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  • Saudi FM, GCC chief receive US Deputy Secretary of State

    Saudi FM, GCC chief receive US Deputy Secretary of State

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:56:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2331417

    Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Saud al Faisal and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on Tuesday received US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his accompanying ....

  • IAEA keen on cooperation with Egypt in use of peaceful nuclear energy

    IAEA keen on cooperation with Egypt in use of peaceful nuclear energy

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:54:19 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:24 - ID:2331401

    Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano stressed the importance of cementing cooperation with Egypt in the light of Cairo's decision to start a program for peaceful use of nuclear energy. During a meeting with ....

  • Mahlab presides over societal dialogue session on elections

    Mahlab presides over societal dialogue session on elections

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:49:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2331021

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab presided over a session of societal dialogue at the House of Representatives headquarters in Cairo on Tuesday. The session, which was attended by 15 representatives of political parties, aimed at listening to the ....

  • Saudi amb. denies conflict between US, Saudi Arabia on Iran's support for Houthis

    Saudi amb. denies conflict between US, Saudi Arabia on Iran's support for Houthis

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:47:27 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2331357

    Saudi Ambassador to the US Adel bin Ahmed al Jubeir denied on Tuesday any conflict between the US and Saudi Arabia over Iran's support for Houthis in Yemen. During a meeting with American and Saudi media personnel, Jubeir stressed that Iran ....

  • Palestinian govt rejects partial transfer of tax revenues

    Palestinian govt rejects partial transfer of tax revenues

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:25:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2331133

    Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al Hamdallah Tuesday reiterated rejection of Israel's partial transfer of tax revenues. Israel had released frozen tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority after deducting 1.50 billion shekels to cover debts to ....

  • Police seize 90 firearms, remove 4,113 encroachments nationwide

    Police seize 90 firearms, remove 4,113 encroachments nationwide

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:22:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2331109

    In a wide-scale campaign over the past 24 hours, security forces seized 90 firearms and a huge amount of ammunition. As many as 233 drug cases, 325 supply cases were registered, according to security sources. Also, 4,113 encroachments were ....

  • FM takes part in Egyptian-Algerian-Italian meeting on Libya in Rome

    FM takes part in Egyptian-Algerian-Italian meeting on Libya in Rome

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:18:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2331089

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will take part in a three-way meeting with his Algerian and Italian counterparts in the Italian capital Rome on Wednesday. The meeting is part of consultations between the parties concerned with the Libyan crisis ....

  • 780 Egyptians evacuated from Yemen so far: Foreign Ministry

    780 Egyptians evacuated from Yemen so far: Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:14:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2330289

    As many as 780 Egyptians were evacuated from Yemen so far, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Aatti on Tuesday. He added that 585 Egyptians arrived in Saudi Arabia via border crossings, while 90 others arrived in Djibouti on board cargo ....

  • Israeli forces arrest, beat up Palestinians in WB

    Israeli forces arrest, beat up Palestinians in WB

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:06:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2330965

    Israeli forces Tuesday detained eight Palestinians and physically assaulted another in West Bank districts, WAFA news agency quoted security sources as saying. Israeli police detained five Palestinian minors from the Old City of Jerusalem ....

  • ICRC aid plane to land at Sanaa airport Wednesday, says spokeswoman

    ICRC aid plane to land at Sanaa airport Wednesday, says spokeswoman

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:04:22 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2330949

    An aid flight with medical supplies for Yemen will land at Sanaa airport Wednesday morning, says a spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross. A plane carrying 16 tons of medical supplies has been held back because of logistical ....

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