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German archaeologists stole samples of King Khufu's cartouche from 3 places in Pyramids - official
Date: 2013-11-28 14:09:15 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:24 - ID:411938
Head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Section at the State Ministry of Antiquities Mohamed Abdel-Maqsoud said that three German archaeologists stole samples of King Khufu's cartouche from three important places in the Pyramids. In statements ....
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49 police personnel killed, injured in two Iraq blasts
Date: 2013-11-28 13:03:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:411779
Forty-nine Iraqi policemen were killed on Thursday and injured in two consecutive blasts in southern Tikrit city of Salahuddin governorate, an Iraqi security source said Thursday. A booby-trapped car hit a police patrol on Samarra-Baghdad road, ....
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Ashton says EU still backs Egypt but urges respect of human rights
Date: 2013-11-28 12:57:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:411758
European Union foreign and security affairs official Catherine Ashton said the union acknowledges that Egypt's stability and the population's need for a secure environment are important matters but urges that fundamental human rights should be ....
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Zaazou heads for Warsaw to attend int'l tourism fair
Date: 2013-11-28 12:56:17 GMT - Austria - Culture - SN:21 - ID:411753
Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou left here on Thursday, heading for Poland to attend the TT WARSAW International Tourism Fair. Zaazou arrived in Vienna on Wednesday. The fair is one of the most important tourism events in central and eastern ....
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Obama administration offers to destroy American weapons at sea
Date: 2013-11-28 12:52:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:20 - ID:411745
The Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a nearly 700-foot, U.S. government-owned ship, according to U.S. officials. The plan, which has not been approved yet, will ....
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Scores of settlers break into Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2013-11-28 12:40:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:411711
Scores of Jewish settlers, accompanied by several rabbis, broke into Al Aqsa mosque from Bab Magharba gate under the protection of the Israeli army on Thursday, to mark Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights and religious freedom. The ....
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Al-Azhar Grand Imam reviews with AL chief Arab nation's conditions
Date: 2013-11-28 12:19:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:411648
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed al-Tayyeb met on Thursday with Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Nabil el-Arabi. The two officials, during the meeting, reviewed the current situation across the Arab world and especially Syria, Palestine, ....
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Panel finalized final draft of Egypt's constitution, except for three ineffective articles - Salmawy
Date: 2013-11-28 12:18:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:411646
The 50-member panel, that has been tasked with drawing up a new constitution, has finished the final draft of Egypt's national charter, except for three articles, which are ineffective, said the panel's spokesman Mohamed Salmawy. In exclusive ....
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Arabi congratulates UAE on Dubai hosting of Expo ''2020"
Date: 2013-11-28 12:16:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:411633
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi congratulated the UAE, its government and people on Dubai’s victory to host World Expo 2020. In a statement issued by the UAE on Thursday, Arabi said that this historic winning for the UAE is ....
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Jubilant Dubai wins bid to host 2020 World Expo
Date: 2013-11-28 10:41:46 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:411389
The United Arab Emirates has won the right to host the 2020 World Expo in Dubai, sparking national jubilation as the business and tourism hub secured a fillip to its recovering economy, The Financial Times newspaper reported Thursday. Five years ....
