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Turkish prosecutor dies after hostage siege
Date: 2015-04-01 09:03:38 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:9 - ID:2289473
A prosecutor involved in a controversial case died Tuesday after he was shot during a hostage siege in an Istanbul courthouse, the CNN reported. Prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz died in the hospital from injuries he suffered during the attack, Prime ....
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Enough progress made in Iran nuclear talks to extend talks to Wednesday - US
Date: 2015-04-01 08:56:38 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:2289409
Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers will pass the negotiators' self-imposed Tuesday night deadline to produce the outline of an agreement and will be extended by at least a day, the United States said. State Department spokeswoman ....
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Lavrov: Nuclear deal with Iran ‘reached on all key aspects’
Date: 2015-04-01 08:31:05 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:2289213
Iran and six major world powers have managed to reach a preliminary agreement on ‘all the key aspects’ of a deal over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program, Russia’s foreign minister said as quoted by Sputnik news agency. Experts from Iran and ....
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Erdogan praises security forces' over Istanbul attack handling
Date: 2015-04-01 08:20:15 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:6 - ID:2289125
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised the security forces for their effort to peacefully end the crisis of holding Istanbul's prosecutor as a hostage by leftist group. Erdogan said Tuesday that the crime that took place at an Istanbul ....
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Pope Tawadros II meets Alexandria governor
Date: 2015-04-01 08:02:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2289001
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese met on Tuesday with Alexandria Governor Hany el Messeiry. The meeting took up plans adopted by the governor to carry out development projects in Alexandria. The Pope ....
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Egypt stocks gain EGP6bn in first quarter
Date: 2015-04-01 06:56:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2288529
Egypt’s stock market indices showed mixed performance while equities gained around EGP 6.2 billion ($810.2 million) in capitalization during the first quarter of 2015. The benchmark index EGX30 rose 2.3% or 208.2 points to close the quarter at ....
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Obama confers with US team on Iran nuclear talks
Date: 2015-04-01 06:52:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:2288509
US President Barack Obama conferred with key national security advisers about nuclear talks with Iran. "The president convened a secure video teleconference with members of his national security team," said National Security Council spokeswoman ....
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Sisi to Obama: Lifting arms ban helps address shared challenges
Date: 2015-04-01 06:36:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2288441
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi told U.S. President Barack Obama lifting the executive holds on US military aid further helps address the shared challenges to the U.S. and Egypt, consistent with the longstanding strategic partnership between the two ....
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Sisi's Ethiopia visit positively affected ties with African states: PM
Date: 2015-04-01 06:36:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2288473
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has said that he has touched the positive outcome of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's visit to Ethiopia last week. The premier, who returned home on Tuesday after taking part in the 18th COMESA summit in Addis Ababa, ....
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Saudi-led op in Yemen on day 6
Date: 2015-03-31 17:59:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:2287161
The Saudi-led operation against Houthi militants' positions in Yemen runs on for the sixth day in a row. The operations are going on at the same pace to achieve the stated objectives of the current phase, said a spokesman for Operation Decisive ....
