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2 Iraqis killed, 13 injured in two blasts in Baghdad
Date: 2015-04-10 12:12:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2351461
Two Iraqis were killed and 13 others injured in two blasts in Baghdad on Friday, Iraqi Interior Minister's spokesman told MENA. A member of the government-loyal militias was killed and a citizen was injured after a suicide bomber, wearing an ....
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Helping Egypt in fight against terrorism important, says Saudi amb.
Date: 2015-04-10 12:04:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2351397
The Saudi ambassador in Cairo Ahmed Qatan has stressed the importance of helping Egypt in its fight against terrorism. Ahmed Qatan even called it a "duty" during a dinner banquet he held at his house in honor of a number of foreign ambassadors to ....
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Iran sanctions should be lifted as soon as nuclear deal signed: Russian official
Date: 2015-04-10 11:52:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:2351309
Sanctions imposed on Iran by a UN Security Council resolution must be cancelled together with the signing of the agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in press statements on Friday. "We confirm ....
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Car bombing takes place in Baghdad
Date: 2015-04-10 10:28:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2350577
A car bombing took place in central Iraqi capital Baghdad on Friday, a well-placed security source reported. The bomb exploded in Karrada neighborhood in Baghdad, the source said. Security forces and ambulances rushed to the scene of the ....
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2nd round of intra-Syrian talks in Moscow 'positive', says opposition
Date: 2015-04-10 10:03:42 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2350441
Syrian opposition leader Qadri Jamil on Friday said it was premature to discuss a new round of intra-Syrian talks, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported. Jamil said the negotiating parties were closer to agreeing on the existing issues than ....
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Erdogan ratifies nuclear cooperation deal between Turkey, Japan
Date: 2015-04-10 08:55:24 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:8 - ID:2350013
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved an agreement between Turkey and Japan to cooperate in the field of nuclear energy, The Daily Sabah reported. The Turkish parliament had passed into law an intergovernmental agreement to build a ....
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Hillary Clinton to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend
Date: 2015-04-10 08:44:12 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:2349937
Hillary Clinton will end years of speculation about her political ambitions and formally announce she is running for president as early as this weekend, Wall Street Journal quoted people familiar with the matter as saying on Thursday. In recent ....
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EGX gains EGP 1.5 bln, indexes show mixed performance
Date: 2015-04-10 08:19:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2349821
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 1.5 billion pounds at the end of the week's trading as its capital hits EGP 510.8 billion with 0.3 percent increase. The EGX 30 benchmark index went up 0.01 percent to close at 8,893 points. The broader EGX ....
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Nilesat: Satellite channels go off air due to technical problems at studios
Date: 2015-04-10 08:13:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2349797
The privately-owned satellite channels of Al Kahera Wal Nas and Sada El Balad went off air on Thursday due to technical problems at their studios, an official source with the Egyptian Satellite Company Nilesat said. A team of technicians from ....
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia discuss military cooperation
Date: 2015-04-10 07:57:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2349725
Egypt's Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi held a meeting on Thursday with his Saudi counterpart Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss military cooperation. The meeting took up the latest developments of the military operations led by Saudi Arabia ....