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3 dead in blast at Iranian military shipyard
Date: 2019-04-06 17:53:45 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:7884878
A submarine battery exploded at an Iranian military shipyard on Saturday, killing three workers, The New York Times cited the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) TV news channel as saying. "Three Defense Ministry staff were martyred ....
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8 policemen acquitted of torturing citizen to death in Giza
Date: 2019-04-06 17:45:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7884872
The Giza Criminal Court has acquitted eight policemen of torturing a citizen to death at a police station in Giza's Haram district. The citizen lost his life during his interrogation over the murder of his grandmother at her apartment in Haram, ....
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Sisi reviews with Lavrov key projects implemented by Cairo, Moscow
Date: 2019-04-06 17:42:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7884868
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi reviewed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov means of supporting bilateral relations in addition to the key projects implemented by the two countries in Egypt. The president reviewed Egypt’s efforts to ....
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Tomb dating back to Ptolemaic era found in Sohag
Date: 2019-04-05 23:15:48 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:11 - ID:7883669
Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani announced on Friday the discovery of a tomb dating back to the Ptolemaic era in Ad Dababat district in Akhmim city of Sohag, south of Cairo. In the presence of 40 ambassadors and MPs, Anani said that the tomb ....
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Gunman dead, 1 woman injured after active shooter reported at Naval Air Station in Virginia
Date: 2019-04-05 23:13:27 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:7883668
One US Navy sailor died and another was injured after a shooting at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach Friday morning, the Time quoted the authorities as saying. The gunman, a male sailor, was shot and killed by Navy Air Station security ....
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Algerians protest against Bouteflika regime figures
Date: 2019-04-05 23:12:13 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7883667
Thousands of Algerians protested across the country on Friday for the seventh Friday in a row, calling for a radical change and the implementation of a road-map without resigned president Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika's regime figures. The protesters ....
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UN Security Council calls for de-escalation in Libya
Date: 2019-04-05 23:10:58 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7883666
The UN Security Council on Friday reiterated full support for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres efforts to settle the situation in Libya. After an emergency closed-door briefing by UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame, the council called on all ....
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Russian FM arrives in Cairo
Date: 2019-04-05 23:06:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7883665
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Cairo Friday for a two-day visit. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received his Russian counterpart upon arrival at Cairo International Airport. The two ministers are due to hold talks Saturday ....
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Sunday marks 1st day of Islamic month of Shaaban
Date: 2019-04-05 23:03:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7883663
Dar al Iftaa announced that Sunday, April 7, will mark the first day of Shaaban, the eighth month of the Islamic Hijri year. In a statement Friday, Dar al Iftaa said its committees failed to spot the crescent that marks the end of Rajab and start ....
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LNA units enter Tripoli, control airport
Date: 2019-04-05 23:02:54 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7883662
The Libyan National Army (LNA) under General Khalifa Haftar said Friday its forces have entered Tripoli from all axes. In a statement, the LNA added that it is now fully controlling Tripoli International Airport. Fierce battles have erupted ....