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UAE FM: Relations with Russia developing
Date: 2017-08-29 13:16:22 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:6967661
Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayyed al Nuhayyan on Tuesday said that relations with Russia have progressed over the past years. At a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov here, he described a meeting with the ....
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Peshmerga: 130 Daesh militants killed over past 72 hours
Date: 2017-08-29 13:15:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:6967630
At least 130 Daesh militants were killed over the past 72 hours after their flee from Tal Afar to the Syrian lands, the General Command of Peshmerga Forces said in a statement, reported Al Sumaria news channel Tuesday. The militants' flee to the ....
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Iraqi forces control Wadi Al Washash in Al Ayadiyah
Date: 2017-08-29 13:15:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:6967620
Iraqi forces had a full control on Wadi Al Washash in Al Ayadiyah district northeast of Tal Afar. The Popular Mobilization Units said on Tuesday in a statement that they controlled Wadi Al Washash after fierce clashes with Daesh terrorists, ....
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Egypt offers condolences over victims of Sierra Leone floods
Date: 2017-08-29 13:14:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:6967599
Egypt on Tuesday offered deepest condolences over the victims of Sierra Leone floods that killed over 1,000 people. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, Egypt stressed its solidarity with the government and people of Sierra Leone in ....
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UK amb.: Cooperation between Al Azhar, European universities 'way' to stamp out terrorism
Date: 2017-08-29 10:31:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:6967253
UK Ambassador to Egypt John Casson said that cooperation between Al Azhar and universities and research centers in Europe is the way to combat terrorism and extremism and spread the value of tolerance and living together in peace and harmony in an ....
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Alex deputy governor, others to remain in custody for 4 days
Date: 2017-08-29 10:24:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:6967236
Prosecutor General Counselor Nabil Sadeq decided on Tuesday to hold Alexandria Deputy Governor Soaad el Kholy, and four others, for four days pending investigations over bribery charges. The Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered referring ....
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Pope Tawadros meets Japanese FM
Date: 2017-08-29 09:15:54 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:6967056
Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark’s Diocese Tawadros II met on Tuesday with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono. Egypt's Ambassador to Japan Ismail Khairat attended the meeting. During the meeting, Pope Tawadros expressed ....
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MKs storm into Aqsa mosque under tight security
Date: 2017-08-29 08:43:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6966994
Knesset members Yehuda Glick and Shuli Moalem-Refaeli entered early Tuesday Aqsa Mosque under tight security. They were accompanied by a number of ultra-extremists and Jewish rabbis. The visit is the first by Knesset members since Prime ....
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Trump, Abe vow to increase pressure after North Korea fires missile over Japan
Date: 2017-08-29 08:02:44 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:5 - ID:6966905
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have vowed to increase pressure on North Korea after the regime launched a missile over Japan on Tuesday morning. The Japanese prime minister denounced the launch as an ....
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Aswan governor looking forward to boosting S.Korean tourism
Date: 2017-08-29 07:46:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6966884
Aswan Governor Magdy Hegazy is looking forward to boosting South Korean tourism in the governorate during the coming season. Dring a meeting late Monday at the governorate with South Korean Ambassador to Egypt Yoon Soon-Gu, Hegazy thanked the ....