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Strong Egypt Party hails April 6 Movement
Date: 2014-04-07 08:29:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:653739
Strong Egypt Party paid tribute on Sunday for the April 6 Youth Movement on the occasion of its 6th establishment anniversary. In a press release on Sunday, the party asserted that youths have succeeded with their peaceful and creative methods to ....
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Ex-navy chief: Israel in a secret war to stop Iranian weapons smuggling
Date: 2014-04-07 08:18:24 GMT - Israel - International - SN:11 - ID:653712
Former Israel Navy chief Admiral Chiney Marom said Sunday that Israel was in a "secret war" to stop smuggling Iranian weapons, The Jerusalem Post reported. He cited the interception near Sudan by Israel of a ship carrying weapons sent by Iran ....
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Lebanon PM calls on Hezbollah to stop involvement in Syrian conflict
Date: 2014-04-07 08:13:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:653697
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam called on Hezbollah to stop engaging in the ongoing civil war in neighboring Syria. In statements to Al-Arabiya TV channel Sunday, Salam said that his government's policy is based on "self-distancing" ....
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AL chief praises US efforts to reach peace deal
Date: 2014-04-07 08:08:02 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:653678
Arab League chief Nabil Arabi has praised efforts exerted by US Secretary of State John Kerry to achieve peace between the Palestinians and Israel. "The Arab states encourage the US to continue endeavors to achieve peace between both sides", ....
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International flights resumed at Libya's Benina airport
Date: 2014-04-07 08:03:09 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:653666
International flights at Benina International Airport in Benghazi in Libya have been resumed after a one-day halt over protests. The protests were part of civil disobedience staged nationwide. An agreement was reached with the protesters to ....
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Chinese, Australian ships pick up signals of missing plane
Date: 2014-04-07 07:52:24 GMT - Australia - International - SN:7 - ID:653639
Three signals were detected Sunday in the Indian Ocean by Chinese and Australian ships which are in the search for flight MH370 of Malaysia, Sky News reported. Authorities are trying to determine whether the three acoustic signals picked up in ....
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Two dead from MERS coronavirus in Jeddah
Date: 2014-04-07 07:48:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:653625
Two persons have died in the Saudi Arabia city of Jeddah from the new SARS-like coronavirus, MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Sunday. Saudi Arabia has been the country most affected by the respiratory-system virus, with 46 cases, of ....
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C. African republic peacekeeper injured in clashes
Date: 2014-04-07 07:37:36 GMT - Central African Republic - International - SN:4 - ID:653609
A Burundian soldier has been wounded while trying to stop an attack by a Christian militia in Central African Republic's capital, ABC News reported on Sunday. Around a dozen militia members tried to attack a man in the neighborhood who had ....
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Party launches campaign to collect 1 million proposals for Sisi
Date: 2014-04-07 07:34:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:653597
The general secretariat of the Conservative Party launched on Sunday a campaign dubbed "Our Youth with You" to support former defense minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the presidential bid. In statements to MENA, party secretary general Mohamed ....
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Two killed, five wounded in marketplace blast in Baghdad
Date: 2014-04-07 07:32:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:653590
Two were killed and five wounded in a blast that hit a marketplace in Baghdad, a police source said. "The explosive device was planted near a marketplace south Baghdad," he said. The area was declared off-limits. Iraq is rocking by ....