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  • SOHR: Eight civilians killed in Syrian troops shelling on Eastern Ghouta

    SOHR: Eight civilians killed in Syrian troops shelling on Eastern Ghouta

    Date: 2018-01-03 08:18:46 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7171833

    At least eight civilians were killed in a shelling carried out by the Syrian regime troops on Eastern Ghouta, near the Syrian capital Damascus, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Al-Arabiya News TV, quoting SOHR, said ....

  • Egypt, Belarus meet on Sharm El Sheikh promotion initiative

    Egypt, Belarus meet on Sharm El Sheikh promotion initiative

    Date: 2018-01-03 08:18:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7171817

    South Sinai Governor Khalid Fouda and Belarusian Ambassador in Cairo Sergei Rachkov met Tuesday on a promotion initiative for Sharm El Sheikh. The meeting aims at coordinating a football match to gather Minsk team and South Sinai's. The match ....

  • Cyprus president arrives in Riyadh

    Cyprus president arrives in Riyadh

    Date: 2018-01-03 08:16:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:3 - ID:7171794

    Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades arrived here on Tuesday evening on an official visit, during which he will meet with a number of Saudi officials, the Saudi Press Agency reported. At King Khalid International Airport, Anastasiades was ....

  • Poland refuses Middle Eastern migrants

    Poland refuses Middle Eastern migrants

    Date: 2018-01-03 07:54:39 GMT - Poland - International - SN:2 - ID:7171782

    Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Tuesday his government will not meet the EU's mandatory refugee quotas set to help take the burden off Italy and Greece, Euronews reported. "We are invariably of the opinion, formulated by Law and ....

  • India officially cancels $500-million defense deal with Israel

    India officially cancels $500-million defense deal with Israel

    Date: 2018-01-03 07:54:11 GMT - Israel - International - SN:1 - ID:7171765

    Two weeks before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to India, New Delhi has officially cancelled a $500-million defense deal with defense giant Rafael to purchase Spike anti-tank guided missiles, The JPost reported Tuesday. “Rafael ....

  • Earthquake hits Macedonia with magnitude of 4.8

    Earthquake hits Macedonia with magnitude of 4.8

    Date: 2018-01-02 19:01:26 GMT - Macedonia - International - SN:44 - ID:7171519

    A series of mild to moderate earthquakes rattled Macedonia early Tuesday, causing panic and minor damage to houses near the epicenter, while no injuries were reported. Macedonia's National Seismological Observatory said that, the strongest ....

  • Trump says sanctions are having a 'big impact' on North Korea

    Trump says sanctions are having a 'big impact' on North Korea

    Date: 2018-01-02 18:34:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:43 - ID:7171487

    US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that, U.S sanctions on North Korea are having a “big impact” on the rogue regime, while reprising his “rocket man” label for Kim Jong-un, according to Fox News. “Sanctions and 'other' pressures are ....

  • France concerned over developments in Iran

    France concerned over developments in Iran

    Date: 2018-01-02 18:16:22 GMT - France - International - SN:42 - ID:7171475

    France is concerned over the number of victims and arrests during the massive protests in Iran, according to a statement by the French Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. "The French authorities are closely monitoring the situation in Iran, ....

  • Sisi issues a decree extending state of emergency for 3 months

    Sisi issues a decree extending state of emergency for 3 months

    Date: 2018-01-02 17:13:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:7171349

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree to extend the state of emergency nationwide for another three months as of 1 am Cairo local time on January 13, 2018. Under the decision published in the official gazette, the Armed ....

  • 7 Houthis killed in Saudi-led Arab coalition airstrikes

    7 Houthis killed in Saudi-led Arab coalition airstrikes

    Date: 2018-01-02 17:12:10 GMT - Yemen - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:7171335

    At least seven Houthi militants were killed Tuesday in Saudi-led Arab coalition airstrikes on Houthi gatherings in Noman district, Al Bayda province, central Yemen. A Yemeni military source told Saba news agency that Yemeni armed forces were able ....

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