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Egypt's mufti: Wednesday marks 1st day of Eidul Fitr
Date: 2016-07-04 18:26:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:5209985
Wednesday will mark the first day of Eidul Fitr (Lesser Bairam), said Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam. "Tuesday is the last day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and Wednesday is the first day of Eidul Fitr," the mufti said in a statement. He ....
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to visit China
Date: 2016-07-04 17:59:42 GMT - China - International - SN:9 - ID:5209925
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will visit China on Wednesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced on Monday. Ban will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, State Councilor Yang Jiechi and ....
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Park says any meeting, agreement with N. Korea would be 'fleeting'
Date: 2016-07-04 17:53:10 GMT - south korea - International - SN:8 - ID:5209893
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday said without any change in North Korea's attitude over its nuclear weapons program, any meeting or agreement with the communist state would only be "fleeting", Yonhap news agency reported. During a ....
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Army chief of staff visits injured officers, soldiers on occasion of Eidul Fitr
Date: 2016-07-04 17:51:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:5209873
The Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi on Monday paid a visit to a number of injured officers and soldiers who are being treated in military hospitals. The visit comes on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. "Th heroes of the Armed Forces will ....
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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 ....
