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Iraqi Interior Ministry denies storming sit-in camps in Ramadi
Date: 2013-12-28 08:08:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:465621
The Iraqi Interior Ministry denied Friday reports that the army had stormed sit-in camps in Ramadi in the province of Anbar. In a statement, the ministry said locals combated al-Qaeda militants after they attacked a police checkpoint. ....
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Pro-Morsi coalition call for week of protests
Date: 2013-12-28 08:06:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:465618
The so-called National Alliance in Support of Legitimacy, which includes supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, called Friday for staging a week of demonstrations that is dubbed the "week of anger". It called also in a statement, for ....
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Four dead in French, Swiss Alps avalanches
Date: 2013-12-28 07:56:08 GMT - France - International - SN:9 - ID:465606
At least four skiers died and two others were critically injured as avalanches hit the French and Swiss Alps after heavy snowfalls and relatively mild temperatures, police said Friday. Near the Swiss resort of St. Moritz an off-piste skier of ....
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Health minister meets officials of Gamiya Shariya
Date: 2013-12-28 07:50:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:465601
Health Minister Maha el-Rabat met with three members of the board of directors of Al Gamiya al-Shariya. They asserted that the organization is still providing health services to Egyptians until new regulations are set up by the social solidarity ....
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UNICEF launches biggest funding appeal for children of Syria
Date: 2013-12-28 07:48:55 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:465597
UNICEF has launched a campaign seeking $835 million to fund its response to the urgent humanitarian needs of children affected by the Syria crisis in 2014, read a report by the United Nations Radio. The funds being requested – a 77 per cent ....
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Police on alert in Aswan ahead of New Year Eve
Date: 2013-12-28 07:47:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:465593
Aswan Security Director Major General Hassan al-Sohagy said that security measures have been beefed up in the governorate in advent of the New Year's Eve. Security forces were deployed outside hotels, tourist and vital facilities, churches and ....
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7 Palestinians injured after Israeli forces fire tear gas in northern Gaza
Date: 2013-12-28 07:44:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:465585
Seven Palestinians suffocated on Friday when Israeli forces fired tear gas near houses in northern Gaza Strip, said a spokesperson of the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza. The injured were moved to hospital where they were treated and ....
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Police contain situation after clashes between MB students, residents in Nasr City
Date: 2013-12-28 07:39:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:465579
Police contained the situation after clashes that erupted between Al-Azhar University students affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood and residents in the vicinity of the university hostel in Nasr City. The police troops have re-opened Mostafa El ....
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Former Mufti: Al-Azhar fights terrorism, adopts moderate teachings
Date: 2013-12-27 18:52:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:465269
Egypt's Former Mufti Ali Gomaa said on Friday that Al-Azhar fights all forms of terrorism and adopts moderate teachings of Islam. During a popular conference in Gharbia governorate, Gomaa said Islam has a firm stance against terrorism and the ....
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Awqaf minister decides placing banned associations' mosques under supervision
Date: 2013-12-27 18:23:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:465228
Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa decided Friday to place banned associations' mosques under the ministry's supervision. Gomaa ordered the ministry's Undersecretary for Dawaa Affairs Mohamed Ezz el-Din, Undersecretary for Mosques and the ....
