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  • One person dies in Czech after chemical leak in Decin plant

    One person dies in Czech after chemical leak in Decin plant

    Date: 2018-04-26 19:42:45 GMT - Czech - International - SN:19 - ID:7371312

    One person died following a leak of phenol from a tanker in Decin in north of Czech on Thursday morning, which occurred at a local chemical plant producing detergents and various raw materials, Radio Prague reported. Altogether 16 people ....

  • US president to visit UK on July 13

    US president to visit UK on July 13

    Date: 2018-04-26 19:09:39 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:18 - ID:7371265

    U.S. President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to the United Kingdom on July 13, a spokesperson for the British Prime Minister announced Thursday. According to The Guardian, the spokesperson said in a statement that Trump will hold bilateral ....

  • Mike Pompeo confirmed as US secretary of state

    Mike Pompeo confirmed as US secretary of state

    Date: 2018-04-26 18:46:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:7371235

    The U.S. Senate voted to confirm on Thursday defense hardliner Mike Pompeo as U.S. Secretary of State to replace Rex Tillerson, who vacated the position after a stream of criticism from US President Donald Trump, The New York Post reported. A ....

  • WFP allocates dlrs 454 mln to back Egypt's five-year plan for food security -- diplomat

    WFP allocates dlrs 454 mln to back Egypt's five-year plan for food security -- diplomat

    Date: 2018-04-26 12:17:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7370505

    Egyptian Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to UN Organizations in Rome Hisham Badr said the UN World Food Program (WFP) supports Egypt's 2018-2023 plan for food security with 454 million dollars. The plan was highly praised at a ....

  • Iraqi PM arrives in Erbil

    Iraqi PM arrives in Erbil

    Date: 2018-04-26 11:51:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7370461

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi arrived Thursday in Erbil in Kurdistan region of Iraq to attend a celebration held by al Nasr alliance. He was received by the Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani. Abadi, who was coming from ....

  • Egypt's Mo Salah donates EGP 8 mln. for setting up sewage plant in Tanta

    Egypt's Mo Salah donates EGP 8 mln. for setting up sewage plant in Tanta

    Date: 2018-04-26 11:37:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7370421

    Egyptian football player and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah donated a five-feddan land plot to be allocated for the establishment of a sewage plant to serve residents of his village in Tanta governorate. Mohamed salah's father bought the five ....

  • Dollar rate stable at major banks

    Dollar rate stable at major banks

    Date: 2018-04-26 11:34:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:7370413

    The US dollar exchange rate was stable at major banks on Thursday. The dollar rate stood at EGP 17.57 for buying and EGP 17.67 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. At Banque du Caire and the Commercial International Bank ....

  • 100 settlers storm into Al Aqsa mosque under protection of occupation forces

    100 settlers storm into Al Aqsa mosque under protection of occupation forces

    Date: 2018-04-26 10:51:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7370320

    More than 100 Jewish settlers including students from Talmudic institutes stormed on Thursday into Al Aqsa Mosque through Al Magharebah gate under tight security measures imposed by Israeli forces. The settlers carried out provocative tours ....

  • Macron says France will increase support to coalition in Syria

    Macron says France will increase support to coalition in Syria

    Date: 2018-04-26 10:20:23 GMT - France - International - SN:11 - ID:7370256

    French President Emmanuel Macron promised to increase France’s military involvement in Syria and back the US presence in the country’s north. Macron said at a briefing in Washington "We are fully committed, and we will continue and increase our ....

  • Syrian army takes firmer grip on al-Hajar al-Aswad district

    Syrian army takes firmer grip on al-Hajar al-Aswad district

    Date: 2018-04-26 09:54:18 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7370194

    Syrian Arab Army units on Thursday targeted several positions and main supply routes of the terrorist organizations which are positioned in al-Hajar al-Aswad. The army has been intensifying its strikes against terrorists’ positions in al-Hajar ....

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