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Kuwaiti Emir receives UN envoy for Yemen
Date: 2016-04-17 12:02:39 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4735433
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah received here Sunday United Nations special envoy for Yemen Ismael Ould Sheikh Ahmad, who is currently in Kuwait to take part in the peace negotiations between Yemeni sides. Present at the ....
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Sisi meets German Vice Chancellor
Date: 2016-04-17 10:55:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4734853
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Sunday with German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, currently on a visit to Egypt leading a delegation of German businessmen. Gabriel will hold a press conference after his talks with Sisi. Trade between ....
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600 civilians killed in Afghanistan, 1,343 wounded in first quarter of 2016 -- UNAMA
Date: 2016-04-17 09:59:00 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:7 - ID:4734441
At least 600 civilians were killed and 1,343 others wounded in Afghanistan in the first quarter of 2016, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said. The deaths represent a 13 percent decrease and injuries an 11 percent increase ....
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Ecuador president cuts short visit to Italy
Date: 2016-04-17 08:55:30 GMT - Ecuador - International - SN:6 - ID:4733833
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador declared a national emergency and cut short a trip to the Vatican to coordinate rescue efforts following a powerful earthquake that killed at least 77 people, injured hundreds more, ravaged coastal towns and sent ....
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77 killed, hundreds injured in Ecuador earthquake
Date: 2016-04-17 08:18:02 GMT - Ecuador - International - SN:5 - ID:4733553
A major earthquake hit Ecuador's central coast, killing at least 77 people as it buckled homes and knocked out power in a city hundreds of miles away, the CNN quoted authorities as saying on Sunday. The magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Saturday ....
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Netanyahu blasts "absurd" UNESCO decision on Jersaulem
Date: 2016-04-17 08:16:55 GMT - palestine - International - SN:4 - ID:4733537
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday issued a response to a UNESCO resolution passed earlier this week which denied Jewish claims to the Islamic and Christian sanctuaries in the occupied holy city of Jerusalem, slamming it as ....
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Int’l cooperation min. back to Cairo after attending IMF/WB meetings
Date: 2016-04-17 08:02:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4733433
International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr arrived here on Sunday coming from Washington after heading the Egyptian delegation partaking in the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB). During the visit, ....
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US plans to step up military campaign against Daesh
Date: 2016-04-17 07:40:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:4733289
The Obama administration is preparing to broaden its military campaign against Daesh by increasing the number of Special Operations forces who advise Syrian rebels, and it is also considering the addition of Army attack helicopters to the fight ....
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PA seeks legal, int'l support for Palestinian prisoners issue - PM
Date: 2016-04-17 07:24:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4733197
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah renewed Palestinian Authority's efforts to provide all legal and international support needed for the Palestinian prisoners' issue. In a press release on the occasion of the Palestinian Prisoners Day that ....
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Turkish PM meets Iranian president in Ankara
Date: 2016-04-16 14:09:24 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:10 - ID:4730593
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held a closed-door meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani here. Rouhani arrived in Ankara coming from Istanbul after his participation in the 13rd session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation ....
