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  • Car bomb explodes near Corinthia Hotel, Tripoli

    Car bomb explodes near Corinthia Hotel, Tripoli

    Date: 2015-01-27 10:04:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1833649

    A booby-trapped vehicle detonated near Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli on Tuesday. The car bomb went off outside the hotel and no reports are yet available on the number of casualties, a security source told MENA. ....

  • Qalubiya security forces reopen Bahteim road after being closed by MB rioters

    Qalubiya security forces reopen Bahteim road after being closed by MB rioters

    Date: 2015-01-27 09:53:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:1833481

    Qalubiya security forces on Tuesday reopened a main road in Bahtein district of Qalubiya after a number of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group members closed it by burnt tires to block traffic. Security forces rushed to the scene and chased out ....

  • Shoukry, Algerian FM highlight need for bolstering cooperation in face of current challenges

    Shoukry, Algerian FM highlight need for bolstering cooperation in face of current challenges

    Date: 2015-01-27 09:37:49 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:1833309

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Algerican counterpart Ramadan Lemara wrapped up a session of talks here Tuesday on the fringe of their participation in the African Union Foreign Ministers Executive Council meeting. In press ....

  • Egypt's Mufti to Singaporean PM: World should unite in facing terror

    Egypt's Mufti to Singaporean PM: World should unite in facing terror

    Date: 2015-01-27 09:28:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:1833177

    Mufti of Egypt Dr Shawqi Allam stressed that Egypt is a pivotal nation and that the stability of the region is linked with that of Egypt. During a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore on Tuesday, Allam said Egypt ....

  • Israel allows 420 trucks into Gaza Strip

    Israel allows 420 trucks into Gaza Strip

    Date: 2015-01-27 09:20:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1833045

    Israeli authorities decided on Tuesday to allow 420 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karm Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors, along with aid ....

  • Fence of Port Said's labor union collapses in blast

    Fence of Port Said's labor union collapses in blast

    Date: 2015-01-27 08:09:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:1832297

    The fence of the interim premises of Port Said Labor Union collapsed in the explosion of a bomb in Al Manakh district, with no injuries reported. Port Said Security Chief Ismail Ezzeldin said civil defense forces rushed to the scene and cordoned ....

  • State of emergency declared in several US states

    State of emergency declared in several US states

    Date: 2015-01-27 07:43:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:1832101

    States of emergency were declared in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire as people were urged to stay home with transit systems, including the New York City subway, suspending services and roadways closed ....

  • Presidential delegation arrives in Addis Ababa ahead of Sisi's visit

    Presidential delegation arrives in Addis Ababa ahead of Sisi's visit

    Date: 2015-01-27 07:41:50 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:1832097

    A delegation from the Egyptian presidency arrived here on Tuesday to arrange for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's three-day visit to Ethiopia on Thursday during which he will chair Egypt's delegation to the 24th African Union summit. The ....

  • US doesn’t recognize Libya’s GNS government

    US doesn’t recognize Libya’s GNS government

    Date: 2015-01-27 07:00:19 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1831857

    The United States does not recognize the Government of National Salvation, or GNS, in Libya, the US State Department said Monday. "The U.S. is not engaged with any person purporting to act on behalf of Omar al-Hassi or the GNS, contrary to some ....

  • EgyptAir delays New York-bound flight over bad weather

    EgyptAir delays New York-bound flight over bad weather

    Date: 2015-01-27 06:43:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:1831757

    EgyptAir decided on Monday to delay its New York-bound flight No. 985, which was scheduled to take off on Tuesday morning, due to bad weather, company Chairman Hesham el Nahas said. The flight was rescheduled to Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. The ....

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