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  • Israel detains 36 Palestinians in WB

    Israel detains 36 Palestinians in WB

    Date: 2017-12-07 12:10:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7128384

    The Israeli occupation forces arrested Thursday 36 Palestinians from different districts in the West Bank, 21 of them from the Nablus area village of Qusra. In a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, it said that four Palestinians from ....

  • 13 defendants of Ajnad Masr terrorist group sentenced to death

    13 defendants of Ajnad Masr terrorist group sentenced to death

    Date: 2017-12-07 11:25:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7128366

    The Giza Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced to death 13 elements of the so-called Ajnad Masr (Egypt soldiers) terrorist organization. The defendants were accused of joining a terrorist group, killing scores of police officers, targeting ....

  • OIC denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

    OIC denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

    Date: 2017-12-07 10:49:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7128270

    The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed deep regret over US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and his orders to move his country’s embassy to the city, which constitutes a provocation of ....

  • Education min. directs to raise awareness of students about Jerusalem is Palestine's capital

    Education min. directs to raise awareness of students about Jerusalem is Palestine's capital

    Date: 2017-12-07 09:47:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7128063

    Within the framework of Egypt's outright rejection to US decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, Education Minister Tareq Shawqi directed to allocate the first session in all schools to assert that Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine and ....

  • Yemeni army controls Khokha city southern Hodeidah

    Yemeni army controls Khokha city southern Hodeidah

    Date: 2017-12-07 09:42:06 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7128076

    The Yemeni army controlled Al Khokha city in Hodeidah governorate, after the defeat of Houthi militias, Al Arabiya channel news reported Thursday without giving more details. The Yemeni army, backed by Saudi-led coalition, advanced towards Al ....

  • COS confers with his UAE counterpart on joint cooperation

    COS confers with his UAE counterpart on joint cooperation

    Date: 2017-12-07 09:01:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7127800

    Egyptian Army Chief of Staff Mohammed Farid Hegazy conferred on Thursday with visiting UAE Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Hamad Mohamed Thani Al Rumaithy and his accompanying delegation, according to an army statement released on Thursday. The ....

  • Africa 2017 Forum kicks off Thursday under Sisi auspices

    Africa 2017 Forum kicks off Thursday under Sisi auspices

    Date: 2017-12-07 08:40:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7127839

    The Africa 2017 Forum is scheduled to kick off Thursday in Sharm El Sheikh city under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The three-day event will be attended by 10 heads of state and government, 40 ministers from 24 African ....

  • Bahrain: US recognition of Al Quds as Israel capital jeopardizes peace process

    Bahrain: US recognition of Al Quds as Israel capital jeopardizes peace process

    Date: 2017-12-07 08:38:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7127771

    The US administration’s decision to recognize Al Quds as Israel’s capital jeopardizes the Middle East peace process, Bahrain said. According to BNA, the kingdom reasserted its firm stance in support of the Palestinian people and their aspiration ....

  • Malaysia urges Muslims not to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital

    Malaysia urges Muslims not to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital

    Date: 2017-12-07 08:29:16 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:3 - ID:7127711

    Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called on Muslims worldwide to strongly oppose any recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. "How can we accept that?" Najib said in his speech at an annual gathering of the ruling United Malay National ....

  • China claims Indian drone 'invaded airspace in crash'

    China claims Indian drone 'invaded airspace in crash'

    Date: 2017-12-07 08:25:36 GMT - China - International - SN:2 - ID:7127740

    An Indian drone has "invaded China's airspace and crashed" on its territory, the BBC reported. Zhang Shuili, China's deputy director of the western theater combat bureau, said the incident took place in "recent days". He did not give an exact ....

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