Latest on negotiations between Iran and world powers in Vienna
VIENNA: Here are the latest developments involving negotiations between Iran and world powers in Vienna over the Islamic Republic’s contested nuclear program (all times local): 1 p.m. Speaking to...
View ArticleAfter deal, Israel still vows to block an Iran nuclear bomb
JERUSALEM :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Tuesday’s nuclear deal with Iran a mistake of “historic proportions” and vowed to keep up efforts to block the Islamic Republic from...
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Video: Egyptians protest transporting Sekhemka out of UK
CAIRO: A number of Egyptian and British people protested Sunday outside Christie’s auction house against transporting the sold Egyptian Sekhemka statute out of Britain, calling for returning it home....
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Obama warns US Congress not to stand in way of Iran deal
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama heralded a historic nuclear agreement with Iran Tuesday as an opportunity for the longtime foes to move in a “new direction,” while sharply warning Congress that it...
View ArticleHigh-voltage pylon collapses in Fayoum in bomb attack
CAIRO: A high-voltage pylon collapsed in Fayoum, south west of Cairo, after unknown assailants detonated three improvised explosive devices at its bases, Youm7 reported. Some 300 meters away, two IEDs...
View ArticleIran’s Khamenei lent cautious support to pursuit of nuclear deal
DUBAI: Iran and the West could not have agreed a nuclear deal this week without the backing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who set aside his deep mistrust of the United States to end decades...
View ArticleNCHR pledges to visit Shura Council defendants over ‘maltreatment’
CAIRO: The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) plans to visit defendants of the Shura Council case after it received reports of their maltreatment in prison, leading member of NCHR George Ishak...
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Erdogan wants his presidency kept out of coalition talks
ANKARA: As Turkey’s ruling party on Tuesday embarked on a second day of talks in search of a coalition partner, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned parties to keep his status out of their...
View ArticleUN: civilian death toll in Yemen rises above 1,600
BERLIN: The United Nations says at least 142 civilians have been killed in Yemen over the past 10 days, sending the total civilian death toll in more than three months of violence above 1,600. Air...
View ArticleArab tourists in Egypt rise by 23% in May: official
CAIRO: The number of Arab tourists visiting Egypt increased by 23 percent in May 2015 compared to the same month last year, Chairman of Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) Sami Mahmoud told The Cairo...
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Maspero loses 4B EGP in FY 2015/16
CAIRO: The general budget’s report for the current fiscal year for the National Authority for Radio and Television Union Maspero revealed estimated losses of about 4.14 billion EGP ($528.9 million,)...
View ArticleSUVs in parts of Sinai amid crackdown on militancy
CAIRO: Sport Utility Vehicles have been banned in certain areas in Sinai per a Sunday decision by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab amid efforts to prevent militant attacks in the restive peninsula. SUVs...
View ArticleRelease of policeman accused of shooting lawyer appealed
CAIRO: A policeman was ordered released pending investigations Tuesday after four days of detention over shooting a lawyer at a court in Nasr City; the prosecution has appealed the decision, Youm7...
View ArticleTurkey blocks access to pro-Islamic State websites in crackdown
ISTANBUL: Turkey has blocked access to more than half a dozen Islamist news websites this week, prompting one group claiming allegiance to Islamic State to accuse Turkey of persecuting Muslims and warn...
View ArticlePluto close-up: Spacecraft makes flyby of icy, mystery world
CAPE CANAVERAL :By NASA’s calculations, we’ve made it to Pluto. The moment of closest approach for the New Horizons spacecraft came at 7:49 a.m. EDT Tuesday. It culminated an unprecedented journey...
View ArticleU.N. Syria envoy meets southern rebels for first time
BEIRUT: The U.N. envoy for Syria met rebel leaders fighting in southern Syriafor the first time on Tuesday, their spokesman said, underlining the growing political role of a group helping contain...
View ArticleGreek leader faces dissent at home over rescue deal
ATHENS: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced open revolt from some of his own ministers as he tried Tuesday to rally support for a financial rescue agreement that includes measures that will cause more...
View ArticleSaudi militant suspect kills father and is shot dead by police
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian police shot dead a wanted suspected militant early on Tuesday after he killed his own father who had reported him to the authorities, the Interior Ministry said in a statement...
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