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  • Financial reform at Maspero started – min.

    Financial reform at Maspero started – min.

    Date: 2016-02-15 07:14:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4315997

    Work has started for applying the financial reform aspect at Maspero (Egyptian Radio and Television Union), Planning Minister Ashraf el Araby said. A number of companies will be established in the coming phase to run Maspero like “Nile Radio” ....

  • Date of Saudi king’s Russia visit not set - source

    Date of Saudi king’s Russia visit not set - source

    Date: 2016-02-15 07:12:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4315985

    The Saudi Foreign Ministry denied news reports about setting a date for a visit by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud to Russia. The visit’s date has not been set yet, a source at the ministry has said. ....

  • Netanyahu says US Biden may visit Israel

    Netanyahu says US Biden may visit Israel

    Date: 2016-02-15 07:11:22 GMT - Israel - International - SN:4 - ID:4315973

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday US Vice President Joe Biden may visit Israel in the coming days, Yedioth Ahronoth reported. "His advance team will arrive today. A date for the visit has yet to be determined," Netanyahu ....

  • Putin could end Syrian civil war 'by making a phone call', Hammond says

    Putin could end Syrian civil war 'by making a phone call', Hammond says

    Date: 2016-02-15 07:05:39 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:4315949

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is the "one man on this planet" who can end the Syrian civil war, according to the UK Foreign Secretary, The Independent reported Sunday. Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, Philip Hammond said: "Whether or not ....

  • 2 Palestinians killed in East Jerusalem

    2 Palestinians killed in East Jerusalem

    Date: 2016-02-15 07:04:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4315937

    Two Palestinian young men were killed by Israeli forces in East Jerusalem on Sunday, Palestinian sources said. Israeli authorities claimed that the pair were about to carry out a shooting attack, the sources said Monday. Large number of ....

  • Regeni never arrested, Egyptian Interior Ministry says

    Regeni never arrested, Egyptian Interior Ministry says

    Date: 2016-02-15 07:02:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4315929

    The Egyptian Interior Ministry denied on Monday media reports that Giulio Gegeni, the Italian young man who was found dead earlier this month, has been imprisoned by Egyptian security authorities before his death. These are unfounded information, ....

  • Saudi FM: We accepted Swiss offer on handling Saudi affairs in Iran

    Saudi FM: We accepted Swiss offer on handling Saudi affairs in Iran

    Date: 2016-02-14 12:10:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4311689

    Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir said on Sunday Switzerland will manage his country's consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the kingdom. "Switzerland offered to ... handle the (consular) interests of Saudi ....

  • Court annuls jail sentence of policemen over activist killing

    Court annuls jail sentence of policemen over activist killing

    Date: 2016-02-14 11:17:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:4311189

    The Cassation Court annulled the 15-year jail sentence handed down by a lower court against a policeman over killing an unarmed female activist during a march, ordering a retrial. The court under counselor Taha Qassam ordered a retrial of ....

  • Iraq forces kill 27 Daesh militants In Anbar

    Iraq forces kill 27 Daesh militants In Anbar

    Date: 2016-02-14 11:05:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4311029

    Iraqi forces, backed by Popular Mobilization Forces, killed on Sunday 27 Daesh militants in Anbar, an Iraqi security source said. According to the Iraqi News Agency Information, the joint operation that was led by Brigade 24 targeted Daesh ....

  • 295 Egyptians return from Libya via Salloum crossing over past 24 hours

    295 Egyptians return from Libya via Salloum crossing over past 24 hours

    Date: 2016-02-14 09:50:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4310373

    As many as 295 Egyptians returned to Egypt coming from Libya via Salloum crossing within the past 24 hours, Matrouh Security Director Hisham Lotfi said. The number included 248 legal arrivals and 49 illegal ones, he said in statements Sunday. ....

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