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Two protesters killed at night rally in western Iran - report
Date: 2017-12-31 10:25:00 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:7167530
Two protesters taking part in demonstrations roiling Iran were killed at a rally overnight, a semi-official news agency was quoted by ABC News as saying Sunday, the first deaths attributed to the ongoing protests. In Doroud, a city some 325 ....
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19 Houthis killed in clashes, raids in Taiz, Hudaydah: Yemeni sources
Date: 2017-12-31 09:18:44 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7167395
Nineteen Houthi militias were killed and 30 others injured in clashes and raids of the Arab coalition in Taiz and southern Hudaydah within the past 24 hours, Yemeni sources said on Sunday. Yemeni local sources said that Houthi militias launched ....
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Handicrafts council seeks 10-percent jump in exports
Date: 2017-12-30 19:22:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:7166982
The Egyptian Export Council for Handicrafts (EECH) seeks a 10-percent jump in exports in 2018, according to its undersecretary Hisham el Gazzar. The volume dropped 33% in 2016 to $230 million From $342 million in 2015, Gazzar told MENA on ....
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Russian security services say organizer of St Petersburg supermarket blast detained
Date: 2017-12-30 18:54:26 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:7166974
The organizer and perpetrator of the St. Petersburg supermarket bombing, which injured 18 people, has been detained, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday. The suspect has been transferred to Russia’s Investigative Committee ....
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Putin: Mutual respect should be basic in relations with US
Date: 2017-12-30 17:58:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:9 - ID:7166942
Equality and mutual respect should be basic in development of relations between Russia and the U.S, and a constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington is necessary for strengthening the world’s strategic stability, Russia’s President Vladimir ....
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Security forces kill 3 Hasm elements
Date: 2017-12-30 17:32:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7166893
Security forces Saturday killed three key leaders of the so-called Hasm group which is affiliated with the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group. In a statement, the ministry said it has succeeded in detaining 10 MB elements in a preemptive ....
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Luxor traffic police set plan to secure new year celebrations
Date: 2017-12-30 17:23:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7166834
Luxor traffic police have set up a plan to secure Sunday's new year and Christmas celebrations, Director of Luxor Traffic Police Department Mohamed Salah said on Saturday. In a press statements, Salah explained that Karnak Temple road will be ....
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Government aims to further lower unemployment rates
Date: 2017-12-30 14:52:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7166696
Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform Hala al Saeed said on Saturday, that the government aims to further lower unemployment rates. In a statement, the minister explained that the government seeks to create more job ....
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Morsi sentenced to 3 years in jail for insulting judicial authority
Date: 2017-12-30 09:57:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7166023
The Cairo Criminal Court Saturday sentenced ousted president Mohamed Morsi to three years in prison after having found him guilty of insulting the judicial authority. With the exception of Mahmoud el Saqqa and Tawfiq Okasha, all the defendants ....
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45 Houthis killed in clashes with Yemeni forces
Date: 2017-12-30 09:45:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7166043
Around 45 Houthi militants were killed during fights with Yemeni legitimate forces and airstrikes by Arab coalition warplanes, Yemeni sources said on Saturday. About 20 militants were killed in clashes with the legitimate forces in Al Bayda ....