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Police kill two alleged terrorists in Karachi operation
Date: 2016-09-24 07:59:40 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:2 - ID:5649969
At least two alleged terrorists were killed at Jehangir Road during a police operation early Saturday morning, Geo news channel reported. Police reached the spot over intelligence reports to investigate the killing of a Counter Terrorism ....
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Court in Gabon upholds Ali Bongo Ondimba’s disputed re-election
Date: 2016-09-24 07:57:21 GMT - Gabon - International - SN:1 - ID:5649957
Gabon’s constitutional court on Saturday upheld President Ali Bongo Ondimba’s victory last month in a disputed election, raising fears of continued unrest as the Bongo family extends its political dynasty of nearly half a century in Gabon, the BBC ....
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7 Houthi militants killed in clashes with Yemeni army in Taiz
Date: 2016-09-22 08:50:28 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:5638713
Seven Houthi militants were killed and 13 others injured in clashes with the Yemeni army in Taiz city. Also, an armed vehicle and a tank used by Houthi militants were destroyed in an air raid launched by the Saudi-led Arab coalition warplanes, a ....
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Sisi: Govt about to carry out integrated plan for education development
Date: 2016-09-22 08:36:45 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:5638641
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed that the Egyptian government is about to carry out an integrated plan to develop education but it will take years to see its fruits, Egyptian Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said. During his ....
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Tunisian president, IMF chief meet in New York
Date: 2016-09-22 08:33:18 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:5638625
Tunisan President Beji Caid Essebsi met in New York on Wednesday night with IMF Chief Christine Lagarde on the sidelines of American-African Economic Forum. Lagarde said the IMF supports Tunisia as it proceeds with its reform and opens new vistas ....
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NATO won’t speculate on who struck aid convoy in Syria – Stoltenberg to RT
Date: 2016-09-22 08:31:57 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:5638617
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg refused to “speculate” on who bears responsibility for the attack on the UN-Red Crescent aid convoy near Aleppo. “The attack on the humanitarian convoy is morally totally unacceptable and it’s a blatant ....
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UN says it is ready to resume aid convoys in Syria
Date: 2016-09-22 08:19:53 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:5638521
The UN has said it is ready to resume aid convoys in Syria after halting operations in response to a deadly attack on an aid mission on Monday. Trucks will start rolling to some areas but "carefully and cautiously", the UN envoy to Syria Staffan ....
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Relocating Yemen's central bank meant to protect economy from collapse -- PM
Date: 2016-09-22 08:11:50 GMT - Yemen - Economy - SN:2 - ID:5638469
The Yemeni government's decision to relocate the Central Bank of Yemen from Sanaa to Aden is meant to protect the country's economy from collapse, Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr said. On Sunday, President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi ....
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Nawaz, Rouhani discuss bilateral ties, regional situation
Date: 2016-09-22 08:08:59 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:5638449
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who met in New York on Wednesday, discussed bilateral relations, regional situation and other issues of common concern, according to GEO TV. The two leaders expressed ....
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Cabinet convenes weekly meeting
Date: 2016-09-21 10:17:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5633085
Meeting under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, the Cabinet discussed Wednesday a number of political, economic, social and security files. Ministers discussed reports on the implementation of national mega projects and services offered to ....