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  • Jordan's King heads for Indonesia

    Jordan's King heads for Indonesia

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:04:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2424777

    Jordanian King Abdullah II left here on Tuesday heading for Indonesia to partake in the Asian-African Summit slated for Wednesday, according to a statement released by Royal Hashemite Court. The Jordanian king's visit to Jakarta is the first leg ....

  • Work with raditional passports extended for Egyptians in 4 Gulf States

    Work with raditional passports extended for Egyptians in 4 Gulf States

    Date: 2015-04-21 09:28:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2424397

    Egypt's embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Qatar and United Arab Emirates will renew the non-machine readable passports for Egyptian citizens until they return home and issue machine readable passports (e-passports), the Foreign Ministry said on ....

  • Morsi, 12 MB leaders sentenced to 20 years in Ittihadiya incidents

    Morsi, 12 MB leaders sentenced to 20 years in Ittihadiya incidents

    Date: 2015-04-21 09:23:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2424369

    The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 12 leaders of his terrorist Muslim Brotherhood to 20 years in prison over charges of showing off force, apprehension and torture of demonstrators outside Ittihadiya presidential ....

  • Tough security measures ahead of Morsi verdict

    Tough security measures ahead of Morsi verdict

    Date: 2015-04-21 07:23:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2423437

    The Interior Ministry stepped up security measures ahead of a verdict in the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 14 others charged with inciting the murder of demonstrators outside Ittihadiya presidential palace in December 2012. The ....

  • Egypt FM starts Saudi Arabia visit

    Egypt FM starts Saudi Arabia visit

    Date: 2015-04-21 07:06:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2423341

    Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived here late Monday. Shoukry is set to meet with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al Faisal on Tuesday to discuss enhancing ties as well as the situation in Yemen, Egypt's Ambassador in Riyadh Afifi ....

  • Chinese security chief 'spied on Xi Jinping'

    Chinese security chief 'spied on Xi Jinping'

    Date: 2015-04-21 06:59:47 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:2423273

    China's feared former security chief took advantage of his position to spy on top Communist Party rivals including Xi Jinping, the current president. Zhou Yongkang, a Party veteran who once ruled over China's immense domestic security and ....

  • EFA answers back accusations over Prince Ali bin Hussein's visit

    EFA answers back accusations over Prince Ali bin Hussein's visit

    Date: 2015-04-21 06:08:04 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:3 - ID:2423053

    CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) - The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has issued a statement to respond to accusations over a visit paid by Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, the president of the Jordanian Football Association, to the EFA headquarters. Prince ....

  • France supports Arab countries willing to form joint force -- Defense min.

    France supports Arab countries willing to form joint force -- Defense min.

    Date: 2015-04-21 05:55:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2422993

    French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian asserted his country's readiness to forge a partnership with Arab countries willing to form a joint Arab force. This came during his visit to Lebanon to witness the receipt of the first installment of $3 ....

  • US concerned about Iran's 'continued support' for Houthis

    US concerned about Iran's 'continued support' for Houthis

    Date: 2015-04-21 05:52:12 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:2422989

    The US White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that the US has concerns about Iran's "continued support" for the Houthis. "We have seen evidence that the Iranians are supplying weapons and other armed support to the Houthis in Yemen. That ....

  • Pope Tawadros arrives in Armenia

    Pope Tawadros arrives in Armenia

    Date: 2015-04-20 16:48:43 GMT - Armenia - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:2421213

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese arrived here on Monday on a week-long visit to take part in the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. It is the first visit by the pope to Armenia since taking over the papal ....

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