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  • 1,000 Kurdish troops deployed in Syria's Tal Abyad

    1,000 Kurdish troops deployed in Syria's Tal Abyad

    Date: 2018-01-20 10:22:07 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7200704

    Nearly 1,000 Kurdish troops have been deployed in the town of Tal Abyad in Syria’s northern city of Raqqah on the border with Turkey following stepped-up US reconnaissance activity in the area. The deployment comes after US armored vehicles ....

  • 5-magnitude earthquake jolts western Iran

    5-magnitude earthquake jolts western Iran

    Date: 2018-01-20 09:52:23 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:7200627

    A 5-magnitude earthquake hit on Saturday Sumar town in the western province of Kermanshah, bordering Iraq at 1:47 a.m local time (22: 17 GMT). According to the Seismological Center affiliated to the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, ....

  • Fatah calls for comprehensive strike after Trump decision on al Quds

    Fatah calls for comprehensive strike after Trump decision on al Quds

    Date: 2018-01-20 09:48:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7200612

    The Palestinian movement of Fatah has called for a comprehensive strike on Tuesday in condemnation of US Donald Trump's recognition of al Quds as the capital of Israel. In a statement Saturday, Fatah also urged Arab countries to boycott a ....

  • Weapons cache discovered in Anbar

    Weapons cache discovered in Anbar

    Date: 2018-01-20 09:17:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7200592

    Iraqi police discovered a weapons cache in al Karma district of Anbar earlier Saturday. Acting on a tip, the police were able to find the cache, which included explosive materials and ammunition, according to a statement by the Iraqi Defense ....

  • Pope Tawadros: Celebrating together feasts gives beautiful image of our society

    Pope Tawadros: Celebrating together feasts gives beautiful image of our society

    Date: 2018-01-19 17:14:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7199962

    ALEXANDRIA, Jan 19 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese said Friday that celebrating together feasts presents a beautiful image of the Egyptian society. These remarks came during Pope Tawadros's reception ....

  • Transport min.: THALES company hands over 850 automated access gates of Cairo Metro lines 1 & 2

    Transport min.: THALES company hands over 850 automated access gates of Cairo Metro lines 1 & 2

    Date: 2018-01-19 16:46:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7199931

    CAIRO, Jan 19 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Transport Ministry Mohamed Ezz said Friday the ministry received 850 automated access gates of lines 1 and 2 of Cairo Metro. He underscored that 519 gates have been installed, adding that the rest will be ....

  • Arab parl't speaker to visit China

    Arab parl't speaker to visit China

    Date: 2018-01-19 16:40:45 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7199905

    Arab Parliament Speaker Meshal Faham Alsulami, leading a high-level delegation, will visit China from January 21 to 24, Xinhua reported. The visit comes at the invitation of Chinese top legislator Zhang Dejiang, the Standing Committee of China's ....

  • Egypt supports freedom-loving nations: IEC chairman

    Egypt supports freedom-loving nations: IEC chairman

    Date: 2018-01-19 16:39:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7199861

    Chairman of Islamic European Conference (IEC) Mohamed al Bashary said on Friday that, Egypt always supports freedom-loving nations. Bashary told MENA on the sidelines of Al Azhar's international conference in support to Al Quds, that the ....

  • 10 displaced Syrians killed in snow storm near Lebanese-Syrian borders

    10 displaced Syrians killed in snow storm near Lebanese-Syrian borders

    Date: 2018-01-19 15:44:12 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7199835

    DAMASCUS, Jan 19 (MENA) – Ten displaced Syrians found dead near the Lebanese-Syrian borders, due to the snow storms, Sky News reported. Smuggling routes are active between Lebanon and Syria. Smugglers tend to cross rough roads to and from Syria. ....

  • Ahmed el Fadaly re-elected chief of Young Men's Muslim Association

    Ahmed el Fadaly re-elected chief of Young Men's Muslim Association

    Date: 2018-01-19 13:39:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7199534

    Ahmed el Fadaly has been reelected as chairman of the Young Men's Muslim Association for a four-year term. The move came during a meeting of the association's general assembly. ....

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