Saudi-led coalition forces announce five day truce in Yemen: SPA
CAIRO: Saudi-led coalition forces announced a humanitarian truce in their campaign against Houthi forces in Yemen would take effect on Sunday evening at 11:59 p.m local time, Saudi state news agency...
View ArticleEgyptian Shiites deny “sectarian strife” behind activist’s killing
CAIRO: Egyptian Shiite leaders have voiced their denial to “rumors” that a Shiite activist was killed in Egypt in a “sectarian strife” incident, Youm7 reported Saturday. Reda Amer el-Naqawy, an...
View ArticleFrance’s Holland to attend new Suez Canal Inauguration: Le Drian
CAIRO: French President Francois Hollande is looking forward to participating in the inauguration ceremony of the new Suez Canal; French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was quoted in a statement...
View ArticleCeasefire on agenda for next Taliban talks: Afghan negotiator
KABUL: An Afghan government delegation due to meet Talibanrepresentatives for a second round of official peace talks next week will press for a ceasefire in the fighting, a negotiator said on Saturday....
View ArticleU.N. asks South Sudan to allow aid flows on Nile
JUBA: South Sudan should lift restrictions on transporting aid supplies using the River Nile, a vital mode of movement in the war-torn country that has almost no proper roads, the United Nations’...
View ArticleGas inhalation kills eight and 100 hospitalised in Nigeria’s Jos
JOS, Nigeria: Eight people were killed and around 100 needed hospital treatment after inhaling chlorine gas following an explosion at a water treatment plant in Jos, a city in central Nigeria, the...
View ArticleSaudi-led airstrikes kill 120 in Yemen coastal town
SANAA: Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit a residential area in a quiet Red Sea town in Yemen late Friday, killing at least 120 people in the deadliest strike against civilians since the March...
View ArticleIn Kenya, Obama blends blunt messages with warm reflections
NAIROBI: President Barack Obama mixed blunt messages to Kenya’s leaders on gay rights, corruption and counterterrorism Saturday with warm reflections on his family ties to a nation that considers him...
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Photos: New Suez Canal logo on EgyptAir planes
CAIRO: Logo stickers, portraying the new Suez Canal, were placed on planes of EgyptAir ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the new water way project scheduled for August 6, Youm7 reported. “The...
View ArticleOfficials: Roadside bomb wounds 18 Egypt police conscripts
EL-ARISH: Officials in Egypt say a roadside bombing in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula has wounded 18 police conscripts. Security officials say the blast Sunday morning targeted a bus carrying...
View ArticleIraqi forces clash with Islamic State militants at Anbar university
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces entered the University of Anbar in southern Ramadi on Sunday and clashed with Islamic State militants inside the compound, the joint operations command said in a...
View ArticleEgypt extends state of emergency in North Sinai by 3 months
CAIRO: Egypt’s cabinet decided Saturday to extend the state of emergency in North Sinai for another period of three month starting July 26, according to the Egyptian Official Gazette. The state of...
View ArticleSyria’s Assad says army faces shortfall in manpower
BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday the army faced a shortfall in manpower and may have to give up positions in order to hold on to others of greater importance in its war with...
View ArticleAt least 11 dead after blast at market in northern Nigeria
DAMATURU: A blast rocked a crowded market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens, witnesses said. The explosion, which occurred at...
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Egypt to compensate families of victims killed in Nile boat collision
CAIRO: The family of each victim killed in the pass4engers boat-cargo ship collision that took place south of Cairo Wednesday will get 80,000 EGP ($10,000,) Youm7 quoted cabinet spokesperson Hossam...
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No intention to increase Suez Canal toll fees: Mamish
CAIRO: Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish said that there is no intention to increase the toll fees for vessels passing through the Suez Canal, Youm7 reported Saturday. In press...
View ArticleParis police fire on car at Tour de France
PARIS: Police opened fire on a car which drove through barriers set up for the final stage of the Tour de France in central Paris on Sunday but said it appeared to be a minor incident. The driver...
View ArticleEgypt to buy four naval corvettes from France for M $1.1
CAIRO:Egypt will buy four naval corvettes from France for one billion Euros ($1.1 billion), an anonymous French official told AFP Saturday. In 2014, the French shipbuilder DCNS has signed contracts...
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