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  • Moon, Merkel agree to enhance economic, diplomatic cooperation

    Moon, Merkel agree to enhance economic, diplomatic cooperation

    Date: 2017-05-13 09:56:51 GMT - south korea - International - SN:2 - ID:6808998

    South Korean President Moon Jae-in and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Friday to boost their countries' cooperation in dealing with various global issues while enhancing their bilateral trade relations, Yonhap quoted the Seoul government as ....

  • India, Pakistan army trade fire in Kashmir; 2 civilians dead

    India, Pakistan army trade fire in Kashmir; 2 civilians dead

    Date: 2017-05-13 09:55:58 GMT - India - International - SN:1 - ID:6808993

    Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Saturday, killing two civilians and wounding six others, officials said. Indian army spokesman Lt. Col. Manish Mehta said Pakistani soldiers started shelling ....

  • 323 companies set up in week -- Investment Ministry

    323 companies set up in week -- Investment Ministry

    Date: 2017-05-12 10:42:30 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:6807977

    As many as 323 new companies were incorporated this week, the Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation said on Thursday. The total issued capital of the new companies is worth EGP 429.6 million, the ministry said. The new companies ....

  • Pentagon tries to ease Turkey's concerns with arming Kurds

    Pentagon tries to ease Turkey's concerns with arming Kurds

    Date: 2017-05-12 10:41:18 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:6807976

    US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made clear Thursday that America is committed to protecting Turkey after angering its NATO ally with a deal to arm anti-Daesh fighters in Syria that Turkey considers terrorists, ABC News reported. Mattis stressed ....

  • Egypt, UNDP sign letter of intent on governance, combating corruption

    Egypt, UNDP sign letter of intent on governance, combating corruption

    Date: 2017-05-12 10:39:32 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6807970

    Egypt and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed a letter of intent to boost cooperation on governance and combating corruption. Head of Administrative Control Authority (ACA) Mohamed Erfan and Minister of Investment Sahar ....

  • Trump administration announces deal with China to boost exports

    Trump administration announces deal with China to boost exports

    Date: 2017-05-12 10:37:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:6807967

    After months of bashing China for its trade practices, the US administration said it had agreed with Beijing on a broad range of measures aimed at improving the access of American beef producers, electronic-payments providers and natural-gas ....

  • 31 Houthi militias killed, injured in raids in Taiz

    31 Houthi militias killed, injured in raids in Taiz

    Date: 2017-05-12 10:36:06 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6807965

    Twelve elements of Houthi and Saleh militias were killed and 19 others injured in raids of the Arab coalition in western Taiz within the past few hours, Yemeni security sources said on Friday. The coalition launched seven raids in Taiz, the ....

  • Irrigation ministry signs protocol with Japan's JICA on training Yemeni staffers

    Irrigation ministry signs protocol with Japan's JICA on training Yemeni staffers

    Date: 2017-05-12 10:34:49 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:6807963

    The regional training sector at the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has signed a cooperation protocol with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to provide specialized training programs. The three-year training programs, ....

  • Mamesh: Suez Canal revenues hit $853.7m in past 2 months

    Mamesh: Suez Canal revenues hit $853.7m in past 2 months

    Date: 2017-05-10 11:06:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6805143

    Egypt's Suez Canal revenues hit 853.7 million dollars in March and April, compared to 820.4 million dollars during the same period in the previous year, with 4.1 percent increase, Suez Canal Authority Chairman Mohab Mamesh said in a statement on ....

  • Putin discusses Syria safe zones, ties with US with Russian Security Council

    Putin discusses Syria safe zones, ties with US with Russian Security Council

    Date: 2017-05-10 10:58:10 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:6805127

    President Vladimir Putin has held a briefing with the Russian Security Council to discuss Syria and Russia-US relations, Sputnik news agency quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Wednesday. "During the meeting, current issues on the ....

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