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  • Alex., Dekheila ports closed due to bad weather

    Alex., Dekheila ports closed due to bad weather

    Date: 2018-01-22 10:35:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7204293

    Alexandria Port Authority decided to close Alexandria and Dekheila ports on Monday due to bad weather, an official source at the authority said. The wind velocity is more than 25 knots and the waves are high. The ports are closed to avoid ....

  • 8 Palestinians detained from West Bank

    8 Palestinians detained from West Bank

    Date: 2018-01-22 10:03:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7204264

    Israeli forces detained eight Palestinians, including a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), on Monday from several governorates in the West Bank. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said that three Palestinian citizens ....

  • French foreign minister to visit Iran March 5 to discuss missiles, nuclear deal

    French foreign minister to visit Iran March 5 to discuss missiles, nuclear deal

    Date: 2018-01-22 09:53:21 GMT - France - International - SN:14 - ID:7204235

    French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said he will visit Iran on March 5 to discuss Tehran’s ballistic-missile program and the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with world powers, RadioFreeEurope reported. "We have embarked upon a dialogue with ....

  • Rawda mosque attack brings Egyptians together against terrorism - Azhar Imam

    Rawda mosque attack brings Egyptians together against terrorism - Azhar Imam

    Date: 2018-01-22 09:46:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7204218

    Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb stressed on Monday that the bloody attack on Al Rawda mosque in Sinai brought Egyptians together against terrorism and made them more determined to uproot it. Al Azhar stands by the army and Sinai ....

  • Saudi FM urges firm stand against attempts to tear apart Muslim world

    Saudi FM urges firm stand against attempts to tear apart Muslim world

    Date: 2018-01-22 09:45:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7204216

    Saudi Foreign Minister Adel el Jubeir urged on Monday a firm stand against attempts to tear apart the Muslim world through fomenting sedition and violating other countries' sovereignty. During an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign ....

  • FM heads for Riyadh on visit to S.Arabia

    FM heads for Riyadh on visit to S.Arabia

    Date: 2018-01-22 09:45:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7204188

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left on Monday for Riyadh on a visit to Saudi Arabia to take part in the foreign ministers meeting of the Arab coalition in support of legitimacy in Yemen. The meeting is scheduled to discuss means of extending ....

  • French FM: Security Council to discuss Syria on Monday

    French FM: Security Council to discuss Syria on Monday

    Date: 2018-01-22 09:37:48 GMT - France - International - SN:10 - ID:7204175

    The United Nations Security Council will hold talks about the situation in Syria on Monday, French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on his Twitter feed on Sunday. He added that France would press for humanitarian access, Al Arabiya ....

  • Syrian troops begin eliminating surrounded Jabhat al-Nusra task force

    Syrian troops begin eliminating surrounded Jabhat al-Nusra task force

    Date: 2018-01-22 09:08:50 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7204113

    The Russian Defense Ministry said Syrian troops and militia forces have begun to eliminate a 1,500-strong group of Jabhat al Nusra militants in the Idlib province, TASS reported Monday. "Syrian government troops and militia forces have begun to ....

  • US Vice President Pence starts visit to Israel

    US Vice President Pence starts visit to Israel

    Date: 2018-01-22 09:05:07 GMT - Israel - International - SN:8 - ID:7204102

    US Vice President Mike Pence began a three-day visit to Israel on Sunday after visiting Egypt and Jordan as part of his Middle East tour, Ynet news reported. Pence was welcomed at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport by Israel's Tourism Minister Yariv ....

  • Palestinian FM: Abbas to urge EU to officially recognize Palestine

    Palestinian FM: Abbas to urge EU to officially recognize Palestine

    Date: 2018-01-22 09:03:43 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7204090

    Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will urge the EU to officially recognize the state of Palestine when he meets the foreign ministers of the bloc on Monday, Sky news reported. During his stay in ....

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