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  • Austria to host meeting on migrants' crisis

    Austria to host meeting on migrants' crisis

    Date: 2016-06-15 08:36:38 GMT - Austria - International - SN:2 - ID:5100665

    Austria will host on Friday a meeting to discuss the latest developments related to the migrants' crisis and the protection of the European Union’s external borders. The meeting will be attended by the defense and interior ministers of Austria, ....

  • UNSC adopts resolution to ensure arms embargo on Libya

    UNSC adopts resolution to ensure arms embargo on Libya

    Date: 2016-06-15 08:16:31 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:5100533

    The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday unanimously voted in favor of resolution no. 2292 that gives the green light for a naval operation in the Mediterranean to enforce arms embargo on Libya. The resolution allows inspections of vessels ....

  • Erdogan sends Putin letter, hopes for improved ties with Russia

    Erdogan sends Putin letter, hopes for improved ties with Russia

    Date: 2016-06-14 13:30:18 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:5097553

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of Russia's national holiday, expressing hope for good bilateral relations, Sputnik news agency reported on Tuesday. Turkish-Russian ....

  • Iran condemns terrorist bombing in Lebanese capital

    Iran condemns terrorist bombing in Lebanese capital

    Date: 2016-06-14 13:04:26 GMT - Iran - International - SN:13 - ID:5097309

    Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari strongly condemned a recent explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, calling it “a measure aimed at destabilizing Lebanon”, Tasnim News Agency reported. In a statement released on ....

  • Kremlin considers Orlando attack act of terrorism

    Kremlin considers Orlando attack act of terrorism

    Date: 2016-06-14 12:29:57 GMT - Russia - International - SN:12 - ID:5096841

    Moscow considers the attack at a club in Orlando, Florida, as a terrorist act, TASS quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying Tuesday. "The president conveyed condolences to US President Barack Obama and all Americans over the tragic - we ....

  • Ahly football mission to arrive in Zambia Friday - ambassador

    Ahly football mission to arrive in Zambia Friday - ambassador

    Date: 2016-06-14 12:25:00 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:11 - ID:5096789

    The mission of Egypt's Ahly football team is due to arrive in Zambia Friday to face ZESCO United in the African Champions League's group stage away from home on June 18. Egypt's Ambassador in Lusaka Ragaie Nasr said the embassy has made great ....

  • CAPMAS: 44.4% decrease in trade balance in March

    CAPMAS: 44.4% decrease in trade balance in March

    Date: 2016-06-14 11:55:15 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:5096005

    Egypt's Balance of Trade decreased by 44.4% in March 2016 to hit 19.9 billion pounds from 35.7 billion pounds in the corresponding period of 2015, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said on Tuesday. As for external ....

  • Pentagon rebukes Trump proposal for more airstrikes

    Pentagon rebukes Trump proposal for more airstrikes

    Date: 2016-06-14 11:23:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:5095941

    Donald Trump's assertion that more airstrikes are needed in Iraq and Syria to prevent terrorist attacks like the mass shooting in Orlando drew rebukes from the Pentagon and others across the political spectrum who have prosecuted the war on ....

  • Settlers storm Al Aqsa

    Settlers storm Al Aqsa

    Date: 2016-06-14 10:28:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:5095365

    Jewish settlers continued Tuesday to thrust into Al Aqsa mosque under the protection of Israeli forces. The storming took place from Bab al Maghareba gate amidst shouting by worshipers inside the mosque in rejection of the settlers' ....

  • Sarraj: House of Representatives should abide by implementing political deal

    Sarraj: House of Representatives should abide by implementing political deal

    Date: 2016-06-14 10:23:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:5095333

    Chairman of the Presidential Council and the prime minister of the Government of National Accord Fayez al Sarraj urged the House of Representatives to abide by implementing the political deal. In an interview aired by the Libyan TV, Sarraj said ....

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