minute of silence

40th round of Arab youth ministers council starts at AL headquarters

Cairo - Arab Today

The 40th round of the council of Arab ministers of youth and sports started Monday under Libya at the premises of Arab League. The ministers started the meeting by observing a minute of silence in mourning of the martyrs of the two churches that were attacked in Tanta and Alexandria on Sunday. The council will take up a memorandum presentedRead more

Cabinet: State garners up all its potentials to continue its fight against suicide

Cairo - Arab Today

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Monday called on the cabinet to observe a minute of silence over the victims of Tanta and Alexandria churches which have been hit by two terror attacks during Palm Sunday celebrations. The cabinet, in its weekly meeting, renewed its condemnation of the tragic attacks which claimed the lives of innocent civilians in places of worship.Read more

Sweden observes minute's silence for truck attack victims

Stockholm - Arab Today

Sweden on Monday observed a minute of silence for the victims of last week's truck attack by a Uzbek man whom police believe was a jihadist sympathiser. Under grey and rainy skies, with flags flying at half-mast, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, most of the royal family, and Stockholm Mayor Karin Wanngard took part in a ceremony outside Stockholm's CityRead more

Aoun stands minute of silence in mourning of Istanbul attack

Lebanon - Arab Today

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, stood a minute of silence at 3.00 p.m. this afternoon in mourning of the souls of the three Lebanese martyrs who were killed in the Istanbul terrorist attack on New Year's Eve. The President received today a delegation of the Lebanese Diaspora at Baabda Palace who came from the Gulf, Africa, Europe andRead more

Lawmakers observe minute of silence over victims of Cairo church blast

Cairo - Arab Today

Members of the House of Representatives observed Monday a minute of silence in mourning of the victims of Sunday's blast at the Boutroseya (St Peter and St Paul) Church in Cairo's Abbasiya that left 25 people killed and 49 others injured. Speaking in a parliamentary session, House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said treacherous terrorism kills Egyptians without distinction. He addedRead more

Parliament mourns Armed Forces' martyrs

Cairo - Arab Today

Members of the House of Representatives observed Sunday a minute of silence in mourning of the Armed Forces' martyrs who fell during a terrorist attack that targeted north Sinai recently. During a session, house's Speaker Ali Abdel Aal mourned the victims, noting that a terrorist group killed them while they were protecting the homeland. He further said "terrorism will notRead more