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Interior minister Rabaa anniversary rioters arrested
Date: 2014-08-20 17:54:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:883593
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said many rioters have been arrested during the first anniversary of the dispersal of Rabaa and Nahda sit-in camps. "Those arrested have been referred to the prosecution," the minister said. The minister made ....
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Ex-Iraqi PM calls for forming technocrat cabinet
Date: 2014-08-20 17:51:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:883588
Iraq's outgoing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki confirmed that "negotiations are underway to form a new government, and the general prevailing atmosphere is to be broad-based government," NINA news agency reported. He said in his weekly speech "the ....
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Sisi reviews fresh road, railway, port projects
Date: 2014-08-20 17:49:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:883585
President Abdel Fatah El Sisi held a meeting with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, Transporation Minister Minister Hani Dahi and the chairman of the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels. The minister cast light on the transportation sector, the ....
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Police denies arresting militants in Egypt
Date: 2014-08-20 17:47:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:883580
Interior Ministry Spokesman Major General Hani Abdel-Latif has denied media reports alleging that police had arrested a number of elements belonging to the so-called "Helwan Brigades." "Such reports are baseless and unfounded," Abdel Latif told ....
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Cabinet approves new Ismailia university
Date: 2014-08-20 17:45:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:883577
The cabinet under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab approved on Wednesday a presidential bill establishing a state-owned university in Ismailia province. This comes as part of the cabinet's efforts to boost education in Egypt. The new university will ....
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Palestinian factions says fired rockets into Israel
Date: 2014-08-20 17:31:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:883564
The Izz el-Din Qassam and Al-Quds brigades have claimed responsibility for firing rockets into Tel Aviv in response to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. The brigades said they fired two rockets at Tel Aviv. Al-Quds said they have fired six ....
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Iran seeking removal of all sanctions - official
Date: 2014-08-20 17:29:24 GMT - Iran - International - SN:59 - ID:883559
Iranˈs nuclear negotiating team seeks lifting of all sanctions against the country during its talks to reach a comprehensive agreement with the Group 5+1, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said on Wednesday, the FARS News Agency ....
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Thousands of Yemeni Houthis protest demanding government to step down
Date: 2014-08-20 17:26:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:883550
Thousands of supporters of Yemeni Shiite Houthi rebels continued their protests and sit-ins near the capital city Sanaa, calling on the government to step down. The sit-in will continue standing resignation of the government and forming a ....
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Suez governor: 336 housing units under construction
Date: 2014-08-20 16:27:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:883475
Suez Governor General Al-Arabi Al-Seroui said on Wednesday that about 336 housing units are currently being built in Obour area. The step comes as part of the broad plan to develop slum areas of Yahodia and Ezbat Alsafeh, the governor ....
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Secretive army of Hamas emerges from shadows in Gaza: WSJ
Date: 2014-08-20 16:26:33 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:883472
The conflict in the Gaza Strip has brought the secretive army of Hamas out of the shadows and into battle against Israel's military for only the second time, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The fighting has given Israel its first ....
