallah ben Abdel Aziz al-Saud's initiative to bring about peace will be revived soon by the council. In press statements to ....
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American Sniper takes out the box office competition
Date: 2015-01-27 12:51:27 GMT - United Kingdom - Arts - SN:31 - ID:1835329
Clint Eastwood's Oscar-nominated American Sniper has taken $200.1 million at the domestic (US and Canadian) box office since its limited release on Christmas Day. The combined domestic box office takings for the other Best Picture nominees is ....
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Arabi, Yemeni FM probe latest developments in Yemen over phone
Date: 2015-01-27 12:28:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1835121
Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Arabi conferred on Tuesday over the phone with Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdallah Al Saidi on the latest developments in Yemen. A statement issued by the Arab League general secretariat said the two sides ....