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Tawadros turns down Abbas invitation to visit Ramallah
Date: 2015-11-28 08:14:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3818669
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese has turned down an invitation by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to visit Ramallah. Tawadros received a telephone call from Abbas at his residence in Al Quds, where he is ....
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Arab coalition jets bomb militia sites in Yemen's Sanaa
Date: 2015-11-28 08:13:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3818661
The Saudi-led coalition aircraft pounded in the wee hours of Saturday some sites of Houthi militants and forces loyal to former president president Ali ِAbdullah Saleh in Sanaa city. The fighter jets bombed Daboua camp, a republican guard camp ....
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Afghan president launches investigation on alleged govt support to Daesh
Date: 2015-11-27 12:06:34 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:3815353
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has launched an investigation on alleged government support for Daesh, the local Khaama press agency reported on Friday. A statement by the Afghan presidential palace said a high-level delegation was assigned in this ....
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Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Russian envoy over embassy attack
Date: 2015-11-27 10:22:18 GMT - Turkey - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3814653
Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoned Russia's ambassador in Ankara on Thursday over recent attacks on Turkish premises in Russia after Turkey downed a Russian jet on November 24, Daily Sabah newspaper reported. A ministry statement said Ambassador ....
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Moscow is ready to coordinate with West over strikes on Syria, Putin says
Date: 2015-11-27 07:26:18 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3813769
Russian President Vladimir Putin late Thursday said he was ready to coordinate strikes against the so-called Islamic State with the United States and its allies but warned that acts like the Turkish downing of a Russian jet could destroy any chance ....
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2 Egyptians killed in airstrike in Libya's Ajdabiya: Foreign Ministry
Date: 2015-11-27 07:12:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3813745
Two Egyptians were killed in an aerial bombing in the Libyan city of Ajdabiya, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zaid said on Thursday. The incident took place after their workshop came under air raid, Abu Zaid added. The spokesman ....
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Sisi reforms coordinating council set forth in banking law
Date: 2015-11-26 10:11:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3808833
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Thursday a presidential decree reforming the Coordinating Council set forth in Article 5 of the Law of the Central Bank, the Banking Sector and Monetary. The decree was issued under the number 431 of ....
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Sudan, Egypt facing common challenges, says official
Date: 2015-11-26 09:52:40 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:3808609
Sudanese presidential aide Jalal Yousef el Digeir said on Thursday his country and Egypt are facing common challenges and they have to work together to confront them. Egypt and Sudan should work for overcoming any hurdle that might block ....
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Transport minister meets UK trade envoy to Egypt
Date: 2015-11-26 09:22:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3808341
Transport Minister Saad el Gioushi met Wednesday with UK Trade Envoy to Egypt Jeffrey Donaldson to discuss ways of boosting bilateral relations. The meeting tackled enhancing trade cooperation and ties with Egypt, as Donaldson briefed Gioushi on ....
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Russia envoy to EU: Russia not planning for war on Turkey
Date: 2015-11-26 08:11:54 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:3807905
Russia is not preparing an aggressive military response to the downing of Su-24, but will enhance protection of Russian aviation in order to prevent further provocations, Russia's envoy to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said on Thursday, ....