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Shafiq resigns from his party for being ‘prevented from offering experiences’
CAIRO: Former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq resigned Saturday from his post as the chairman of the Egyptian National Movement political party, citing “difficult circumstances.” “My resignation...
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Israeli leader criticizes upcoming UN report on Gaza war
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticized an upcoming United Nations report into last year’s war in the Gaza Strip, calling it a waste of time. Instead, he said an...
View ArticleVIDEO: 12 killed, 25 injured in bus accident in Hurghada
CAIRO: accident occurred when a passenger bus flipped over near the resort city of Hurghada, killing 11 people and injuring 25 others.
View ArticleSinai Province warns Bedouins against using tractors to avoid IEDs
CAIRO: The militant group Sinai Province has distributed a communiqué among North Sinai Bedouins warning them against using tractors or heavy equipments to avoid running over planted explosives, Youm7...
View Article23 killed, 17 injured in twin road accidents
CAIRO: A total of 23 people were killed and 17 others were injured in two separate road accidents Sunday, Youm7 reported. “At least 11 people died and 11 others were injured after a public...
View Article2 bombs hit central Syria city of Homs, wounding at least 32
DAMASCUS: Syrian state television and an official say two bombs have exploded in government-held neighborhoods in the central city of Homs, wounding more than two dozen people. The TV report said the...
View ArticleYemen rebel delegation prepares to leave for Geneva talks
SANAA: Yemeni airport officials say political groups including Shiite rebels known as Houthis are gathered at the airport in the capital, Sanaa, preparing to travel to Geneva for U.N.-led peace talks....
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Eight Tunisian workers kidnapped in Libyan capital: state radio
TUNIS: Eight Tunisian citizens working in Libya’s capital Tripoli have been kidnapped, according to Tunisian state radio, citing a local official, on Sunday. Tunisian officials were not immediately...
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Pics: Breaking social taboo, 12-yr-old girl works as mechanic
CAIRO: Helping her ill father to live on, a 12-year-old student chose to work in a flat tire repair workshop, breaking social taboos in her rural village. Dina Ashraf, a sixth grader who lives in...
View ArticleZagazig University dismisses ex-President Morsi
CAIRO: The Zagazig University council decided Sunday to dismiss former President Mohamed Morsi from his position as a lecturer at the Engineering Faculty after judicial verdicts were issued against...
View ArticleMuslim brotherhood-linked group referred to military prosecution
CAIRO: Attorney-General Hisham Brakat referred 58 members of a Muslim Brotherhood linked group named “Unidentified against Coup” to the military prosecution Sunday over “terrorism-related” charges in...
View ArticleAl-Azhar magazine editor resigns after accusations of ‘insulting Christianity’
CAIRO: Monthly Al-Azhar Magazine Editor-in Chief Mohamed Omara has resigned, following accusations over “insulting Christianity,” youm7 reported Saturday. Omara, a member of al-Azhar Scholars...
View ArticleIsraeli cabinet backs bill to force-feed jailed Palestinians on hunger strike
JERUSALEM: Israel’s cabinet approved on Sunday a proposed law that would enable authorities to force-feed Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike, a practice opposed by the country’s medical...
View ArticleIslamic State teenager said to be UK’s youngest suicide bomber
LONDON: A 17-year old who left northern England to join Islamic State was reported to have become Britain’s youngest suicide bomber when he blew himself up in a car innorthern Iraq, British media said...
View ArticleU.S., allies conduct 12 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq
WASHINGTON: U.S.-led forces conducted 12 air strikes against Islamic State targets in seven Iraqi cities on Saturday, the U.S. military said. The strikes destroyed buildings, excavators, heavy machine...
View ArticleIslamic State turns to widescreen TV propaganda in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants have set up giant television screens in the Iraqi city of Ramadi and are using them to proclaim that they will seize more Iraqi territory after capturing the provincial...
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