Death toll from capsized China river vessel rises to 103: state media
BEIJING: The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized on theYangtze River rose to 103 on Friday, state television said. China’s Central Television said on its microblog that 339 people...
View ArticleSyrian warplanes bomb Islamic State near Hasaka
BEIRUT: Syrian war planes on Friday bombed Islamic State fighters trying to advance into the northeastern city of Hasaka in an offensive that is adding to the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad...
View ArticlePakistan police say 8 men in Malala attack were acquitted
MINGORA: The Pakistani police and the country’s public prosecutor said Friday that eight out of 10 militants charged with involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist and later Nobel laureate...
View ArticleIS fighters at the gates of northeastern Syrian city
BEIRUT: Activists and the Islamic State group’s radio station say militants have reached the southern gates of the northeastern city of Hassakeh amid intense air raids and shelling. The Britain-based...
View ArticleReports: 6 injured in explosion at Kurdish rally in Turkey
NKARA: Turkish media reports say six people were injured when a power distribution unit exploded during a Kurdish party election rally attended by thousands of people. The state-run Anadolu Agency said...
View ArticleChina ship disaster death toll jumps, company says sorry
JIANLI: The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 396 on Saturday, leaving fewer than 50 still missing, as the boat operator apologised and...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia says shoots down Scud missile fired by Yemeni forces
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia shot down a Scud missile fired into the kingdom by Yemen’s dominant Houthi group and its army allies on Saturday, according to the Saudi state news agency, in a major escalation of...
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Sepp Blatter has a sanctuary in hometown of Visp
VISP: Nestled in the Swiss mountains, the little town of Visp is far from the hustle and bustle of Zurich and the home of FIFA. And it’s the sanctuary of FIFA President Sepp Blatter. The 79-year-old...
View ArticleEgyptian Court annuls listing Hamas as ‘terrorist organization’
CAIRO: The Abdeen Court for Urgent Matters annulled Saturday an earlier court ruling that listed the Palestinian group Hamas as a “terrorist organization,” Youm7 reported.
View Article47, 985 Egyptians fled Libya since beheading video: official
CAIRO: Some 521 Egyptians arrived at the Sallum border Friday; raising the number of Egyptians fleeing the war-torn Libya to 47, 985 since the murder of 20 Copts by the Islamic State (IS) group in...
View ArticleUpdate: Egyptian court annuls listing Hamas as a ‘terrorist organization’
CAIRO: The Abdeen Court for Urgent Matters on Saturday annulled an earlier court ruling that listed the Palestinian group Hamas as a “terrorist organization,” Youm7 reported. On February 28, the Cairo...
View ArticleVideo: Egyptian children jump into Nile from a 20-meter-high bridge
CAIRO: Egyptian children jump into Nile from a 20-meter-high bridge.
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Video: Sisi stops motorcade to shake hands with Egyptian expatriates in Budapest
Sisi stops motorcade to shake hands with Egyptian raising Egyptian flag expatriates in Budapest.
View ArticleEgypt, Hungary sign 2 MOUs on railway, security fields
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has witnessed Friday the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Hungary on the railway and security fields, Presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef...
View ArticleErdogan cites cockroaches for move to lavish palace
ANKARA: Turkey’s president has defended the controversial construction of a grandiose new presidential palace, saying his old office was infested with cockroaches. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been accused...
View ArticleEgypt’s Sisi acknowledges police violation, seeks EU help to fight terrorism
CAIRO: “I can admit the Egyptian policemen have performed some violations but we need to work together to develop their performance,” President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi told the German TV channel ZDF...
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Trial of 2 officers tortured lawyer to death adjourned to July 28
CAIRO: The first hearing in the trial of two police officers accused to torturing to death lawyer Karim Hamdy in North Cairo’s Matariya police station was adjourned Saturday to July 28, Youm7 reported....
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