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Fabius, Qatari FM meet over ME recent developments
Date: 2015-04-14 16:10:43 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:2378993
French Minister of Forreign Affairs Laurent Fabius on Tuesday received his Qatari counterpart Khalid al Attiyah in Paris. The meeting dealt with the recent developments in the Middle East region along with bilateral cooperation in various fields, ....
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Asiana plane skids off runway in Japan injuring 20
Date: 2015-04-14 16:05:23 GMT - Japan - International - SN:53 - ID:2378893
An Asiana Airlines plane skidded off a runway Tuesday after landing in western Japan, and about 20 people were injured slightly, CBS news quoted officials as saying. The Hiroshima airport reported that the aircraft’s tail touched the runway while ....
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PM visits EMPC studios
Date: 2015-04-14 16:01:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2378357
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab Tuesday visited studios at the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) after two electricity towers feeding the city were targeted Monday night. He also visited areas of outdoor film screening and met with Adel Emam, a ....
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Obama’s goal to make deal with Iran gets new test in Congress
Date: 2015-04-14 15:59:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:52 - ID:2378845
US President Obama’s quest to get a deal with Iran on its nuclear program hinges on not only reaching across the aisle in Congress but also across oceans to find common ground with enemies, The Washington Post reported. That strategy — which ....
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UNSC approves Gulf resolution on Yemen
Date: 2015-04-14 15:55:37 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:2378817
The UN Security Council approved on Tuesday a Gulf resolution to end the Houthi military operations in Yemen and force the Shiite group to withdraw from Sanaa and other controlled cities. The 15-member council adopted the resolution with 14 votes ....
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Merkel urges unified approach to Iran sanction removal
Date: 2015-04-14 15:52:43 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:50 - ID:2378793
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged countries which imposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme to keep a unified approach to removing them, following Russia's decision to prepare to deliver missile systems to the Islamic ....
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S. Korea PM to undergo investigation into bribery scandal
Date: 2015-04-14 15:50:57 GMT - south korea - International - SN:49 - ID:2378777
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo said Tuesday he will step down if he is found to have received money from a late businessman at the center of a corruption scandal, Yonhap reported Lee claimed that he had no financial transactions with ....
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Arab Lawyers Union condemns Daesh, Nusra crimes against Palestinians in Syria
Date: 2015-04-14 15:47:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2378229
The Arab Lawyers Union strongly condemned the crimes of Daesh and Nusra against the Palestinians in Syria as they seized Yarmouk camp in Damascus where the Palestinian refugees have safely lived for years. In statement Tuesday, the union said ....
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Egypt presents new visions to face international water challenges
Date: 2015-04-14 15:45:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:2378745
Egypt’s former irrigation minister Mohamed Abdel Motaleb, head of Egypt’s delegation to World Water Forum held in South Korea, said that Egypt presented new, several and non-traditional visions on facing international water problems. In press ....
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Qurei condemns Israeli decision to demolish unfinished building in al Quds
Date: 2015-04-14 15:29:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:2378589
Member of Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Ahmed Qurei condemned Israel's decision to demolish an unfinished four-storey building in Wadi el Jouz in al Quds (East Jerusalem) under the pretext of being built without a ....