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6 Iraqi policemen killed in armed attack in Tikrit
Date: 2014-02-09 09:54:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:544851
Six Iraqi policemen were killed in an armed attack on a checkpoint in eastern Tikrit, 170km north of the capital, on Sunday, an Iraqi security source said. Unidentified gunmen driving modern cars attacked the checkpoint then fled away, the source ....
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Arabs cannot defend themselves without Egypt - Palestinian official
Date: 2014-02-09 09:32:42 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:545087
The Palestinian presidential adviser for international relations stressed on Sunday that Arabs, without Egypt, cannot defend themselves, making clear that restoring Egypt's pioneering role in the region will certainly serve all Arabs. Abdullah ....
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22 MB elements arrested for attacks on police stations in Alexandria, Fayyoum
Date: 2014-02-09 09:28:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:545031
Security forces have arrested 22 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group for involvement in attacks on police stations in Fayyoum and Alexandria. They are also charged with distributing flyers to create chaos, blocking roads and ....
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“Hands off my internet”: Turkey protesters clash with police over government reforms
Date: 2014-02-09 09:15:50 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:13 - ID:545042
Chanting ‘Hands off my internet” protesters took to the streets of Istanbul to show their anger over new laws restricting access to web pages in Turkey. The new rules could block sites within hours without a court order, euronews reported ....
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Interior minister approves dispatch of legal, technical mission to issue IDs for Egyptians in UK
Date: 2014-02-09 09:12:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:545039
Minister of Interior Mohammad Ibrahim has approved the dispatch of a legal and technical mission from the Civil Affairs Authority to issue national identification cards for Egyptian expatriates in the United Kingdom. The Interior Ministry's ....
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Death toll of Egyptians in Madina hotel fire rises to 8
Date: 2014-02-09 08:57:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:545000
The death toll of Egyptians who died in the hotel fire in Madina Munawara rose to eight, said Egyptian Consul in Jeddah Adel el-Alfi on Sunday. He said 13 pilgrims, including eight Egyptians, one Algerian, one Briton and three unidentified ....
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Israeli FM backs peace deal with Palestinians
Date: 2014-02-09 08:53:59 GMT - Israel - International - SN:9 - ID:544994
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman came to the defense of John Kerry following a series of attacks on the U.S. Secretary of State by other senior figures in the Israeli cabinet, Haaretz of Sunday reported. Lieberman said he supported ....
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250 trucks allowed into Gaza Strip via Kerem Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2014-02-09 08:03:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:544866
Israeli occupation authorities on Sunday decided to allow the entry of 250 trucks loaded with goods into the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Abu Salem crossing, south east of the strip. Raed Fattouh, the Chairman of the coordination committee for the ....
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Two Palestinians wounded in Israeli bombing of central Gaza
Date: 2014-02-09 07:51:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:544849
Two Palestinians were wounded, one critically, in an Israeli bombing of a motorcycle in central Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian sources said. An Israeli reconnaissance plane fired one rocket at the motorcycle near Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in ....
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Egyptian FM meets his Mauritanian counterpart on African issues
Date: 2014-02-09 07:38:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:544819
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met his Mauritanian counterpart Ahmed Ould Tegued on Sunday for talks on the latest developments in the African continent, especially issues related to the African Union, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Badr ....