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Obama calls King Salman, expresses support for Yemen strikes
Date: 2015-03-28 07:57:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2259421
US President Barack Obama spoke over phone to Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz on Friday, and expressed his support for airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led Arab coalition on Houthi targets in Yemen, the White House revealed in a statement. Obama ....
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Saudi-led airstrikes continue in Yemen
Date: 2015-03-28 07:44:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2259289
The Saudi-led "Operation Decisive Storm" continued against the Houthis by targeting military sites in Yemen today at dawn. For the first time in the third day of the operation against Houthis and supporters of former Yemeni president Ali ....
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Assad can suspend conflict in Syria now - US State Department
Date: 2015-03-28 07:41:09 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2259265
Syrian President Bashar al Assad can stop the ongoing conflict in Syria now through announcing readiness to hold a serious dialogue with the Syrian opposition, said US Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Jeff Rathke. Assad has the ability to ....
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Austrian FM urges intl community to take unified stance against extremism
Date: 2015-03-28 07:39:42 GMT - Austria - International - SN:3 - ID:2259257
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz's statements that "Islam was part of Europe" and his participation in a United Nations Security Council session on the freedom of religion was the focus of the Austrian media Saturday. “It is important to ....
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UNSC ratifies Arab draft resolution on terrorism in Libya
Date: 2015-03-28 07:35:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2259237
The United Nations Security Council in New York unanimously approved a draft resolution on fighting terrorism in Libya thanks to efforts by Egypt, Libya and Jordan. The draft resolution, therefore, gives an international legitimate cover to the ....
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Foreign ministry closely following up Egyptians' conditions in Yemen - spokesman
Date: 2015-03-28 07:31:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2259213
The Consular Sector at the Foreign Ministry is closely following up the Egyptians' conditions in Yemen through an operations room which works around the clock, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Aati. The spokesman, meanwhile, urged ....
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Sisi receives Tunisian president at Sharm airport
Date: 2015-03-27 15:33:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2256941
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Friday his Tunisian counterpart Baji Caid Essebi at Sharm el Sheikh airport. Essebi will participate in the 26th regular session of the Arab Summit, to kick off Saturday in the Red Sea resort ....
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Kuwaiti emir heads for Egypt to attend Arab summit
Date: 2015-03-27 15:29:43 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2256929
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah and his accompanying delegation left Kuwait on Friday heading for Sharm el-Sheikh to take part in the 26th Arab Summit, due to kick off there on Saturday. The accompanying delegation includes ....
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Sisi receives Abbas at Sharm airport
Date: 2015-03-27 15:28:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2256925
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Friday his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas at Sharm el Sheikh airport. Abbas will participate in the 26th regular session of the Arab Summit, to kick off Saturday in Sharm el Sheikh. The summit ....
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Police chief inspects security units in Cairo
Date: 2015-03-27 15:21:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2256877
Cairo Police Chief Major General Osama Bedir on Friday inspected security units deployed in the Egyptian capital. The inspection comes in preparation for the Arab Summit, due to kick off Saturday in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm el ....