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GCC welcomes appointment of former Yemeni PM as vice president
Date: 2015-04-13 09:18:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2368661
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) welcomed on Monday the appointment of former Yemeni prime minister Khaled Bahah as vice president to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Al-Arabiya television reported Bahah has already taken an oath before Hadi ....
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AL says elections constitutional right in democratic process in Arab states
Date: 2015-04-13 08:56:25 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2368649
Head of the Arab League mission for the Sudanese elections Alaa el Zoheiry asserted the importance of the elections as a constitutional right in the democratic process in the Arab states. The developments that took place within the past five ....
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Bomb explodes outside Moroccan embassy in Tripoli
Date: 2015-04-13 08:54:49 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2368629
A bomb has exploded at the gates of the Moroccan embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. It came hours after two people were shot dead outside South Korea's embassy. There was some damage to cars nearby, but no reports of injuries. The embassy ....
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Kerry: Clinton did ‘terrific job’ rebuilding ‘shredded’ alliances
Date: 2015-04-13 08:48:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:2367841
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said his predecessor, Hillary Clinton, did a “terrific job of rebuilding alliances” that earlier administrations had “shredded." "Secretary of State Clinton did a terrific job of rebuilding alliances ....
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Egypt to start buying wheat from local farmers as of Tuesday
Date: 2015-04-13 08:44:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2368533
Supply Minister Khaled Henfi will open on Tuesday the official season for importing wheat from local farmers to run for three months. The government, represented in the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), will buy wheat from local ....
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Suez 'fully secured' during Sham el Nesim, says police chief
Date: 2015-04-13 08:40:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2368501
Rapid deployment forces were positioned on main roads in Suez governorate, north of Cairo, to secure Sham el Nesim celebrations, Security Chief Tareq el Gazzar said on Monday. The security forces fully secured Suez-Ain el-Soukhna, Suez- Sinai ....
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No plan for defense pact with Japan: Seoul ministry
Date: 2015-04-13 08:30:37 GMT - south korea - International - SN:10 - ID:2368397
South Korea has no immediate plan to push for a military acquisition pact with Japan although it could be necessary in the long term, Yonhap quoted Seoul's defense ministry as saying Monday. The Japanese daily Nikkei reported on Sunday that Tokyo ....
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6 killed, 7 wounded in road collision on Sokhna road
Date: 2015-04-13 08:21:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:2368317
Six people were killed and seven others wounded in a car collision on Suez-Ain Sokhna road on Monday. The crash took place between a microbus, a truck and a private car. Some of the wounded are in a critical condition, a medical source said. ....
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Israel allows 570 trucks into Gaza Strip
Date: 2015-04-13 08:16:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2368293
Israeli authorities decided on Monday to allow 570 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karm Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors along with aid ....
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FM presides over cordinatory meeting in Barcelona
Date: 2015-04-13 08:09:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2368249
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry presided over a coordinatory meeting of the Arab group taking part in the EU neighborhood policy review in Barcelona on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aati said. Shoukry underlined the ....