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South Sudan's Machar says “third bloc” choice unfortunate
Date: 2014-02-17 10:14:29 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:559888
South Sudan’s former vice president turned rebel leader, Riek Machar, said the decision of the seven recently released party leaders to form a third bloc “does not help the cause” of the resistance, according to Sudan Tribune. He, however, ....
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Tourist arrival regular at Hurghada airport despite Taba terrorist attack
Date: 2014-02-17 10:12:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:559877
Air traffic at Hurghada airport was regular Monday, with tourist groups arriving in the Red Sea city despite the terrorist attack that targeted a travel bus in Taba Sunday. No cancellations have been made, said Sami Abdel-Men'em, the director ....
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Hegazi lauds role of Iftaa House in promoting moderate teachings of Islam
Date: 2014-02-17 10:11:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:559873
The political adviser to the president has praised the role played by the Iftaa House in promoting the correct teachings of Islam. The Egyptian Iftaa House has a tangible influence on the Egyptian society and outside world, Moustafa Hegazi said ....
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OIC congratulates Lebanon on new gov't
Date: 2014-02-17 10:09:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:559867
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani congratulated Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman and the new Prime Minister Tamam Salam on forming a new inclusive government. Madani said in a statement Monday ....
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Egypt's Iftaa House says safeguarding foreigners is obliagtory in Islam
Date: 2014-02-17 09:50:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:559825
Egypt’s Iftaa House asserted that targeting foreign tourists who come to visit the Muslim countries by any means is a gross sin because it contradicts the teachings of Islamic Sharia which obliges the safety of foreigners who were allowed into the ....
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Massive security crackdowns targeting outlaws
Date: 2014-02-17 09:48:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:559815
The Interior Ministry forces have arrested seven members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood in Menya and nine others in Fayyoum over involvement in attacking police headquarters, in implementation of prosecution arrest warrants. In Assiut, ....
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Former Libyan officer killed in Benghazi
Date: 2014-02-17 08:50:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:559663
A former security officer was killed and his friend injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them in Ard al-Salak in Benghazi Monday. The gunmen were traveling in a Toyota that had tinted windows, said Ibrahim al-Sharaa, the spokesman for ....
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AL chief condemns attack on tourist bus in Taba, calls it heinous act
Date: 2014-02-17 08:49:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:559657
The Arab League has strongly condemned the bombing that targeted a tourist bus in Taba and killed three Koreans and and Egyptian. In a statement Monday, AL chief Nabil el-Arabi called it a heinous act that aims to terrorize innocent tourists and ....
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Venezuela president expels three US consular officials
Date: 2014-02-17 08:48:14 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:28 - ID:559653
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is expelling three US consular officials, accusing them of meeting students involved in anti-government protests, the BBC reported on Monday. The country has seen growing political tension and rallies, with ....
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Hijacked Ethiopian plane sent mayday to control tower at Cairo airport -- Minister
Date: 2014-02-17 08:46:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:559650
The Ethiopian plane that was hijacked earlier Monday sent a mayday to the control tower at Cairo airport as it flew over Egypt, Aviation Minister Abdel-Aziz Fadel said. The mayday was sent from a plane-installed device that works by codes, Fadel ....
