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Turkey Detains 9 for Links to ISIS

Ankara - Arab Today

Turkish authorities have detained nine people in the southern city of Mersin on suspicion of links to the ISIS group.The Turkish authorities had launched a security operation after receiving intelligence about a possible ISIS plot to carry out attacks at polling centers in Mersin to disrupt the constitutional referendum on Sunday, Mersin's prosecution said in a statement. The operation resultedRead more

Travel Advise For Citizens Traveling to Italy in May

Doha - QNA

The Italian authorities will re-impose temporary border controls on Schengen borders from 10 to 30 May 2017 on the occasion of the G-7 Summit due to be held in Taormina, Italy, on May 26- 27, an official source at the Department of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. The source warned Qatari nationals and theirRead more

Travel Advise For Citizens Traveling to Italy in May

Doha - Arab Today

Israeli Authorities Continue Unjust Actions against Palestinians

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Israeli occupation authorities continued Wednesday their unjustified actions against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Jerusalem. In Qalqilya, Israeli settlers from the nearby illegal Havat Gilad settlement outpost assaulted Palestinian farmers in several villages in the city. Head of Jit village council Omar Yamin told Palestinian news agency (WAFA) that although Palestinian farmers had coordinated with theRead more

VP Gives Directives to Speed up Completion of National Investment Map

Khartoum - Arab Today

The Vice-President of the Republic, Hassabo Mohammed Abdul Rahman has directed the authorities concerned to speed up implementation of the National Investment Map which will lead the investment procedures during the coming period . Hassabo who met, Wednesday, at the Presidential Palace, the Minister of Investment, Mudather Abdul Ghani was briefed on the progress of the ministry's plans during theRead more

Unruly passenger forces PIA plane to land

London - Arab Today

British fighter jets escorted a Pakistani civilian airliner to Stansted Airport near London on Tuesday after a passenger became disruptive, authorities said. The Royal Air Force said it launched Typhoon jets from a base in eastern England on Tuesday afternoon, and that the airliner “was intercepted and safely escorted to Stansted Airport,” north of the capital. The plane was aRead more

22 die in ethnic clashes in Algeria, president calls

Algiers - Arab Today

Authorities say ethnic clashes over two days have left at least 22 people dead around Algeria's southern oasis city of Ghardaia, prompting the president to call an urgent security meeting Wednesday. The prefecture put the number of dead in clashes between Arabs and Berbers at 22, raising the death toll by four. Three of the 22 were killed a dayRead more

310,000 Chickens to be Killed in Japan after Bird Flu Confirmed

Tokyo - QNA

Authorities began culling 310,000 chickens at a farm on the Sea of Japan coast early Tuesday after a highly pathogenic strain of H5 avian influenza was detected in five birds, local authorities said. Niigata prefectural officials were killing all the chickens at a farm in Sekikawa Village after about 40 were found dead there on Monday. In theRead more

1 dead, 8 others hurt in Michigan strip mall shooting

Washington - Arab Today

Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan said a shooting during a party at a strip mall early Sunday killed one person and wounded eight others. Police spokesman Sgt. Terry Dixon told Fox News that officers were notified at 3:45 a.m. local time that a party was taking place at the mall. Officers were notified of the shooting while en route to the facility.Read more

39 fugitives arrested in North Sinai

El Arish - Arab Today

Security forces arrested up to 39 fugitives and wanted elements involved in different cases in North Sinai. According to a security official, the arrests came within the framework of tightened security measures and continued security campaigns to arrest fugitives in North Sinai. They were referred to the authorities concerned to take legal action. Source: MENARead more