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  • Egyptian presidential official congratulates army

    Sinai security hostages released 'without any negotiations'

    Sinai security hostages released 'without any negotiations'
    Arabstoday
    Army officials comb the Sinai
    Cairo - Akram Ali
    Egyptian president's office has confirmed that seven security officers were released from by their kidnappers in Sinai on Wednesday without any concessions or political deals. Presidential spokesman Ihab Fahmy Read more...
  • Hadi calls for international cooperation for economic development

    Yemen's president reiterates aim to combat terrorism in country

    Yemen's president reiterates aim to combat terrorism in country
    Arabstoday
    President Hadi is working to annihilate extremism in Yemen
    Sanaa - Ali Rabea
    Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has reiterated that the country will continue its battle in combating terrorism in the coming period. The statement follows the arrest of four al-Qaeda Read more...
  • New exchange of fire heightens concerns on border

    Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues

    Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues
    Arabstoday
    Israeli troops take part in an exercise in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights near the border with Syria
    Jerusalem - Arabstoday
    Head of Israel's armed forces has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "consequences" if fire continues from Syrian territory against Israeli Read more...
  • Death toll revised following administrative error

    '24 killed' as tornado rips through US state of Oklahoma

    '24 killed' as tornado rips through US state of Oklahoma
    Arabstoday
    Aftermath of the wreckage caused by powerful tornado in Moore
    Moore - Arabstoday
    Seven children are among at least 24 people killed when a powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb, tearing down blocks of homes and two schools, local officials said. The Read more...
  • 9 governorates part of revamp, military and MB leaders feature

    Egyptian governors reshuffle 'postponed' due to Sinai crisis

    Egyptian governors reshuffle 'postponed' due to Sinai crisis
    Arabstoday
    Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi
    Cairo - Akram Ali
    The final decision on Egypt's governors reshuffle has been postponed until after the North Sinai hostage crisis has been resolved, Arabstoday has learnt. Senior government sources have disclosed that President Mohammed Read more...
  • Israel responds to Golan attack, Obama issues Hezbollah warning

    Shelling on Yarmouk refugee camp, 115 killed in Syrian violence

    Shelling on Yarmouk refugee camp, 115 killed in Syrian violence
    Arabstoday
    Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters target regime forces in Damascus
    Damascus - George Al Shami
    UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has reported that several people have been injured as Syrian regime forces shelled an area of Yarmouk refugee camp, near Damascus. Read more...
  • Sellal accuses foreign media of false reporting

    Algerian PM claims president's life was 'never in danger'

    Algerian PM claims president's life was 'never in danger'
    Arabstoday
    Bouteflika's whereabouts and health status are currently unknown
    Algiers - Sufian Si Yusuf
    Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal on Monday broke official silence on the health of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, saying he is convalescing in Paris after a mini-stroke and that his life Read more...
  • Friends of Syria summit meeting in Jordan Wednesday

    Al-Khatib preparing to stand for Syrian opposition elections

    Al-Khatib preparing to stand for Syrian opposition elections
    Arabstoday
    Al-Khatib is ex-president of National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces
    Damascus – George Al Shami
    Moaz al-Khatib is considering standing in upcoming elections to lead Syria’s opposition National Coalition, despite submitting his resignation twice, sources have revealed. Al-Khatib reportedly regrets earlier Read more...

Djahid Younsi to Arabstoday:

Algeria needs a transition
National Reform Movement leader Djahid Younsi
Algiers - Nassima Warkali
Djahid Younsi, the Secretary-General of Algeria’s National Reform Movement, says his country’s next president should put the country back on a democratic track and pave the way for a Read More...

Also in the news

'British soldier' butchered in suspected Islamist attack
London - AFP
Two men wielding knives and a gun murdered a man believed to be a British soldier near a London barracks, before delivering an Islamist tirade to passers-by. Prime Minister David Cameron, condemning the "appalling" attack, added: "There are strong indications that Read More...
Israel general sees increased risk of surprise war
Jerusalem - AFP
Middle East unrest increases the chance of Israel becoming embroiled in a surprise war, the head of its air force said on Wednesday. "When you look (around) today I think that a surprise war can be born in very many configurations," Read More...
Morsi appeals to Egypt opposition for unity
Cairo - AFP
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appealed Wednesday to the opposition for unity, in the face of criticism he is failing the revolution that brought him to power almost a year ago. "To all those who love Egypt, to the opposition, those who Read More...
Iran expanding nuclear activities
Vienna - AFP
Iran is making significant progress in expanding its nuclear programme, including in opening up a potential second route to developing the bomb, a new UN atomic agency report showed Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency's latest quarterly update said that Tehran Read More...
Iran's Ahmadinejad contests ally's 'unjust' vote ban
Tehran - AFP
Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday contested the disqualification of a close aide from next month's presidential election by a conservative body that also dismissed moderate Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, leaving a field dominated by candidates close to Tehran's ruling clerics. The Guardians Read More...

Round Up

Car bombings in Niger hit uranium mine, army base
Niamey - AFP
A uranium mine owned by French nuclear giant Areva and a military base in northern Niger were hit by twin car bombings Thursday, wounding multiple people, said the defence minister and an employee of the company. "There was an explosion in front of the military base at Agadez," Read More...
Hezbollah sends new fighters to bloody Syria battle
Damascus - AFP
Hezbollah fighters have poured across the border from Lebanon into Syria, a watchdog and others say, bolstering Syrian regime forces battling to retake the key rebel stronghold of Qusayr. Washington condemned Hezbollah's intervention on the side of President Bashar al-Assad's regime and diplomats said the European Union was Read More...

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Arab World

Ensour meets with IFRC president
Amman - Petra
Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Wednesday met with President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Tadateru Konoe and called on the federation to intervene to offer assistance to more than 500,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan. Ensour pointed out that this
Ensour receives Egyptian FM
Amman - Petra
Prime Minister, Abdullah Ensour on Wednesday met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, who is visiting the Kingdom to participate in a ministerial meeting on Syria. The prime minister discussed with the minister bilateral relations and the latest developments in the region, particularly the Syrian

Features

Israeli settlers destroy Palestinian farmland
Ramallah - Nehad al-Taweel
An official in the Palestinian North Bank Ghassan Daghlas told Arabstoday that settlers from the Zohar Gilad settlement have burnt wheat farms in a village owned by the Palestinian civilian Hussein Ibrahim. Daghlas said “within the past year the number of assaults by settlers near Zohar Gilad has exceeded 30, this
Syrian restaurants flourish in Alexandria
Alexandria - Ahmed Khaled
Over the past two years, signs reading "Syrian meals" or "Damascus Restaurant" have proliferated in the streets of Alexandria. Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees landed in the city after fleeing President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime. In the midst of Egypt’s ongoing economic crisis, new arrivers were hard-pressed to find work. Desperate

World News

1 killed, 2 injured in London attack
London - XINHUA
Two men attacked one man in Woolwich in Southeast London on Wednesday afternoon, leaving one dead, and two injured, Britain's Read more...
23 confirmed dead in east China plant blast
Tokyo - KUNA
Some 23 people were confirmed dead and 10 others remain missing after a blast ripped through an explosives manufacturing Read more...

  • Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
    Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
  • Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
    Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
  • Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
    Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
  • Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
    Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
  • Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
    Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
  • Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma
    Massive tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma

Hot Spots

Blast in south Pakistan kills 12, wounds 21
Islamabad - KUNA
A blast killed at least 12 people, including eight policemen, and wounded 21 others in Quetta city of southwestern Pakistani province Balochistan on Thursday. According to a senior police official, unknown militants targeted the vehicle of police's Rapid Response Force
Syria opposition urges rebels to join Qusayr battle
Beirut - AFP
Syria's opposition urged fighters across the country Wednesday to "rush to the rescue" of rebel stronghold Qusayr and appealed to the international community to set up a humanitarian corridor to the embattled town. Acting National Coalition opposition chief George Sabra
Algeria will continue fight against 'terrorism'
Brussels - APS
Algeria will continue its efforts in the fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime and for strengthening security at borders, said Wednesday in Brussels Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci. "My country will continue its already considerable effort to contribute to the

Interviews

FJP's Mohsen Radi to Arabstoday:

Egypt needs Russia’s support

Egypt needs Russia’s support
Cairo - Al Deeb Abu Ali
Mohsen Radi, former member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentary bloc and the current Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) Secretary-General for Qalyubia Governorate, Lower Egypt, believes that Egypt needs the support of states like Russia, as it enters a new transitional phase. Speaking Read More...

Strange but True

$4.85m lotto ticket found in US cookie jar
Chicago - AFP
A US man who dug a handful of old lottery tickets out of his cookie jar was shocked to find out one of them was worth $ 4.85 million, officials said. Ricardo Cerezo’s wife asked him to take the 11 lotto tickets that had been sitting around the house to the store to check if any of them were winners. The
Man wakes up during his funeral in Zimbabwe
Gweru - UPI
A man in Zimbabwe said he is feeling "OK now" after mourners at his funeral noticed his legs twitching and had him rushed to a hospital. Brighton Dama Zanthe, 34, was declared dead at his home after a long illness, but he was rushed to Gweru Provincial Hospital when mourners at his funeral Monday noticed his legs were still moving, The

On This Day

1966: Emergency laws over seamen's strike
London - Arabstoday
The British government has declared a state of emergency a week after the nation's seamen went on strike. The new emergency powers will allow the government to cap food prices, allow the Royal Navy to take control and clear the ports and lift restrictions on driving vehicles to allow for the free movement of goods. Ports and docks around the country are becoming increasingly congested as Read More...

 

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