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  • Renovated National Library to open soon, says official

    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 ....

  • Omani FM embarks on visit to China

    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 ....

  • Houthis' death toll in west coast clashes up 87

    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 ....

  • General strike enforced in occupied Palestinian territories to mourn Gaza martyrs

    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 ....

  • Cyprus concerned with serious escalation of situation in Gaza

    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 ....

  • Egypt appreciates efforts of Libyan authorities to return remains of Egyptians' bodies

    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 ....

  • Orthodox church thanks Sisi for restoring remains of Copts killed in Libya

    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 ....

  • US blocks call for independent Gaza inquiry at UN

    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 ....

  • Abul Gheit calls for reconciliation among generations through dialogue

    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 ....

  • Abbas holds expanded meeting on US embassy relocation decision

    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 ....

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