Bomb blasts in Iraqi capital leave 10 dead, others wounded
BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities say bombs targeting public places have killed 10 people in the capital, Baghdad. Police officials say a car bomb went off about noon Saturday near shops selling car parts in...
View ArticleMost Tunisia hotel attack victims were British: Tunisia premier
TUNIS: Most of the 39 people killed by a gunman in the Tunisian beach hotel attack where British citizens, Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid said. Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility...
View ArticleTwo bombs explode near Media Production City leaving no casualties
CAIRO: Two bombs went off near the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) Friday evening leaving no casualties, Youm7 reported. The explosions occurred nearby city’s entrance gate no. 3 at around 7:00...
View ArticleCairo airport receives 22 Egyptian prisoners pardoned by Saudi King
CAIRO: A total of 22 Egyptian prisoners, pardoned by Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, arrived in the Cairo International Airport Saturday, Youm7 reported. The pardoned inmates were released from the...
View ArticleKuwait detains suspects in mosque bombing: source
DUBAI: Kuwait has arrested several people on suspicion of involvement in the bombing of a Shi’ite Muslim mosque on Friday that killed 27 people, a security source said on Saturday as the Gulf state...
View ArticleGunmen attack western Mali town in pre-dawn raid
BAMAKO: Gunmen attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighbouring Mauritania before dawn on Saturday, a town resident and a senior military source said. It was not immediately clear who...
View ArticleTelecom Egypt excludes VP as mobile boycott campaign seems triumphant
CAIRO: The new board of Egypt’s landline monopoly operator Telecom Egypt (TE) decided in a late Thursday meeting to exclude a senior official rejecting calls for cutting internet prices, Youm7...
View ArticleMorsi’s Qatar espionage trial adjourned to 29 June
CAIRO: The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned Sunday to 29 June the trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and other 10 co-defendants on charges of spying for Qatar, Youm7 reported. The court adjourned...
View ArticleSyrian rescue expert urges UN to stop barrel bomb attacks
UNITED NATIONS: The head of a Syrian rescue organization that searches for survivors and more often finds bodies in the rubble left by what he says are barrel bombs dropped from government helicopters...
View ArticleIran gas exports to Iraq delayed again by security concerns -Shana
DUBAI: Iran’s plans to export natural gas to Iraq have been pushed back indefinitely, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Saturday, blaming the poor security situation in Iraq for the delay....
View ArticleBlatter tells Swiss paper ‘not a candidate for FIFA presidency’
ZURICH: FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in a newspaper interview on Saturday that he will not stand as a candidate to remain the head of world soccer’s governing body at a special elective congress of...
View Article5.2 magnitude earthquake hits Cairo, neighboring governorates
CAIRO: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Cairo and different governorates Saturday afternoon, said Mohamed el-Gabry, a professor at National Research Institute of Astronomy &...
View ArticleKuwait says mosque suicide bomber was Saudi – state media
DUBAI: Kuwait has identified the suicide bomber who carried out the country’s worst attack as a Saudi citizen, Kuwait state media reported on Sunday. The interior ministry named the bomber as Fahd...
View ArticleVideo: High temperature relents Sunday, Cairo sees 31 C: EMA
CAIRO: After being hit by a strong sandstorm Saturday, Cairo sees a notable drop in temperature degrees reaching 31 °C during the day hours of Sunday, according to the Egyptian Meteorological Authority...
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Police crackdown on unregistered SIM cards used in blasts
CAIRO: A police crackdown continues to seize unregistered SIM cards, which are suspected to be used to remotely detonate bombs, Youm7 reported Saturday. A SIM card was found Saturday near the Egyptian...
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Britain warns further Islamist attacks in Tunisia possible
LONDON: Britain says Islamist militants may launch further attacks on tourist resorts in Tunisia after a gunman killed 39 people, including at least 15 Britons, in the worst assault of its kind in...
View ArticleCourt rejects officer’s appeal to be allowed to grow beard
CAIRO: Egypt’s Presidential Disciplinary Court rejected an appeal filed by a police officer after he was suspended from work for growing his beard, Youm7 reported Saturday. The officer argued that the...
View ArticleEgypt arrests 51 foreigners for attempted ‘illegal immigration’ to Italy
CAIRO: A total of 51 foreigners have been arrested in Kafr el-Sheikh governorate, northern Egypt, while attempting to illegally immigrate to Italy, Youm7 reported Sunday. The arrested; 23 Sudanese, 14...
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