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  • Political process needed in Syria after Astana talks : UN envoy

    Political process needed in Syria after Astana talks : UN envoy

    Date: 2017-09-22 09:19:01 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7003423

    UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on Friday underlined the necessity to start a political process in Syria after the sixth round of Astana talks on Syria. Two main strongholds of Daesh terrorist group in Deir Ezzor and al Rakkah ....

  • Iraqi popular forces launch 2nd phase of Hawija operation

    Iraqi popular forces launch 2nd phase of Hawija operation

    Date: 2017-09-22 09:17:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7003419

    Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces announced on Friday the launch of the second phase of the military operation to liberate the western parts of Hawija district, Kirkuk province. The second phase aims at controlling the rest of the captured lands ....

  • Lavrov: Situation in Syria gives grounds for cautious optimism

    Lavrov: Situation in Syria gives grounds for cautious optimism

    Date: 2017-09-22 09:16:37 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7003414

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the current developments in Syria give grounds for cautious optimism, the Russian news agency Tass reported on Friday. "The development of the situation in Syria gives grounds for cautious ....

  • Shoukry: Egypt concerned about repercussions of Kurdistan referendum

    Shoukry: Egypt concerned about repercussions of Kurdistan referendum

    Date: 2017-09-22 09:01:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7003380

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry expressed Egypt’s deep concern over the possible repercussions of holding a referendum on Kurdish independence He also asserted Egypt’s full solidarity with Iraq and its keenness on the unity of the ....

  • UNSC says opposes Kurd independence vote

    UNSC says opposes Kurd independence vote

    Date: 2017-09-22 08:59:25 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7003376

    The UN Security Council warned that a referendum on independence by Iraq's Kurdistan region was potentially destabilizing, adding its weight to international opposition to the vote. In a unanimous statement, the 15-member council said the ....

  • Namnam: Peace to remain underrepresented without independent Palestinian state

    Namnam: Peace to remain underrepresented without independent Palestinian state

    Date: 2017-09-21 14:13:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7002407

    Culture Minister Helmy Namnam said peace will continue to suffer deficiency as long as there is no independent Palestinian state with al Quds al Sharif as its capital. Delivering a speech on Thursday at the inauguration of the 10th International ....

  • Egypt, WHO launch campaign to reduce road accidents

    Egypt, WHO launch campaign to reduce road accidents

    Date: 2017-09-21 14:08:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7002393

    Minister of Health Ahmed Emad El Din chaired a meeting entitled "Road Safety in Egypt" at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Cairo. The meeting was attended by Regional Director for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) ....

  • Saafan visits Salzian institute to draw on Italian experience in technical training

    Saafan visits Salzian institute to draw on Italian experience in technical training

    Date: 2017-09-21 14:08:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7002381

    The Manpower Ministry is gearing up for inking a cooperation protocol with the Italian Salzian (Don Bosco) technical institute in Cairo. Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan visited on Thursday the Italian institute to stand on students' ....

  • IKEA mulls pumping more investments into Egypt

    IKEA mulls pumping more investments into Egypt

    Date: 2017-09-21 14:05:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:7002328

    IKEA is mulling means of injecting more investments into Egypt in the coming period within the framework of expansion plans. Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Qabil reviewed on Thursday with IKEA manager in Egypt Adosh Sharma the company's ....

  • UN offers up new strategy to advance peace, stability in Libya

    UN offers up new strategy to advance peace, stability in Libya

    Date: 2017-09-21 14:03:28 GMT - Libya - International - SN:16 - ID:7002309

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has launched a United Nations strategy to help bring about peace and stability in Libya and end a protracted crisis that has caused immense suffering and contributed to instability beyond the ....

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