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Palestinians Christians mark Holy Saturday
Date: 2014-04-19 07:46:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:676029
Palestinian Christian denominations will celebrate today Holy Saturday on Easter eve. The main celebrations were held in the three cities of Bethlehem, Beit Sahour and Beit Jala. ....
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No foreign interference in Lebanon's presidential polls - Berri
Date: 2014-04-19 07:44:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:676026
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri denied any foreign interference in Lebanon's presidential elections, adding that no ambassador has yet spoken to him of the preference of one candidate over another for the presidential elections. “I will ....
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Clashes between Muslims, Copts in el-Khousus controlled
Date: 2014-04-19 07:38:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:676016
Qalyubia security forces managed to control clashes which erupted in the wee hours of the morning between a number of Muslims and Copts in el-Khousus city. The armed clashes left one person dead and four others injured. The clashes erupted ....
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Police intensify efforts to capture Giza blast perpetrators
Date: 2014-04-19 07:37:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:676012
Police are intensifying efforts to arrest the perpetrators of a blast that killed a police officer at a square in Giza. The explosion was caused by a home-made bomb that went off in a traffic checkpoint at Lebanon Square, said the interior ....
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Sisi campaign mourns slain police officer
Date: 2014-04-19 07:36:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:676008
The campaign of presidential hopeful Abdel Fattah el-Sisi mourned police major Mohamed Gamal who was killed in a blast at a checkpoint in a Giza square on Friday. In a statement, the campaign offered condolences to the family of the slain ....
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Ex-interior minister accuses al-Qaeda of penetrating into Libya
Date: 2014-04-19 07:35:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:676005
Libya's former interior minister Fawzi Abdel Aal said Friday al-Qaeda is penetrating into the country. On a post on Facebook, Abdel Aal cited the recent kidnap of two Arab diplomats. He accused some members of the Libyan General National ....
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Lavrov: Kiev should immediately implement Geneva agreements
Date: 2014-04-19 07:33:24 GMT - Russia - International - SN:8 - ID:675999
Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that the current Ukrainian authorities should conduct immediate and full implementation of Geneva agreements and refrain from violence, the Voice of Russia reported. Lavrov made the remarks ....
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Algeria's Benflis says to form political party
Date: 2014-04-19 07:31:35 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:675996
Former Algerian Prime Minister Ali Benflis announced on Friday that he would not retire politics. Addressing an event in Algiers, Benflis, who lost in the recent presidential polls, said he will establish a political party. He said that the ....
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Geneva talks on Ukraine is positive, productivity yet to be analyzed – official
Date: 2014-04-19 07:22:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:675981
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that the Geneva talks on Ukraine on April 17 is positive, but productivity of this dialogue has yet to be analyzed carefully, Interfax reported. "We are facing a very difficult test ahead after signing ....
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UNSC condemns attacks on UN mission in S.Sudan
Date: 2014-04-19 07:10:30 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:675966
The United Nations Security Council expressed anger over recent attacks by armed groups in South Sudan that targeted civilians as well as a UN peacekeeping base, killing 58 people and wounding about 100 others. In a statement on Friday, the ....