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Kerry, Netanyahu meet in Washington over diplomatic process with Palestinians
Date: 2015-11-12 07:35:03 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3714397
US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, now visiting here, to discuss ways of pushing forward the diplomatic process between Palestinians and the Israelis. Spokesman for the US Department of State John ....
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Russia key to end Syrian crisis: Jordan’s king
Date: 2015-11-11 18:29:54 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:3713217
Russia is best positioned to bring a resolution to the war in Syria, Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein has told Euronews. In an exclusive interview in Amman, the King urged all sides to cooperate in the face of what he described as a ....
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Lavrov: Russia to step up efforts in focusing attention on Christians’ concerns in Mideast
Date: 2015-11-11 18:25:42 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:3713169
Russia will step up efforts in focusing attention on concerns of Christians in the Middle East, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday at a meeting with Syrian Orthodox Church’s Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II. "Russia was ....
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Abbas calls for expanding participation in efforts to achieve peace
Date: 2015-11-11 13:40:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3711221
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged "friendly" countries in South America to take measures as those adopted by the EU against products of the Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian lands. Addressing the fourth summit of Arab and ....
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CBE issues tender to sell dollars to banks
Date: 2015-11-11 13:01:29 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:3710725
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) issued a tender Wednesday to sell dollars to banks to help pay 25 percent of import requirements. Bankers are yet to determine the value of the tender. They said, however, that the tender has helped reduce the ....
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Sisi calls for boosting cooperation between Egypt, Arabia to serve region
Date: 2015-11-11 11:38:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3709749
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed the importance of boosting cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to serve the region. In a meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz earlier Wednesday, Sisi voiced appreciation for the warm ....
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European Union seeks help from Africa on migrant flow
Date: 2015-11-11 11:35:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:3709729
The European Union is turning to Africa to stem the flow of what it deems economic migrants who arrive on its shores, but African governments are worried about the consequences of cooperating with the bloc and it is far from clear its plans will ....
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Sisi meets Saudi crown prince
Date: 2015-11-11 08:18:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3707709
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had talks on Wednesday with Saudi Crown Prince Prince Mohamed ben Nayef ben Abdel Aziz. The meeting took place on the fringe of the the fourth Arab-South American Countries Summit, which opened here on ....
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Russian search and rescue team leaves Cairo back home
Date: 2015-11-11 08:16:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3707701
The Russian search and rescue team grouping 48 experts left here on Wednesday back home on board a private plane. The Russian delegation arrived in Cairo coming from Sharm El Sheikh after they ended their mission in searching the scene of the ....
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218 Palestinians arrested in WB, East Jerusalem -- Report
Date: 2015-11-11 08:15:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3707685
Israeli forces carried out over 90 search and arrest operations across the West Bank and arrested 218 Palestinians, with the highest number of arrests recorded in East Jerusalem (38 per cent) in the period between October 27 and November 2, an OCHA ....