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Lavrov: Moscow, Riyadh agree that fighting terrorism should be priority in Syria
Date: 2017-10-05 17:31:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:7025587
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud agreed during a meeting that fighting terrorism should be priority in Syria, Sputnik news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying . “In ....
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Putin: Saudi king’s visit to Russia a landmark event
Date: 2017-10-05 17:31:30 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7025579
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said during his meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud that the monarch's visit to Russia is a landmark event, Sputnik News reported . "This is the first visit of the King of Saudi Arabia to ....
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MP lauds Pope Francis's notes about Holy Family journey in Egypt
Date: 2017-10-05 16:30:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7025567
Head of the Parliament's Human Rights Committee Alaa Abed hailed Pope Francis's move to embrace the Holy Family journey in Egypt as a big historic event as well as promotion of Egypt's tourism . Pope Francis of the Vatican regarded the journey's ....
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Egypt's Mufti: "International Fatwa" conference launches multilingual e-platform
Date: 2017-10-05 15:59:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7025485
Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam said Thursday that the international fatwa conference, which will be held in Cairo on October 17, will launch five initiatives to support the role of fatwa in establishing and stabilizing societies . In a statement ....
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British writer Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature
Date: 2017-10-05 15:59:33 GMT - Sweden - Culture - SN:10 - ID:7025459
The Japanese-born British writer Kazuo Ishiguro won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday, the awarding Swedish Academy said as quoted by the BBC . Ishiguro, 62, who is known for novels such as A Pale View of Hills (1982), The Remains ....
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Iraqi construction min. urges Egyptian companies to help reconstruct Iraq
Date: 2017-10-05 15:59:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7025444
Minister of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities Ann Nafie Osei called Thursday on Egyptian companies to participate in reconstructing Iraq. In statements at the conclusion of the 82nd session of the executive office of the Arab ....
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FM in Paris to support Khattab's nomination for top UNESCO post
Date: 2017-10-05 15:23:44 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7025423
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived Paris on Thursday to hold a number of meetings within the framework of backing Egypt's candidate for the UNESCO Director-General post Moushira Khattab . Shoukry is planned to meet with the permanent ....
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President Sisi condoles with Iraq’s counterpart over death of Talabani
Date: 2017-10-05 15:23:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7025400
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday sent a cable of condolences to his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Masum over the demise of former Iraqi president, Jalal Talabani, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 83 . In the cable, President Sisi ....
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Tarek Amer named best Arab Central Bank Governor for 2017
Date: 2017-10-05 15:06:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7025391
Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek Amer was named as the best Arab governor for 2017 by the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) . In a statement released on Thursday, the UAB said Amer will be honored on the fringe of its annual Banking ....
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Spain's Constitutional Court suspended session of Catalan parliament
Date: 2017-10-05 14:57:26 GMT - Spain - International - SN:5 - ID:7025375
Spain's Constitutional Court suspended next Monday's session of Catalan parliament, BBC reported Thursday . Spanish Prime Minister Mario Rajoy warned Catalonia's regional government against declaring independence after a disputed vote last ....
