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Trump declares disaster for Texas as Category 4 Hurricane Harvey looms
Date: 2017-08-26 11:49:15 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:6962723
US President Donald Trump declared disaster for Texas as Category 4 Hurricane Harvey looms. The storm posed the first major emergency management test of President Donald Trump's administration. The White House said Trump was closely monitoring ....
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5 SDF members killed in Raqqa clashes: SOHR
Date: 2017-08-26 11:48:11 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:6962720
At least five members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along with unknown number of Daesh terrorists were killed in clashes that took place in Raqqa city, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Saturday. The clashes flared ....
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Shoukry starts 3-leg European tour Sunday
Date: 2017-08-26 11:45:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:6962719
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is due to embark on a European tour on Sunday including Germany, Belarus and Romania. The visits aim at boosting relations with the three countries, as well as holding consultations on a set of regional and ....
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Trump's national security aide leaves the White House
Date: 2017-08-26 11:44:18 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:6962713
US President Donald Trump's Deputy Assistant, Sebastian Gorka, has left the White House, a White House official said. A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity said that Mr Gorka did not quit but "no longer works at the White ....
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Venezuela's president: Trump's new sanctions mean sacrifice but open opportunities
Date: 2017-08-26 11:43:04 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:11 - ID:6962711
President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has invited US investors to Caracas to discuss a response to US President Donald Trump's new sanctions, which target Venezuela's financial sector and the state oil company, PDVSA. President Maduro says the ....
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EGPC seals oil exploration deals worth $79m with Apache Corporation, Merlon Int'l
Date: 2017-08-26 11:39:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:6962704
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has sealed three deals with Merlon International and Apache Corporation to explore for oil and gas in Egypt's western desert. Petroleum Minister Tareq el Molla signed the three agreements worth ....
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Iraqi forces retake Oroba district, Bawary area in Tal Afer
Date: 2017-08-26 11:34:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6962692
Iraqi forces on Saturday liberated Tal Afer districts of al Oroba and al Qalaa, as well as al Bawary area. Military operations are underway to liberate both al oroba and Bawary, Commander of 'We are coming Tel Afer' operation Lt. Gen. Abdel Amer ....
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Investment min., SCA head visit new Singaporean port
Date: 2017-08-26 11:32:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:6962691
Investment Minister Sahar Nasr and chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish visited a new port established by PSA Singapore. A statement by the Investment Ministry said Nasr and Mamish, currently on a visit to Singapore, met with ....
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Nine Daesh leaderships killed in int'l coalition raid in Kirkuk
Date: 2017-08-26 11:32:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6962689
Nine Daesh terrorist leaderships, including a Russian national, were killed in an international coalition raid in southwestern Kirkuk. Local sources said on Saturday that the coalition's warplanes shelled a Daesh post housing a number of Daesh ....
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Pope Tawadros arrives in Japan
Date: 2017-08-26 11:30:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6962685
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Marks Diocese arrived on Saturday in Japan on his first visit to the Asian state since assuming his post in 2012. On Friday, the pope headed for the UAE en route to Japan within his two-week ....
