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22 Houthis killed in Arab coalition air strikes in western Yemen
Date: 2017-12-26 08:17:29 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7159515
Arab coalition warplanes launched on Monday air strikes on a number of military vehicles affiliated to Houthis rebels in western Yemen. As many as 22 Houthi militants were killed in the strikes. Also, Houthis failed to launch a new missile ....
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Russia's law on NGOs acting as foreign agents may be improved - Putin
Date: 2017-12-26 07:41:18 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:7159467
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday the country's law on non-government organizations (NGO) operating as foreign agents can be further improved but its key objective - to prevent outside interference into Russia's domestic affairs - must ....
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Veteran writer Salah Eissa dies at 78
Date: 2017-12-26 07:39:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7159464
Veteran writer and journalist Salah Essa died on Monday at the age of 78 after a long battle with illness. Eissa was the last secretary general of the Supreme Press Council, which is now replaced by the National Press Authority. He started his ....
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Bahrain stresses support for Egypt’s measures to safeguard security, stability
Date: 2017-12-26 07:29:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7159452
Bahrain's cabinet stressed support for Egypt and the measures it takes in order to safeguard its security and stability against the danger of terrorism and terrorists. During its a meeting on Monday, the cabinet condemned the terrorist attack ....
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Pope Francis hits out at Trump over Jerusalem
Date: 2017-12-26 06:19:32 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7159400
Addressing thousands in St Peter’s Square during his Christmas Day address, Pope Francis has firmly restated his opposition to the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In speech that will put further distance between ....
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8 Takfiris killed, another nabbed in central Sinai - military spokesman
Date: 2017-12-25 18:04:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:7159126
The third field army in cooperation with the Air Forces managed over the past few days to kill eight Takfiri elements and arrest another one in central Sinai. In a statement on Monday, the military spokesman Tamer el Refaie said that, this comes ....
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Iranian regime exports terrorism to all region's countries - diplomat
Date: 2017-12-25 17:02:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7159093
Saudi Ambassador in Cairo, Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Kattan underlined that the Iranian regime exports terrorism, incites war and, foment sedition to all countries of the region. In a press release issued by the Saudi Embassy in Cairo on Monday, ....
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Azhar Imam congratulates Vatican Pope, Christians on Christmas
Date: 2017-12-25 16:01:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:7158940
The Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb on Monday congratulated Pope Francis of the Vatican and the Christians in the world on the occasion of celebrating the Christmas. In a message to the pope, Tayyeb wished more consolidation of ....
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Pope Tawadros says Christmas starts from today till Jan. 7
Date: 2017-12-25 13:38:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:7158700
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese said Christmas starts from today (Monday) till January 7. Pope Tawadros' statement came during a visit on Monday to Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church Ibrahim Isaac to greet ....
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Egypt, Japan's JAXA, to launch satellite with 80% Egyptian components in July
Date: 2017-12-25 13:37:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:7158691
Egypt, in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), will launch a satellite, with 70-80 percent Egyptian components, next July, said Higher Education Minister Khalid Abdel Ghaffar. His remarks came in the word he gave ....