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Israel okays 800 new homes in East Jerusalem, West Bank
Date: 2016-07-04 16:35:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:5209641
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman approved construction plans for some 800 new housing units in East Jerusalem and the Ma’ale Adumim settlement, as well as hundreds of new homes for an Arab neighborhood ....
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Essebsi get posted on Tunisia's preparations to host AL summit in September
Date: 2016-07-04 16:30:19 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:5209589
Tunisian Foreign Minister Khamis Alaghinawa on Monday briefed Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on the agenda of the Arab summit that will be hosted by Mauritania in July 25-26. Essebsi also get acquainted with Tunisia's preparedness to take ....
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Jordan's King condemns Baghdad terror attack
Date: 2016-07-04 15:28:36 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:5209245
King Abdullah II on Monday denounced the terror attack that hit Al Karadeh neighborhood in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday and resulted in the death and injury many innocent people. In a cable to Iraqi President Fuad Masum, the King expressed ....
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Turkey needs to convince Hamas to stop attacks on Israel, says Peres
Date: 2016-07-04 15:26:50 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:3 - ID:5209241
Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan need to convince Hamas not to attack Israel to help the people suffering in the Gaza Strip, according to former Israeli president Shimon Peres. “We do not want anybody doing harm to the Gazans, including ....
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Putin offers condolences to Iraqi president on Baghdad victims
Date: 2016-07-04 14:05:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:5208561
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of Iraq Fuad Masum and Prime Minister of Iraq Haidar al Abadi following the terrorist attacks in Baghdad that have caused numerous casualties. Putin resolutely condemned this ....
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Cabinet reviews final Eid preparations
Date: 2016-07-04 14:03:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5208541
The Cabinet reviewed final measures taken by a number of ministries in preparation for Eidul Fitr (Lesser Bairam), which falls on Wednesday. During a Cabinet meeting Monday, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail called for raising preparations to the ....
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FM congratulates Abul Gheit on AL presidency
Date: 2016-07-03 11:46:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:5201437
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit received here Sunday Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry who visited AL headquarter to congratulate him on assuming post as the new AL secretary general. The two sides tackled a number of current issues ....
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EGX, banks off as of Tuesday for 3 days on Eid al-Fitr
Date: 2016-07-03 10:57:15 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:5200973
The Egyptian Exchange and banks will be off as of Tuesday and for three days on an official holiday to mark Eidul Fitr. Two separate statements by the bourse and Egypt's Central Bank on Sunday, said that EGX and banks will resume work on Sunday, ....
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Syrian army restores security to 3 villages in Homs, destroys 2 Daesh command centers in Raqqa
Date: 2016-07-03 10:30:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:5200837
More Daesh command centers and convoys of vehicles have been hit as the Syrian army continued operations against the positions of this and other terrorist organizations in various areas, with the air force inflicting heavy losses upon the ....
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Seoul: N. Korea may launch provocations to mark its strategic force anniversary
Date: 2016-07-03 09:39:37 GMT - south korea - International - SN:7 - ID:5200497
North Korea may launch a provocation to mark the newly designated anniversary of its Strategic Rocket Force, Yonhap quoted Seoul's military as saying on Sunday. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), there is a possibility that Pyongyang ....