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  • Fire at downtown Cairo restaurant controlled

    Fire at downtown Cairo restaurant controlled

    Date: 2014-01-07 09:34:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:483803

    Firemen controlled a large fire which broke out Tuesday morning at a famous restaurant in Cairo's downtown El-Esaaf area. The fire gutted the entire second floor of the El-Shabrawy Restaurant opposite the Supreme Court (Dar El-Qadaa El-Ali) ....

  • Third army: We should remain steadfast against violence

    Third army: We should remain steadfast against violence

    Date: 2014-01-07 09:33:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:484026

    The Third Field Army in Suez called upon Egyptians Tuesday to renounce all forms of violence. "We should learn tolerance and peace from the teachings of Islam and Christianity," the army said in a statement. It has also greeted Suez residents ....

  • Egyptian citizen killed in armed attack in southern Baghdad

    Egyptian citizen killed in armed attack in southern Baghdad

    Date: 2014-01-07 09:30:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:484010

    An Egyptian citizen was killed Tuesday in an armed attack in southern Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said. Security forces immediately cordoned off the scene of the attack. The body was carried to the forensic medicine department. ....

  • Mali, Senegal evacuate citizens from restive Central Africa

    Mali, Senegal evacuate citizens from restive Central Africa

    Date: 2014-01-07 09:28:10 GMT - Central African Republic - International - SN:25 - ID:484003

    Mali and Senegal have repatriated hundreds of their nationals fleeing sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, officials in Bamako and Dakar told FRANCE 24. In the Malian capital Bamako the minister in charge of expatriate Malians, ....

  • In Christmas message, Mansour calls on France-based Egyptians to vote in referendum

    In Christmas message, Mansour calls on France-based Egyptians to vote in referendum

    Date: 2014-01-07 09:25:34 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:483871

    Interim President Adly Mansour asserted Egypt will remain steadfast in combating terrorism which seeks to destabilize the country. "The Muslims and Christians of Egypt have proven they will be united," he said in his message to congratulate ....

  • Jihadist, 7 Brothers in custody over violence charges in Suez

    Jihadist, 7 Brothers in custody over violence charges in Suez

    Date: 2014-01-07 08:41:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:483868

    Suez prosecutors decided to remand in custody for 15 days a Jihadist and seven members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood pending investigations into violence charges. They have been accused of attacking people in Suez. Behira security forces ....

  • Yun, Hagel underscore role of alliance as linchpin for regional peace

    Yun, Hagel underscore role of alliance as linchpin for regional peace

    Date: 2014-01-07 08:39:35 GMT - south korea - International - SN:22 - ID:483865

    South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel agreed that the allies should step up efforts to bolster joint combat readiness against North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported. The secretary reaffirmed the ....

  • Gunmen kill 30 people in Nigerian village

    Gunmen kill 30 people in Nigerian village

    Date: 2014-01-07 08:37:57 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:21 - ID:483859

    Gunmen have killed 30 people in a village in central Nigeria, according to a local official, Euronews reported. Gunmen stormed the majority-Berom Shonong village in the Riyom local government area in the early hours of Monday, opening fire on ....

  • Nicaragua: Canal construction to begin this year

    Nicaragua: Canal construction to begin this year

    Date: 2014-01-07 08:36:46 GMT - Nicaragua - International - SN:20 - ID:483852

    Nicaragua's government says the construction of the nation's inter-ocean canal will start at the end of this year, contradicting a recent announcement that it would be delayed until 2015, ABC News reported. The president of the canal authority, ....

  • S. Korea, U.S. resume talks on key nuke energy pact

    S. Korea, U.S. resume talks on key nuke energy pact

    Date: 2014-01-07 08:34:17 GMT - south korea - International - SN:19 - ID:483842

    South Korea and the United States began their ninth round of talks on Tuesday on whether to allow Seoul to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel, the foreign ministry here said as quoted by Yonhap. The parties, represented by Ambassador ....

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