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  • Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home

    Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home

    Date: 2018-04-18 09:45:20 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7356668

    Hundreds of Syrian refugees in southeastern Lebanon are preparing to return home. The voluntary return was scheduled to start on Wednesday, with refugees boarding buses that would take them from Lebanon’s Shebaa and Hasbaya to the Syrian border ....

  • Cabinet discusses important economic, political files

    Cabinet discusses important economic, political files

    Date: 2018-04-18 09:42:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7356659

    The Cabinet held its weekly session on Wednesday under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail. The meeting is set to discuss several important political, economic and social files including topics related to the quality of services extended to citizens and ....

  • Armed Forces: Emir of terrorist group killed in Central Sinai

    Armed Forces: Emir of terrorist group killed in Central Sinai

    Date: 2018-04-18 09:33:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7356634

    The Armed Forces announced that Emir of the terrorist organization in Central Sinai Nasser Abo Zaqoul was killed. In a statement on Wednesday, the Armed Forces said that forces of the Third Field Army launched security crackdowns in several ....

  • Int'l film festival for documentaries and shorts  wraps up in Ismailia

    Int'l film festival for documentaries and shorts wraps up in Ismailia

    Date: 2018-04-18 09:28:52 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:5 - ID:7356627

    The 20th edition of Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts wrapped up activities late Tuesday. Ismailia Governor Yassin Taher and Security Chief Mohamed Ali Hussein attended the ceremony. Kuwaiti, Spanish, Swiss, ....

  • Regime forces re-shell Daesh-controlled areas

    Regime forces re-shell Daesh-controlled areas

    Date: 2018-04-18 08:37:04 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7356535

    The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said regime forces renewed shelling of Daesh-controlled areas south of Damascus. The shelling coincided with regime forces preparations for launching an attack on these areas to flush out Daesh elements if ....

  • US, allies to be unable to dislodge Assad, says ambassador

    US, allies to be unable to dislodge Assad, says ambassador

    Date: 2018-04-18 08:18:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:7356505

    Washington, London and Paris will not be able to dislodge the Syrian President Bashar al Assad, TASS News agency quoted Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya as saying on Tuesday at a meeting of the UN Security Council. "We’re astonished ....

  • U.S. Secretary of State nominee Pompeo met with North Korea's Kim: Washington Post

    U.S. Secretary of State nominee Pompeo met with North Korea's Kim: Washington Post

    Date: 2018-04-18 08:11:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7356487

    US Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo made a secret visit to North Korea over the Easter weekend and met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The meeting comes ahead of a summit meant to take place at ....

  • White House says no direct talks yet between Trump, DPRK's Kim

    White House says no direct talks yet between Trump, DPRK's Kim

    Date: 2018-04-18 07:41:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:7356428

    The White House said on Tuesday that the US government has had talks "at the highest levels" with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), but there have been no talks yet between President Donald Trump and DPRK top leader Kim Jong ....

  • PM discusses  2nd phase of 1.5 mln feddan project

    PM discusses 2nd phase of 1.5 mln feddan project

    Date: 2018-04-17 15:46:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7355821

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Tuesday followed up the measures of carrying out the 1.5 million feddan project. During a meeting with the irrigation and Agriculture ministers and the head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority, Ismail ....

  • Minister: Meeting with Russia in May to discuss resuming flights to Sharm, Hurghada

    Minister: Meeting with Russia in May to discuss resuming flights to Sharm, Hurghada

    Date: 2018-04-17 14:31:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7355660

    Minister of Aviation Sherif Fathi said Tuesday a meeting will be held with the Russian side in May to draw up a road map for resuming Russian flights to Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada. In press statements Tuesday on the sidelines of the Aviation ....

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