Kurdish fighters chase IS militants in northern Syrian town
BEIRUT: Activists say Kurdish fighters have besieged Islamic State members who have entered the northern Syrian town of Kobani, adding that two days of fighting have left more than 100 dead....
View ArticleUpdate: The attack in southeastern France
PARIS: The latest on the attack in southeastern France (all times local): ___ 2:45 p.m. A French security official says the man whose severed head was found hanging at the gate of an American gas...
View ArticleAlexandria seeks Guinness World Record recognition for longest ‘iftar’ table
CAIRO: Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria is seeking to enter the Guinness Book of World Records through preparing the longest Iftar (meal to break fasting) table extending for three kilometers...
View Article18 tourists hurt in Turkish hot air balloon accident
ISTANBUL: A Turkish medical official says that 18 tourists were hospitalized after a hot air balloon accident in the Cappadocia area of central Turkey. District medical director Dr. Rahim Unlubay says...
View ArticleTaliban threatens utility company in heat-stricken Karachi
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban warned on Friday that it would target the country’s main electrical company if it did not end power outages in the country’s south — where an intense heat wave has...
View ArticleUpdate: 25 dead, 202 wounded in Kuwaiti suicide bombing: interior ministry
KUWAIT: Twenty-five people were killed in the suicide bombing that targeted a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency KUNA. The ministry...
View ArticleSisi, Mamish discuss East Port Said project development
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi held a meeting with Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish Thursday to discuss latest developments on the Port Said East Port project, Youm7 reported....
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Years of revolt, turmoil haunt Egypt’s children
CAIRO: In Egypt, the years of turmoil following its 2011 uprising have seen revolutionary graffiti fade away as the country slowly tries to move on, but hidden scars remain for children who grew up...
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Birqash Camel Market: Cairo’s off the beaten path tour
CAIRO: Most visitors to Egypt do not miss a trip to Giza Pyramids, complete with a ride on a camel in the Sahara Desert with the Sphinx behind them. Cairo’s camel market is a must-see for those who...
View ArticleUpdate: Gunmen kill 27 in attack on Tunisian resort: officials
TUNIS: A pair of gunmen killed at least 27 people on a Tunisian beach Friday in the latest attack on the north African country’s key tourism industry, the Interior Ministry said. The gunmen opened fire...
View ArticleEgypt’s Al- Azhar condemns suicide attack on UAE aid convoy in Somalia
CAIRO: Al-Azhar, Egypt’s top Islamic institution has condemned the Tuesday’s “terrorist” attack on a UAE aid convoy in Mogadishu in Somalia, Youm7 reported. In a Thursday statement, Al-Azhar renewed...
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Iraq confirms its pilot died in Arizona military plane crash
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Defense Ministry says the body of a pilot whose military plane crashed during a training mission in the United States has been found at the crash site. Friday’s ministry statement says...
View ArticleIsraeli forces shoot and kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank: army
JERUSALEM: Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian gunman in the occupied West Bank on Friday after he opened fire on them at a checkpoint, the Israeli military said. It was the third such...
View ArticleEgypt seeks up to 175,000 T of gasoline for August
SINGAPORE: Egyptian General Petroleum Corp (EGPC) is seeking up to 175,000 tonnes of gasoline for delivery in August, tender documents showed on Friday. The state-owned firm would like three cargoes...
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U.S. President Obama briefed on attack in France
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama has been briefed on the attack at a U.S. gas company in France, a senior administration official said on Friday, providing no further details. A severed head...
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EU leaders, NATO meet on how to cooperate better
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders and NATO’s secretary-general are meeting to discuss how their organizations can better cooperate to face new challenges to European security, including from Russia and...
View ArticleLebanese army says kills militants trying to infiltrate border town
BEIRUT: Lebanese soldiers killed two gunmen during a clash with militants who were trying to infiltrate the town of Arsal from the nearby border zone with Syria, the armysaid on Friday. A security...
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