International

  • Service : English
  • Category : International
  • Security Council urges restraint, calls for humanitarian access in Jonglei

    Security Council urges restraint, calls for humanitarian access in Jonglei

    Date: 2013-08-24 10:00:56 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:7 - ID:255858

    The Security Council strongly condemned Friday attacks on civilians and the looting of UN and other international aid organizations' facilities in South Sudan, and called on the Government to expedite safe and unhindered humanitarian access to the ....

  • Iran's FM voices concern over situation in Egypt

    Iran's FM voices concern over situation in Egypt

    Date: 2013-08-24 09:55:33 GMT - Iran - International - SN:6 - ID:255847

    Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced deep concern over the current situation in Egypt, and underlined the need for immediate tranquility in the Arab country, FARS news agency reported on Friday. “Every effort should be taken ....

  • US expands presence in Mediterranean due to Syria

    US expands presence in Mediterranean due to Syria

    Date: 2013-08-24 09:31:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:255831

    The US ordered its Navy to expand its presence in the Mediterranean with a fourth cruise-missile armed warship because of the escalating civil war in Syria. Al-Arabiya News Channel reported, without mentioning further details. ....

  • Silvan Shalom appointed national infrastructures minister

    Silvan Shalom appointed national infrastructures minister

    Date: 2013-08-22 10:46:02 GMT - Israel - International - SN:9 - ID:253172

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Silvan Shalom as Minister of National Infrastructures, Israel Radio reported on Thursday. Former transportation minister Yisrael Katz said that Netanyahu was taking away some of his ....

  • Liberman: Turkish PM Erdogan is Nazi propagandist Goebbels' successor

    Liberman: Turkish PM Erdogan is Nazi propagandist Goebbels' successor

    Date: 2013-08-22 09:41:52 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:253035

    Yisrael Beiteinu's member of Knesset (MK), Avigdor Lieberman, criticized Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's charge that Israel was behind the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi in Egypt, saying that Erdogan's hateful and incitement-filled ....

  • UK concern at Syria chemical claim

    UK concern at Syria chemical claim

    Date: 2013-08-21 15:27:42 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:16 - ID:252250

    Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was "deeply concerned" by the reports claiming that hundreds of people were killed in a chemical weapons strike near Damascus. Hague said if they were proved they would mark a "shocking ....

  • Iran's FM stresses further ties with Africa

    Iran's FM stresses further ties with Africa

    Date: 2013-08-21 12:05:52 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:251831

    Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said expansion of ties with African countries, including Mali, is a priority of Iran's foreign policy. Zarif made the remarks in a meeting with the outgoing Malian Ambassador to Iran Amadou Mody Diall. He ....

  • Iran urges end to violence, arrests in Egypt

    Iran urges end to violence, arrests in Egypt

    Date: 2013-08-20 19:42:06 GMT - Iran - International - SN:63 - ID:251170

    Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Arachi voiced regret and concern over the escalating violence in Egypt and urged immediate halt to the killings, violence and arrests in that Arab country, IRNA reported Tuesday. Talking to reporters ....

  • Nigeria hints it was preparing to arrest Sudanese president during visit

    Nigeria hints it was preparing to arrest Sudanese president during visit

    Date: 2013-08-20 18:55:53 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:59 - ID:251099

    The Nigerian government was deliberating on actions to be taken regarding the Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir during his visit to Abuja last month where he attended a health summit organized by the African Union (AU), All Africa reported on its ....

  • Japanese premier to start regional tourt

    Japanese premier to start regional tourt

    Date: 2013-08-20 17:45:47 GMT - Japan - International - SN:51 - ID:251003

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to pay a visit to the region. Abe's visit is aimed to improve ties with regional leaders to gain stable sources of energy and boost cooperation on security, NHK World Radio Japan reported. ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD