Egypt’s PM issues decree to build urban community in Warraq Island
Egypt’s Prime Minister Sharif Ismail has issued Sunday a decree establishing an urban community in Giza’s Warraq…
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At least 23 dead, hundreds missing, as winds fan California fires
Firefighters struggled overnight to halt the spread of wildfires known to have killed 23 people in North…
Egypt’s Warraq island residents to sue government
Residents of Egypt's Al-Warraq Island held a meeting on Friday to discuss ways to push back against the…
Pope to see a Medellin that has put drug wars in its past
Pope Francis on Saturday travels to Medellin, once notorious as the stomping grounds of drug lord Pablo Escobar,…
Trump offers Texans in-person reassurances on storm recovery
Eager to show he's on the job and taking action, President Donald Trump offered up in-person reassurances Tuesday…
North Korea’s ‘reckless’ missile launch over Japan sharply escalates…
North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island into the sea early on Tuesday,…
Firefighters gain on California wildfire, some evacuees return
A wildfire in central California was contained enough on Saturday for authorities to consider allowing more people…
ISIS tightens grip on village near Mosul after defeat
Islamic State has captured most of a village south of Mosul despite losing control of its stronghold in the city,…
Philippines says five beheaded civilians among 17 found in rebel-held town
Five decapitated civilians were found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels on Wednesday, the military…
Philippines says bodies of beheaded civilians found in rebel-held town
The decapitated bodies of five civilians have been found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels, the…
Egypt’s tourism ministry to facilitate visas for Arab Gulf residents, Maghreb citizens
Egypt will facilitate visa and entry procedures to Gulf residents accompanying tourists from the Arab Cooperation…
For survivors of past Syrian gassing, new attack brings back horror and despair
It's the dead children that still haunt Abu Ghassan, who was blinded for more than a month and paralysed for weeks…
Iraqi forces pause Mosul push over concern for civilian casualties
Iraqi government forces paused in their push to recapture western Mosul from Islamic State (IS) militants on…
Trump signs new travel ban targeting 6 mostly Muslim nations
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a revised ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations Monday, one with a…
Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping ISIS
U.S.-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in…
2 killed in California’s biggest weather bomb storm
One of California's strongest storms in years- dubbed a "bombogenesis" or "weather bomb"- has hit the state,…
UN warns of catastrophe in 4 besieged Syria towns: official
The top UN official in Damascus has warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in four besieged towns in Syria,…
Residents: air strikes hit Syria’s Idlib city, 15 dead
At least 15 people died in air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib on Tuesday, in some of the heaviest…
Egypt concludes 3 drinking water plants in Dakahlia
State-run National Authority for Potable Water and Sewage has completed three water treatment plants in Dakahlia,…
Falklands War: UK and Argentina sign deal to identify dead
The UK and Argentina have signed a deal to identify 123 Argentine soldiers buried on the Falkland Islands. The…
Dangerous cold, snow forecast for parts of northern United States
The arctic air that has chilled large swaths of the northern United States for days will culminate this weekend…
Thousands flee Aleppo as Syrian army advances
Several thousand residents of rebel-held eastern Aleppo fled shifting frontlines, residents and a monitor said on…
Tokyo sees first November snow in 54 years
Tokyo experienced its first November snowfall in 54 years on Thursday. Residents of the Japanese capital were taken…
Houthi missile and Saudi-led air strikes strain Yemen truce
A 48-hour truce aimed at ending Yemen's civil war came under pressure on Saturday as residents said fighting was…
Parts of Mosul come back to life, but dangers are close by
Emboldened by machinegun fire on Islamic State snipers along Mosul's frontlines, a few residents are emerging from…
Traces of Islamic State ‘mass grave’ found in Iraqi town
On the banks of the Tigris river, men sit and watch, smiling with relief as Iraqi policemen, soldiers and local…
Sanaa air raids resume as Yemen truce expires
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked targets in Sanaa at dawn on Sunday, hours after a three-day truce…
Aleppo enters second day of bombing after Syrian army launches offensive
Warplanes bombed Aleppo on Friday with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the…
Saudi-led coalition air raid kills 19 civilians in Yemen: residents
At least 19 civilians were killed on Wednesday when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a house in western…
World’s largest indoor theme park to open in Dubai
The world's largest indoor theme park is set to open in Dubai this month to lure back some of the tourists and…
Tahya Masr social housing project includes 15,000 units for 60,000 slum residents
Tahya Masr (Long Live Egypt) Fund, initiated by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is to deliver the first and second…
Typhoon lashes Northeast Philippines, Landslides feared
Typhoon Noul crashed ashore on the northeastern tip of the Philippines on Sunday, as officials warned of landslides…
Three Killed By Car Bomb In Lebanese Town Near Syria: Media, Residents
A car bomb exploded near a local government building in the Lebanese town of Hermel on Thursday, killing at least…
Giza Residents Block Road Over Security Absence
Dozens of residents of Giza's El-Saff district blocked the village's main road on Friday to protest the absence of…
Ganzoury: EGP 250 Million To Develop 5 Slums
Dr. Kamal El Ganzoury – Prime Minister- decided to allocate 250 million EGP, for the purpose of developing five…
It is not just about “house building” in Makkah
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Saturday underscored the need for making quick and concerted efforts to…