ar
en
fr
English webnews
- Service : English
-
Salam won’t call Cabinet session this week
Date: 2015-06-08 08:17:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2751497
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam stressed that he will not call for a Cabinet session this week in order to give mediators time to resolve a crisis over the thorny issue of security appointments that has thrown the government into ....
-
2 Palestinians injured in northwestern Bethlehem
Date: 2015-06-08 08:11:05 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2751461
Two Palestinian youth were injured by Israeli forces in northwestern Bethlehem Sunday night. One was injured in the right shoulder while the other in his right thigh, local sources said. Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli soldiers held four ....
-
5 killed, 9 wounded in road accident in Beheira
Date: 2015-06-08 08:07:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2751441
Five people were killed and nine others wounded in an accident on the agricultural road in Beheira on Monday. The vehicle they were riding overturned on the road. The wounded were ambulanced to Damanhour Public Hospital. ....
-
US reports 22 air strikes against Isis in Syria and Iraq
Date: 2015-06-08 08:05:29 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2751425
The United States and its allies carried out 22 air strikes against Islamic States militants in Syria and Iraq during a 24-hour period to Sunday, a US military statement said. Five of the 11 air raids in Syria targeted Islamic State fighters, ....
-
Iraqi FM urges rallying diplomatic efforts to ease regional tension
Date: 2015-06-08 07:57:05 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2751345
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jafaari underlined the importance of rallying diplomatic efforts to ease regional tension and find solutions based on constructive dialogue in a way to preserve the security and stability of peoples. Jafaari, during ....
-
S. Korea reports sixth death from MERS, 23 new cases
Date: 2015-06-08 07:52:09 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:2751313
South Korea reported its sixth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Monday, along with 23 new cases that brought the total number of people diagnosed with the disease here to 87, Yonhap reported. The latest MERS-related death was ....
-
Egypt, Italy FMs discuss situation in Libya
Date: 2015-06-07 16:34:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2749045
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni called on Sunday for a political solution to the Libyan crisis to put an end to terrorist attacks and illegal immigration attempts there. Gentiloni expressed happiness for visiting Egypt for the first time ....
-
Egypt foreign reserves down by nearly $1 bn in May
Date: 2015-06-07 16:32:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:27 - ID:2749033
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said Sunday the country's foreign currency reserves were down $965 million in May. Forex reserves hit $19.559 billion at the end of May against $20.525 billion in April and $15.3 billion in March, the CBE said in a ....
-
Obama, Merkel firm on Russia sanctions
Date: 2015-06-07 16:31:35 GMT - Germany - International - SN:26 - ID:2749025
US and German leaders said sanctions on Russia should stay until it implements a deal to end fighting in Ukraine, the BBC reported. President Barack Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks as the G7 summit of economic powers began in ....
-
Sisi says projects serving citizens have to be completed without delay
Date: 2015-06-07 16:29:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2749017
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed that all projects under implementation have to be completed on schedule without delay. The Armed Forces Engineering Authority is expected to carry out 1,400 projects and complete the first phase of major ....
