World War II
40% of World War II mines removed from northwestern coast: minister
Egypt
October 22, 2016
40% of World War II mines removed from northwestern coast: minister
International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr has highlighted ongoing efforts by the Egyptian government to remove thousands of landmines on the…
South Korea expresses regret as Japan leaders pay tribute to wartime shrine
World
August 15, 2016
South Korea expresses regret as Japan leaders pay tribute to wartime shrine
South Korea expressed deep regret and China's state-run news agency called on Tokyo to repent its wartime past on Monday…
Russia showcases Syria hardware in Red Square military parade
World
May 9, 2016
Russia showcases Syria hardware in Red Square military parade
Russia rolled out an air defense missile system of the kind used to protect its base in Syria and some…
South Korea, Japan to tackle thorny ‘comfort women’ issue
Life & Style
December 27, 2015
South Korea, Japan to tackle thorny ‘comfort women’ issue
Senior officials from South Korea and Japan will meet on Sunday to prepare for talks between their foreign ministers to…
WWII-era device used to warn Alexandrians against raids discovered
Archaeology
December 1, 2015
WWII-era device used to warn Alexandrians against raids discovered
A device used to warn Alexandrian residents of raids during wartime was discovered on the rooftop of a building in…
Japanese PM offers no new apology for World War II; neighbors lash out
World
August 15, 2015
Japanese PM offers no new apology for World War II; neighbors lash out
Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo…
South Korean sets himself on fire in anti-Japan ‘comfort women’ protest
World
August 12, 2015
South Korean sets himself on fire in anti-Japan ‘comfort women’ protest
A South Korean man in his eighties set himself on fire on Wednesday during a protest calling for Japan to…
French National Front leader Le Pen says her father should no longer speak for the party
World
May 3, 2015
French National Front leader Le Pen says her father should no longer speak for the party
Marine Le Pen said on Sunday she no longer wanted her father to speak on behalf of the French far-right…
World War II veterans visit El-Alamein for one last tribute
Life & Style
November 4, 2012
World War II veterans visit El-Alamein for one last tribute
EL-ALAMEIN — World War II veterans, joined by family and well-wishers, gathered Saturday at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in…
WW2 fighter plane found in Western Desert
Egypt
May 12, 2012
WW2 fighter plane found in Western Desert
A World War II airplane that crash landed in Egypt's Western Desert has been found "almost intact" in a vast…