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  • Turkish FM, US official discuss training moderate Syrian opposition to fight against Daesh

    Turkish FM, US official discuss training moderate Syrian opposition to fight against Daesh

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:38:37 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:21 - ID:2432733

    Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met on Wednesday with U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice. According to a statement by the National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan, the two leaders discussed a range of issues ....

  • Interior minister greets Sisi on Sinai Liberation Day anniversary

    Interior minister greets Sisi on Sinai Liberation Day anniversary

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:33:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2432697

    Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghafar on Wednesday sent a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day anniversary. In his cable, the minister voiced his best wishes to the president and Egypt, ....

  • Bulgaria seeks investments in Egypt's logistic grain hub

    Bulgaria seeks investments in Egypt's logistic grain hub

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:02:04 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:2432429

    Bulgaria expressed on Wednesday willingness to invest in the 13.1-billion-pound logistic hub for grains Egypt plans to set up in Dameitta. The remarks were made during a meeting between Bulgarian Ambassador here Rumen Petrov and Supply and ....

  • Israeli settlers break into Al Aqsa mosque

    Israeli settlers break into Al Aqsa mosque

    Date: 2015-04-22 09:56:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2432373

    A group of extremist Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque from Maghreb Gate early Wednesday. Backed by elements of the elite force of the Israeli police, the settlers made provocative tours of the mosque. Dozens of settlers are gathering ....

  • Lebanese FM warns of plan to keep Syrian refugees permanently in Lebanon

    Lebanese FM warns of plan to keep Syrian refugees permanently in Lebanon

    Date: 2015-04-22 09:55:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2432353

    Lebanese Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil remarked on Wednesday that the case of Syrian refugees is the greatest crisis modern Lebanon is facing, Naharnet reported. He said during a conference on education held at Phoenicia Hotel: “There is a real ....

  • 1st meeting of Arab chiefs of staff kicks off in Cairo

    1st meeting of Arab chiefs of staff kicks off in Cairo

    Date: 2015-04-22 09:54:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2432329

    Arab chiefs of staff convened their first meeting under Egypt's Mahmoud Hegazi early Wednesday to discuss the formation of a joint Arab force. The meeting comes in light of a resolution by the recent Arab Summit in Sharm el Sheikh to establish ....

  • Lavrov warns of deteriorating situation in Mideast, North Africa

    Lavrov warns of deteriorating situation in Mideast, North Africa

    Date: 2015-04-22 09:52:21 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:2432309

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned of the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and North Africa. Speaking to Russian newspaper Argumenti I Faktisaid, he said Russia is so concerned over the situation in the region, especially in ....

  • Jordan king: Forcing political agendas in any region is most harmful form of aggression

    Jordan king: Forcing political agendas in any region is most harmful form of aggression

    Date: 2015-04-22 09:03:09 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2431853

    Jordanian King Abdullah II asserted that attempts to push a political agenda in any region could spark off more conflicts and differences among countries and communities which are undergoing unrest. King Abdullah's remarks came in his address ....

  • FM to NY to attend 2015 NPT Review Conference

    FM to NY to attend 2015 NPT Review Conference

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:53:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2431721

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left Cairo Wednesday heading for New York to attend the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference to kick off there early next week. During the NPT conference, Shoukry will stress the importance ....

  • US designates top Al Shabaab members as ‘terrorists

    US designates top Al Shabaab members as ‘terrorists

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:30:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:2431565

    The United States declared Ahmed Diriye, the leader of the Somali militant group al-Shabaab and Mahad Karate, a senior member of the extremist organisation, terrorists. The State Department said in a statement the formal designation also allows ....

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