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Indian president to visit China May 24-27
Date: 2016-05-18 12:27:39 GMT - China - International - SN:9 - ID:4932673
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee will pay a state visit to China next week, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said. "President of the Republic of India Pranab Mukherjee will carry out a state visit to China on May 24-27 upon invitation of ....
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Hamas slams Israeli detention campaign against its leaders
Date: 2016-05-18 11:12:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4931793
Hamas movement condemned Israel's detention campaign in various parts of the West Bank that targeted its key leaders. In press statements on Wednesday, Hamas Spokesman Samy Abu-Zuhri said the detention campaign that targeted Hamas' leaderships ....
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Egypt's mufti: Protecting homeland, defending its borders 'religious duty'
Date: 2016-05-18 10:10:19 GMT - Jordan - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4931165
Egypt's Mufti Dr. Shawqi Allam said protecting homeland and defending its borders are "religious duty". Speaking at the third session of the International Conference on Fatwa that was held Wednesday in Jordan, the mufti warned that there are ....
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50 killed in Syrian factional clashes - Observatory
Date: 2016-05-18 09:23:20 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4930665
At least 50 fighters and two civilians were killed Tuesday in clashes between rival anti-regime groups east of Syria’s capital, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The powerful Jaish al-Islam, or Army of Islam, has been locked in ....
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Egypt backs political solutions in Syria, Libya - FM
Date: 2016-05-18 09:20:55 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4930637
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Egypt has a clear stand backing the political process in Syria and Libya to restore stability in the two Arab states and maintain the unity of the lands. In an interview with TV channel Good Morning Egypt on ....
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Hadi's legitimacy undebatable - FM
Date: 2016-05-18 09:19:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4930621
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel Malek al Mekhlafi said the legitimacy of President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi is not subject to discussion. The president and the government are recognized by the international community, he said at a press conference at ....
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UN: 7.6 million Yemenis are 'one step' from famine
Date: 2016-05-18 07:25:19 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4929961
Director of UN humanitarian operations John Ging warned that 7.6 million people in conflict-torn Yemen face severe food shortages and are "one step" from famine, the BBC reported Wednesday. Ging told a news conference that there has been "a ....
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Egyptian aviation minister heads for Riyadh
Date: 2016-05-18 07:19:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4929933
Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi headed for the Saudi capital Riyadh late on Tuesday on a two-day visit to attend the meetings of the General Assembly of the Arab Civil Aviation Authority. Arab ministers of aviation and transport ....
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US working with France to set new date for Palestinian-Israeli meeting
Date: 2016-05-18 07:18:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:4929925
U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said the department is working with France to set a new date for the international ministerial meeting aiming at reviving the peace process between the Palestinians and Israelis. “We’ve made it clear ....
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Putin expected to visit Japan at end of 2016
Date: 2016-05-17 18:41:30 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:4928741
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Japan at the end of this year, said Putin's aide Yury Ushakov on Tuesday. Ushakov said that Putin received an invitation to visit Japan, but the visit was adjourned due to western sanctions on ....
