Palestinian Authority arrests 100 Hamas members in West Bank
RAMALLAH: Palestinian Authority forces arrested over 100 Hamas members in the West Bank who were planning on carrying out attacks, a Palestinian official said, in the biggest raid of its kind in...
View ArticleEgyptian army kills 70 suspected militants in North Sinai
CAIRO: The Egyptian army has killed not less than 70 suspected militants in a shoot out in North Sinai Friday, the state-owned MENA reported. The security forces pursued and killed a number of...
View ArticleDeath toll from accident to Pakistan army train rises to 17
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military said Friday the death toll from an accident to a special train that plunged into a canal because of a bridge collapse has risen to 17. Divers were searching for more...
View ArticleBoko Haram guns down 97 people praying in mosques in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI: Boko Haram extremists gunned down nearly 100 Muslims praying in mosques in a northeast Nigerian town during the holy month of Ramadan, a government official and a self-defense fighter said...
View ArticleSenior Islamic State leader killed in U.S.-led coalition strike
WASHINGTON: The U.S. military said on Thursday a coalition airstrike in Syria killed a senior Islamic State leader who helped fundraise, secure arms and transport fighters for the militant group. The...
View ArticleIsrael accuses Hamas of aiding Islamic State in Egypt
JERUSALEM: An Israeli general has accused members of Hamas in Gaza of providing support to militants linked to Islamic State in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, where the Egyptian army has fought deadly...
View ArticleEgypt to develop “strict” plans to secure public utilities
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab directed ministers to develop “strict security plans” to secure public utilities and tourist attractions, Youm7 reported Thursday. “We are in a state of war, and we...
View ArticleSyrian army bombards rebels trying to seize Aleppo
BEIRUT: Syrian government forces carried out heavy air strikes on rebel positions in and around the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, aiming to repel a major Islamist-led offensive on areas controlled...
View ArticleSaudi-led planes attack Yemen capital, six reported killed
SANAA: Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition bombed targets in the Yemeni capital on Friday, residents said, and sources in the country’s dominant Houthi militia reported at least six people including a...
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Egypt sets new Guinness World Record for ‘longest line of tables’
CAIRO: The Radioactive Team; a group of young people in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria has set a new world record for longest line of tables, the Guinness World Records officially announced...
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Egypt’s economy grows by 3% in Q3 of 2014/2015
CAIRO: Egypt’s economy grew by three percent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014/15 (ended June 30,) up from 2.5 percent in the same period a year earlier, Planning Ministry said a report posted...
View ArticleBritain falls silent to remember 30 killed in Tunisian gun attack
LONDON: Millions of people across Britain held a minute’s silence on Friday on an official day of mourning to pay tribute to 30 Britons killed a week ago by an Islamist gunman in Tunisia, the...
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Egypt eyes $54B investments during FY 2015/16
CAIRO: Egypt targets total investment worth 416.6 billion EGP ($53.9 billion,) during fiscal year 2015/2016, up from 353.7 billion EGP forecasted at the end of the previous fiscal year, Planning...
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BREAKING: Sisi inspects NorthSinai security
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi paid an abrupt visit to North Sinai Saturday to check the security measures following the Wednesday simultaneous attacks on military checkpoints in the peninsula,...
View ArticleSyrian army and Hezbollah launch major assault on border city -TV station
AMMAN: The Syrian army and its allied militia have launched a major assault on the rebel-held Syrian city of Zabadani, the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah’s television station said on Saturday. It...
View ArticleVideo: Two years after the June 30 anti-Morsi mass protest
Two years after the June 30 anti-Morsi mass protest.
View ArticleSadat metro station re-opens after temporary closure
CAIRO: The Sadat metro station in Tahrir Square was re-opened Saturday per a decision by the Transport Police, after it has been closed for the past few days, Youm7 reported. The Metro Company has...
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3 teenagers die in road accident north of Cairo
CAIRO: Three teenagers died Saturday when a private car in which they were travelling fell off a bridge into the Mahmoudia roadside canal north of Cairo, Youm7 reported. Another two were injured in the...
View ArticleAfghan parliament rejects second defense minister nominee
KABUL: Afghanistan’s parliament rejected the second nominee for defense minister on Saturday, leaving the key position in limbo after nine months and as the Talibaninsurgency makes gains against...
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