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Syrian HNC to meet in Riyadh this month
Date: 2017-08-08 07:44:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6934963
Head of the delegation of the Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Nasr Al Hariri said on Monday the committee will meet in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in mid-August in order to prepare for the next round of Geneva peace ....
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Economic Ministerial Group approves investment law’s executive regulations
Date: 2017-08-08 07:38:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:6934960
Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahr Nasr on Monday said that the Economic Ministerial Group approved the executive regulations for the newly issued investment law. In a press conference at the cabinet headquarters, Nasr said a ....
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Sisi receives letter from Kuwaiti amir on Qatar
Date: 2017-08-08 07:07:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6934923
President Abdel Fatah El Sis on Monday received envoy of Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah. Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said the ....
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Lavrov holding talks with N. Korean FM in Manila
Date: 2017-08-07 11:29:20 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:6933920
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is holding talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho on the sidelines of the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings in Manila, Sputnik news reported Monday. Lavrov ....
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Arab League chief meets Tajik ambassador
Date: 2017-08-07 11:23:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6933910
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met on Monday with Tajik Ambassador to Egypt Khesro Nazeri for talks on the second session of the economic and cooperation forum of Arab Countries with Central Asian States and Azerbaijan, to be hosted ....
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South Korean president's approval rating slips to 72.5 pct
Date: 2017-08-07 11:21:54 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:6933904
South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating dropped slightly from a week earlier, Yonhap news agency quoted a survey as showing Monday, amid advances by opposition parties following a missile provocation from North Korea. In a survey ....
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Egypt's bourse gains 3 billion pounds
Date: 2017-08-07 11:19:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:6933899
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went up collectively at the start of Monday trading session amid purchase operations from Arab institutions and investment funds. The market capital gained about EGP three billion to reach 718.4 billion ....
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Jordanian king arrives in Ramallah
Date: 2017-08-07 11:17:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6933894
King Abdullah II of Jordan arrived at the Palestinian presidential headquarters here on Monday on his first visit to the West Bank in five years. His last visit to the West Bank was in 2012. Speaking to MENA, Fatah spokesman Osama Qawasmeh ....
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Israeli army begins military training near Lebanese borders
Date: 2017-08-07 11:10:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6933877
The Israeli army began on Monday military training in the Galilee Panhandle (Finger of Galilee) region adjacent to the Lebanese borders, according to Jewish websites. The websites mentioned that the area will witness intensified movement of ....
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Mauritanians vote on controversial constitutional changes
Date: 2017-08-05 11:32:50 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6931219
Mauritanians went to the polls Saturday to vote in the constitutional referendum changes in the country. A high voting turnout was witnessed in the election commissions in the capital, according to MENA correspondent here. About 1.4 million ....