Iraqi officials say Baghdad market bombings kill 26 people
BAGHDAD: A pair of car bombs exploded Wednesday at crowded popular markets in predominantly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 26 people and wounding 58, authorities...
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Update: at least 15 drowned when boats collided on the Nile in Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt’s Interior ministry says at least 15 civilians have drowned when a passenger boat traveling down the Nile near Cairo collided with a scow, causing the boat to capsize. The ministry said...
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Obama condemns pair of deadly attacks in Turkey
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is condemning a pair of deadly attacks this week in Turkey. Obama spoke on Wednesday to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The White House says Obama offered...
View ArticleSaudi arms shipment arrives in Yemen’s Aden airport: official
ADEN: A Saudi military plane loaded with arms for fighters loyal to Yemen’s deposed president landed at Aden airport on Wednesday, an airport official said, the first flight to reach the embattled port...
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UN warns lack of aid may drive Iraqis to extremist group
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Iraq warned Wednesday that a lack of funds for desperately needed humanitarian aid has already cut food rations and may be forcing Iraqi communities and...
View ArticleU.S., allies conduct 30 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: U.S. military
WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Tuesday, and another 15 strikes targeting the militant group in Iraq, the U.S. military said on...
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2 belly dancers sentenced to 4 days in jail for ‘inciting debauchery’
CAIRO: Two Egyptian belly dancers were sentenced to four days in prison pending investigations over charges of “inciting debauchery,” Youm7 reported. Both dancers, Shakera, 28, and Bardis, 29, were...
View ArticleIslamic State claims Baghdad car blast that killed 20
BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants claimed responsibility on Thursday for a suicide car bombing in a mainly Shi’ite Muslim district of Baghdad that killed at least 20 people the day before. In a...
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In photos: Egyptians calls for halt to transport of Sekhemka out of UK
CAIRO: A number of Egyptian and British people protested Sunday outside Christie’s auction house against the transporting the sold Egyptian Sekhemka statue out of Britain, calling for its return to...
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Giza capsized boat pulled out; more bodies being recovered
CAIRO: A capsized boat in Giza was pulled out of the river Thursday after a Wednesday collision with a scow causing at least 14 civilians to drown. The Ministry of Interior stated that the boat carried...
View ArticleGreece to decide next week when stock exchange to open-source
ATHENS: Greece will decide next week when the Athens stock exchange will reopen, after a four week-long shutdown made necessary when capital controls were imposed last month, a government official said...
View ArticleEgypt’s banks shuts Thursday on Revolution anniversary
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said banks will be closed on Thursday, which has been announced an official holiday on the occasion of the anniversary of the July 23 Revolution, state-owned MENA...
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Egypt accuses Iran of inciting sectarianism in Bahrain
CAIRO:Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenie’s remarks “incite sectarian violence” in Bahrain, stated Al-Azhar, the most prestigious Sunni institution in the region, and Egypt’s Foreign Ministry. During...
View ArticleYemen’s ex-president in talks to resolve war-party official
SANAA: Representatives of Yemen’s ex-leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, are in talks with diplomats from the United States, Britain and the United Arab Emirates to help end four months of war in the...
View ArticleOil And Gas Major BP PLC ‘A/A-1′ Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Revised To Stable
LONDON (Standard & Poor’s) July 23, 2015–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services today revised to stable from negative its outlook on U.K.-based international oil major BP PLC. At the same time, we...
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