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  • Indonesia president calls for new global economic order

    Indonesia president calls for new global economic order

    Date: 2015-04-22 12:29:21 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:28 - ID:2434201

    Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday called for a new global economic order that isn’t reliant on the world’s three main multilateral lending institutions. The remark was made at the opening session of a conference of Asian and African ....

  • 13 Iraqis killed, wounded in car blast in Baghdad

    13 Iraqis killed, wounded in car blast in Baghdad

    Date: 2015-04-22 11:08:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2433157

    At least two Iraqis were killed and 11 more wounded in a car blast in Jamila neighborhood in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday. Spokesman for the Iraqi Interior Ministry Saad Maan told MENA correspondent in Baghdad a booby-trapped car went off in al ....

  • Lebanon's parliament fails to elect president

    Lebanon's parliament fails to elect president

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:51:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2432945

    Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri on Wednesday adjourned until May 13 the presidential elections session due to lack of quorum. Two thirds of the 128-member Parliament must be present during the session to meet the quorum. ....

  • Hegazi: Joint Arab Force is to fight terrorism, protect Arab national security

    Hegazi: Joint Arab Force is to fight terrorism, protect Arab national security

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:50:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2432925

    Egyptian Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi stressed on Wednesday that the Joint Arab Force aims at fighting terrorism and protecting Arab national security. This force is not directed against any side and that's why it is highly appreciated at the ....

  • Interior Ministry mourns Arish police station victim

    Interior Ministry mourns Arish police station victim

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:45:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2432817

    The Interior Ministry mourned on Wednesday Major Mohamed Khaled Abdel Latif who succumbed to wounds he sustained during a terrorist attack on Arish police station earlier the month. In a statement, the ministry stressed that such heinous acts ....

  • Palestinian writers union mourns death of Egypt's renowned poet Abnoudi

    Palestinian writers union mourns death of Egypt's renowned poet Abnoudi

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:44:41 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2431801

    The Palestinian Writers Union (PWU) has mourned the death of Egypt's renowned poet Abdel Rahman al Abnoudi who breathed his last on Tuesday after long illness at the age of 76. PWU Secretary General Murad al Sudani said Abnoudi's death is a big ....

  • PM meets Zambian VP on fringe of Asia-Africa summit

    PM meets Zambian VP on fringe of Asia-Africa summit

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:42:17 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2432769

    Egypt is keen on boosting relations with Africa and wants very much to restore its leading role in the continent, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said Wednesday. An African department has been formed at the Cabinet to promote this approach, Mahlab ....

  • Armenian president addresses forum on genocide

    Armenian president addresses forum on genocide

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:40:48 GMT - Armenia - International - SN:22 - ID:2432761

    Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan addressed the International Social and Political Global Forum against the Crime of Genocide. "The impressive and venerable list of this forum’s participants gives us hope that the forum will become an important ....

  • 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, ....

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