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  • Unified planning minister: bill to be referred to Cabinet in 10 days

    Unified planning minister: bill to be referred to Cabinet in 10 days

    Date: 2017-09-23 15:07:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7005362

    The unified planning bill will be referred to the Cabinet within 10 days in order to expedite Egypt’s economic and social plan, Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform Hala el Saeed said . The minister made the remarks during ....

  • Bahraini, Jordanian FMs probe latest regional, int'l developments

    Bahraini, Jordanian FMs probe latest regional, int'l developments

    Date: 2017-09-23 15:07:11 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7005387

    Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi on the sidelines of the 72nd session meetings of the UN General Assembly . The two sides took up the strong ties between the two countries in ....

  • Iraq,Turkey discuss Kurdistan independence referendum

    Iraq,Turkey discuss Kurdistan independence referendum

    Date: 2017-09-23 13:25:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7005257

    Iraqi Chief of Staff Othman al-Ghanimi and his Turkish counterpart Khulusi Akar discussed in Turkey's capital Ankara the Kurdistan independence referendum that is set to be held on Monday . They also tackled measures aiming at protecting the ....

  • Burma: Landmines deadly for fleeing Rohingya

    Burma: Landmines deadly for fleeing Rohingya

    Date: 2017-09-23 13:12:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:7005234

    Burmese security forces have laid landmines during attacks on villages and along the Bangladesh border, posing a grave risk to Rohingya Muslims fleeing atrocities, Human Rights Watch said . The Burmese government should immediately stop using ....

  • Syrian army liberates two new villages in Deir Ezzor

    Syrian army liberates two new villages in Deir Ezzor

    Date: 2017-09-23 10:23:43 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7004765

    The Syrian national army liberated on Saturday new villages in Deir Ezzor from ISIS terrorist group, Syrian sources said Military operations resulted in killing a number of ISIS fighters and destroying their vehicles and supplies while the army ....

  • Two Egyptians in semi-finals of Charlotteville Squash Open

    Two Egyptians in semi-finals of Charlotteville Squash Open

    Date: 2017-09-23 10:23:11 GMT - USA - Sport - SN:9 - ID:7004785

    Mohamed Reda and Mazen Hisham of Egypt qualified for the semi-finals of the Harrow Charlottesville Open, currently held in Virginia of the United States. Reda blew out Arturo Salazar of Mexico 3-1 while Hisham overcame Adrian Waller of Britain ....

  • Iraqi PM affirms rejection of Kurdistan referendum

    Iraqi PM affirms rejection of Kurdistan referendum

    Date: 2017-09-23 10:22:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7004732

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi reiterated Iraq's firm stance rejecting holding a referendum on Kurdistan's independence, describing it as "unconstitutional". He emphasized that the priority is staging a war against terrorism and liberating ....

  • AL chief discusses with UN officials achieving development in Arab countries

    AL chief discusses with UN officials achieving development in Arab countries

    Date: 2017-09-23 10:22:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7004742

    Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit held on Saturday meetings with Mohamed Ali Alhakim, the UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) as well as Achim ....

  • Shoukry meets Norwegian FM in New York

    Shoukry meets Norwegian FM in New York

    Date: 2017-09-23 08:48:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7004658

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had talks on Friday with his Norwegian counterpart Børge Brende on bilateral relations. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York, tackled a host of issues of ....

  • UAE’s Gargash to Kurdistan: Federalism is more viable than separation

    UAE’s Gargash to Kurdistan: Federalism is more viable than separation

    Date: 2017-09-23 08:36:16 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7004640

    The UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said in a tweet that federalism's flexibility and potential, serves as a better alternative than Iraq’s separation, especially after looking at the UAE’s experience, Al Arabiya News ....

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