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Sisi to receive Saudi king later Friday
Date: 2014-06-20 14:13:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:788667
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will receive Friday Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud, who will stop in Cairo on his way back home from Morocco. The Presidency said in a statement that Egypt welcomes the visit of the Saudi King, adding ....
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Saudi king to visit Egypt Friday
Date: 2014-06-20 14:12:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:788660
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud will visit Egypt on Friday on his way back home from Morocco, the Saudi Royal Court said in a statement. ....
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Defense minister praises army personnel role in uprooting terrorism
Date: 2014-06-20 12:47:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:788484
Defense and Military Production Minister Sedki Sobhi has praised the role played by the Armed Forces in uprooting terrorism and bringing security and stability nationwide. The remarks were made during a meeting with commanders, officers, ....
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Barzani: Iraq crisis could not be solved only through military option
Date: 2014-06-20 12:05:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:788375
President of the self-ruled northern Kurdish region of Iraq Masoud Barzani discussed on Friday with head of Mutahidoun Coalition Osama Al-Nujaifi the latest security and political developments in Iraq. Barzani stressed the necessity of solving ....
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Senior Lebanese officer survives Bekaa blast
Date: 2014-06-20 11:50:33 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:788343
A senior Lebanese police officer survived a blast that rocked the Dahr al-Baydar crossing in the eastern Bekaa area on Friday. Major General Abbas Ibrahim, the head of Lebanon's general security said the blast happened just after his car passed ....
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More security measures in Suez ahead of MB protests
Date: 2014-06-20 08:42:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:788012
Security forces in Suez stepped up their presence in front of vital facilities on Friday. The massive security measures were taken ahead of possible protests by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood. Helicopters hovered intensively in Suez's skies ....
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Hague: Iraq faces severe challenge to its existence
Date: 2014-06-20 07:30:01 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:787880
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday that Iraq faced a "severe challenge to its existence as a state" and the current conflict would be a "decisive moment in its history." Hague told ITV News that under the current ....
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Obama to deploy Special Forces to Iraq
Date: 2014-06-20 07:29:22 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:787877
U.S. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he’s prepared to deploy up to 300 special forces to Iraq, as militants who have plunged the country into chaos consolidate their gains, The Time Magazine reported. Speaking to reporters from the ....
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Recent sexual assaults against women strange to Egyptians: official
Date: 2014-06-20 07:27:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:787873
Recent sexual harassment incidents were a strange behavior to the Egyptian society, assistant interior minister for human rights sector Abu-Baker Abdel-Karim said Thursday. In an interview with ON TV satellite channel, Abdel-Karim said that these ....
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Itihad, Sporting Lisbon friendly in Alexandria: Governor
Date: 2014-06-20 07:08:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:787842
A planned football friendly between Egypt's Itihad el-Sakandari and Sporting Lisbon would convey a message to the world that Egypt was safe, Alexandria Governor Tarek Mahdi said Thursday. Mahdi made the remarks during a press conference held ....