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Iraq's counter-terror forces fully liberate Wadi Hijr from Daesh
Date: 2017-03-03 10:04:05 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:6623705
BAGHDAD, March 3 (MENA) – Iraq's counter-terror forces managed to restore Wadi al Hijr neighborhood in western Mosul from Daesh terrorists. In press statements on Friday, Commander of the Iraqi military's Nineveh Operations Command, Lt-Gen Abdul ....
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Nasr heads to Nicosia for meetings of joint committee
Date: 2017-03-03 09:38:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:6623569
CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) – Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr left here on Friday for Nicosia to lead the Egyptian side to meetings of the 2nd round of the Egyptian-Cypriot joint committee for economic, scientific and ....
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Former France great Kopa dies aged 85
Date: 2017-03-03 09:20:10 GMT - France - Miscellaneous - SN:18 - ID:6623537
PARIS, March 3 (MENA) - Former France soccer great Raymond Kopa has died at the age of 85, Eurosport reported on Friday, citing family sources. A crafty advanced playmaker, Kopa guided France to third place at the 1958 World Cup won by Pele's ....
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Turkish army conducts drills on borders with Syria after restoring Bab city from Daesh
Date: 2017-03-03 09:10:26 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:6623365
ANKARA, March 3 (MENA) – Turkish authorities announced conducting military drills on borders with Syria a week after restoring Bab city from Daesh terrorists in cooperation with Syrian opposition forces. The Turkish authorities step up their ....
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US launches airstrikes targeting Al Qaeda fighters in Yemen
Date: 2017-03-03 09:06:53 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6623349
ADEN, March 3 (MENA) - The US launched several airstrikes targeting Al Qaeda fighters in Yemen on Friday, Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said. The strikes hit three south-central provinces suspected to have terrorist activity: Abyan, Shabwa ....
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Sugar prices fixed at EGP 10.50 at all markets -- Supply Ministry
Date: 2017-03-03 09:02:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:15 - ID:6623273
CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - Supply Minister Ali Moselhi directed on Friday to unify the official price of sugar at EGP 10.50 per kilo, putting an end to the unstable prices on the Egyptian markets over the past few months. All distributors are ....
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Intra-Kurdish clashes break out in Iraq's Sinjar region
Date: 2017-03-03 08:11:05 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6623025
BAGHDAD, March 3 (MENA) - Clashes broke out between rival Kurdish groups in northwestern Iraq on Friday after a force loyal to one party was deployed to an area controlled by another, two Kurdish security sources said in press statements on ....
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US Senate confirms Trump pick Perry as Energy Secretary
Date: 2017-03-03 08:08:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:6623161
WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - The US Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Energy, former Texas Governor Rick Perry, who has promised to renew Americas nuclear weapons arsenal, CNBC reported. Perry, 66, ....
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Merkel wraps up Cairo visit
Date: 2017-03-03 08:02:12 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:12 - ID:6623137
CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel left here in the morning on Friday heading for Tunisia after a two-day visit to Egypt. During her visit, Merkel conferred with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on means to boost bilateral ties ....
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Seven Houthis killed in army ambush in Bayda governorate
Date: 2017-03-03 07:43:12 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6623021
ADEN, March 3 (MENA) – Seven militias of Houthis and supporters of ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh were killed as the army ambushed them in al Bayda governorate in central Yemen, a Yemeni security source said. The source added that the Yemeni ....
