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Blast hits Copenhagen police station, second explosion in Danish capital in 4 days
Date: 2019-08-10 07:35:34 GMT - Denmark - International - SN:5 - ID:8059431
An explosion has occurred outside a local police station in Copenhagen, Russia Today quoted law enforcement as saying Saturday. The blast comes just days after an explosive device was detonated near a government office. The explosion happened ....
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All Egyptian pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat for peak of Hajj - chief executive of Hajj mission
Date: 2019-08-10 06:55:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8059399
Chief executive of the official Hajj mission Amr Lotfi said that all Egyptian pilgrims scaled Mount Arafat, also known as the "Mount of Mercy", to perform the pinnacle of the Hajj and rested in makeshift tents there. In statements to MENA ....
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Arab League voices concern over developments in Yemen
Date: 2019-08-10 06:12:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8059356
The Arab League chief follows with concern developments of the situation in Yemen's Aden city, an official source at the pan-Arab body said on Friday. The organization calls on the Yemeni people to prefer the national interest above any narrow ....
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Eid prayers in Aqsa to be delayed for 60 minutes
Date: 2019-08-10 00:05:05 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8059324
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Mohamed Hussein announced Friday Eid al-Adha prayers in the holy mosque of Al Aqsa would be delayed for an hour to start at 7:30 Local Time Sunday. During his Friday sermon, Hussein said the measure will be taken to to ....
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EGP 1.5 million of coins to be daily minted in Eid - Finance Ministry
Date: 2019-08-10 00:04:45 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:8059323
Finance Minister Mohamed Maait on Friday reviewed a plan developed by the Egyptian Mint Authority to offer sufficient quantities during Eid al Adha. Up to EGP 1.5 million of coins will be minted daily during the Eid holidays to meet the needs of ....
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5 people injured in new explosion at ammo depot near Achinsk
Date: 2019-08-09 17:00:07 GMT - Russia - International - SN:9 - ID:8059139
At least five people were injured on Friday following new explosions near the artillery ammunition depot near the town Achinsk in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Territory, a spokesman for the regional emergency services told Sputnik. "Five hundred meters ....
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World's biggest container ship transits Suez Canal
Date: 2019-08-09 16:52:58 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:8059136
The world's largest container ship MSC Megamax-24 crossed the Suez Canal on Friday, said Head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Mohab Mamish in a press release on Friday. The ship is one of 11 sister vessels MSC that was constructed in ....
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Giza police arrests woman over illegal drug trafficking
Date: 2019-08-09 16:51:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8059135
Giza police forces have arrested a woman in Imbaba district over illegal drug trafficking. The security forces also apprehended a dry cleaning worker for possessing an unlicensed automatic rifle. All security measures were taken in the two ....
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Lebanese security official announces release of Canadian citizen held in Syria
Date: 2019-08-09 16:48:47 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8059133
Lebanon's General security chief Abbas Ibrahim said that he, in cooperation with the Syrian authorities, managed to secure the release of Canadian citizen Kristian Lee Baxter that was held in Syria since last year. Speaking at a press release on ....
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Govt denies using harmful chemical substances in storing potato seeds
Date: 2019-08-09 15:16:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8059009
The cabinet information center on Friday denied reports about using harmful chemical substances in storing potato seeds. In a report, the center said that it contacted the Ministry of Agriculture, which fully refuted such claims. “This news ....
