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Arab coalition jets shell Houthi posts in Yemen's Saada
Date: 2018-01-06 09:28:49 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7176984
The Arab coalition warplanes shelled several positions and gatherings of Houthi militants in Sahar directorate of Saada province, Yemeni sources said on Saturday. The Arab coalition jets also bombed other Houthi posts in Razeh and Kitaf ....
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UN starts probe into attacks on Congo peacekeepers
Date: 2018-01-06 09:18:48 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:5 - ID:7176910
The United Nations (UN) has launched an investigation into recent attacks on peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The investigation will focus on the Dec. 7 attack, in which 15 Tanzanian peacekeepers were killed, 43 wounded and ....
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Syrian army controls 84 Idlib villages, towns
Date: 2018-01-06 09:01:09 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7176938
The Syrian army has regained 84 Idlib villages and towns, under opposition control since October. Of all 84 villages, the Syrian troops took at least 14 in the past two days, sources told Al Arabiya news channel Saturday. The Syrian army ....
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Iraqi PM: Army seeks protecting national gains
Date: 2018-01-06 08:54:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7176921
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi said Saturday the army is seeking to protect national gains and maintain state sovereignty. The army has helped restore Iraq's sovereignty and protected its lands, Abadi said in statements to al Sumaria news ....
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UNSC holds urgent meeting on Iran unrest
Date: 2018-01-06 08:26:23 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:2 - ID:7176847
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the competing pro- and anti-government demonstrations in Iran, which have left 22 people dead and led to the arrest of more than 1,000 others. US Ambassador Nikki ....
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Shoukry arrives in Amman for meeting on Al Quds
Date: 2018-01-06 08:25:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7176854
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Amman on Saturday to attend an Arab ministerial meeting on Al Quds. The meeting will take up the consequences of a US decision recognizing Al Quds as the capital of Israel and moving the US ....
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Nikki Haley: We must not let Syrian horrors to happen in Iran
Date: 2018-01-05 19:10:19 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:34 - ID:7176569
U.S Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Nikki Haley has warned the demonstrations in Iran could escalate into full-blown conflict, drawing a comparison with Syria, Daily Mail reported on Friday. "The world has witnessed the horrors that have ....
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Sunday Oliseh: Mohamed Salah fully deserved his CAF player of the year award
Date: 2018-01-05 19:10:12 GMT - Nigeria - Sport - SN:33 - ID:7176552
Former Super Eagles manager, Sunday Oliseh, believes Mohamed Salah deserved to be crowned as the 2017 African Footballer of the Year, "Completesportsnigeria" website reported. Salah who joined Liverpool from As Roma at the start of the season ....
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French ambassador expresses admiration for Egypt
Date: 2018-01-05 18:28:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:7176519
French Ambassador in Cairo Stephane Romatet, expressed on Friday his admiration for Egypt. In an official account tweet, Romatet termed the wonderful hospitality in Egypt. He also posted pictures of archaeological sites in Aswan, and of the ....
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Pope Tawadros II leads Christmas Mass at New Capital's Cathedral
Date: 2018-01-05 18:28:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:7176505
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, and Patriarch of Saint Marks Diocese will lead on Saturday the Christmas Mass at the the new Nativity of Christ Cathedral in the New Administrative Capital. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is scheduled to take part ....