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Renovated National Library to open soon, says official
Date: 2018-05-15 09:13:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7401604
A renovated Egyptian National Library and Archives will soon be open to public, said its general supervisor Aida Abdel Ghani Tuesday. All damage done to the national library following the heinous attack on nearby Cairo Police HQ in 2014 has ....
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Omani FM embarks on visit to China
Date: 2018-05-15 08:42:32 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7401538
Omani Foreign Minister Youssef bin Alawi on Tuesday embarked on an official visit to China leading a high-level delegation of senior state officials. The Omani News Agency said the visit aims at enhancing historical ties between the two countries ....
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Houthis' death toll in west coast clashes up 87
Date: 2018-05-15 08:40:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7401533
Yemeni sources said the death toll from Houthi militias rose to 87 as a result of confrontations with Yemeni resistance forces and Arab coalition raids over the past two days. This came while Yemeni resistance forces and thunderbolt brigades ....
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General strike enforced in occupied Palestinian territories to mourn Gaza martyrs
Date: 2018-05-15 07:37:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7401438
The occupied Palestinian territories are observing on Tuesday a general strike affecting all aspects of life and called for by President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian government marking the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, the dispersion and ....
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Cyprus concerned with serious escalation of situation in Gaza
Date: 2018-05-15 07:31:14 GMT - Cyprus - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7401418
Cyprus government on Tuesday voiced its concern over the serious escalation of the situation in Gaza after moving the US Embassy to al Quds. Cyprus maintains the position that the final status of Jerusalem is to be determined through ....
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Egypt appreciates efforts of Libyan authorities to return remains of Egyptians' bodies
Date: 2018-05-15 07:26:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7401412
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed its appreciation for strenuous efforts exerted by the Libyan attorney general, forensic medicine department, local authorities, security bodies, as well as other state authorities, to return the remains of ....
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Orthodox church thanks Sisi for restoring remains of Copts killed in Libya
Date: 2018-05-15 07:24:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7401408
The Coptic Orthodox Church has thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and the state bodies for their efforts to get back the remains of Copts slaughtered by Daesh in Libya in 2015. "The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, headed by Pope ....
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US blocks call for independent Gaza inquiry at UN
Date: 2018-05-15 06:54:07 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7401367
The US blocked the adoption of a UN Security Council statement that would have called for an independent probe of deadly violence on the Israel-Gaza border. The violence on the Israel-Gaza border erupted as the new US embassy in East Jerusalem ....
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Abul Gheit calls for reconciliation among generations through dialogue
Date: 2018-05-14 13:57:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7400427
The General Secretariat of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Abul Gheit stressed that the chaos that has hit many Arab countries since 2011 reflects unprecedented alienation among youths. The AL chief underlined that the youths who were behind the ....
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Abbas holds expanded meeting on US embassy relocation decision
Date: 2018-05-14 13:50:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7400408
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold later Monday an expanded meeting to discuss the repercussions of the US decision to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, said PLO Executive Committee Secretary Saeb Erekat. The meeting, to ....