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Iran denies deploying troops in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-14 07:23:40 GMT - Iran - International - SN:19 - ID:776868
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian categorically rejected a Wall Street Journal report alleging that the country has dispatched military forces to Iraq to fight against the Al-Qaeda-backed militants in there. Amir ....
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Liberal party praises Sisi's participation in cycling marathon
Date: 2014-06-14 07:21:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:776864
Chairperson of the Free Social Party Dr. Esmat el-Merghany praised the participation of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi this morning in a 20-km-long cycling marathon organized by the Ministry of Youth in which young university students and cadets of ....
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Hillary Clinton: No airstrikes in Iraq 'at this time'
Date: 2014-06-14 07:19:12 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:776862
Hillary Clinton said the United States should not provide military assistance – particularly airstrikes – to the Iraqi government "at this time" in response to the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and other militants, according to ....
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Soldier injured on border in Rafah by smugglers
Date: 2014-06-14 07:17:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:776859
A soldier was injured on Friday on the borders in Rafah when smugglers shot at him. Security sources said that Private Ibrahim Mansour Hamid, 22, was wounded by smugglers when he tried to foil a smuggling attempt at the international border sign ....
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Egypt handball team loses 33-31 before world stars in friendly
Date: 2014-06-14 07:15:35 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:15 - ID:776852
The Egyptian national handball team was defeated by a team of world stars 33-31 during a friendly which was played on Friday in favor of the Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE 57357). The game was played at Cairo International Stadium. The ....
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Union of Egyptian expats in Austria mourns prominent journalist
Date: 2014-06-14 07:14:09 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:776848
The union of Egyptian expats in Austria mourned prominent journalist Abdullah Kamal who died early on Friday at the age of 49 of a heart attack. Kamal's sudden departure is a grave loss to the journalistic profession in Egypt, it said. His ....
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Sudan opposition chief's daughters held at protest
Date: 2014-06-14 07:06:27 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:776828
Sudanese police on Friday detained four daughters of opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi as they violently broke up a protest demanding freedom for political prisoners. "Police used violence and arrested 17 people including four daughters of Umma ....
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Situation in Libya is disastrous: Haftar
Date: 2014-06-14 07:03:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:776823
Libya's renegade General Khalifa Haftar said Friday that cooperation between the Operation Karama (Dignity) and Egypt is underway to deliver the terrorist elements who are wanted by Egypt. Speaking to Egyptian journalist and TV host Mustafa ....
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Sports minister congratulates Univ. Sports Federation on winning 3 golden medals in China
Date: 2014-06-14 07:00:41 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:10 - ID:776813
Sports Minister Khalid Abdel Aziz congratulated Friday the Egyptian University Sports Federation over winning three golden medals in a championship held in China on June 8-14. The minister vowed support to the winning Taekwondo players who got ....
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Military funeral held for slain policeman in Gharbiya
Date: 2014-06-14 06:59:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:776818
A military funeral was held Friday in the Nile delta city of Tanta for a policeman who was gunned down in Cairo's southern suburb of Hadaaek El Maadi. The funeral was attended by Gharbiya security chief Maj. Gen. Osama Bedeir and Gharbiya deputy ....