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UK to train moderate Syrian opposition
Date: 2015-03-26 15:55:07 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2251105
UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon announced on Thursday that his country will provide military training to moderate Syrian opposition forces. As part of a wider package to ensure a robust international response to the threat of violent ....
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Iraq supports legitimacy, political solutions - FM
Date: 2015-03-26 15:53:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2251089
Iraq supports Arab efforts to resolve the Yemeni crisis, affirmed Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari. Jaffari, meanwhile, warned of the militarization of political disputes. In press statements prior to the Arab foreign ministers' ....
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Arab FMs meeting kicks off in Sharm
Date: 2015-03-26 15:52:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2251061
The Arab Foreign Ministers' meeting kicked off in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh city on Thursday in preparation for the 26th Arab summit, which will take place on Saturday. Today's meeting is chaired by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh ....
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Sisi to meet German lawmaker Monday
Date: 2015-03-26 15:49:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2251041
A senior German lawmaker is due in Egypt in the coming week to hold talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on ways of bolstering bilateral relations. During their meeting on Monday, Chairman of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) ....
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Yemen FM: Chance for Dialogue still open
Date: 2015-03-26 15:48:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2251029
Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyad Yassin said the gate is still open for national dialogue in Yemen following the military "Operation Decisive Storm" staged by Saudi Arabia against Houthis in the country. Speaking on the sidelines of the Arab Foreign ....
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Head of Lebanese People's Congress urges forming national security council
Date: 2015-03-26 15:46:16 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2250981
The head of the Lebanese People's Congress Kamal Shatila called on the Arab Summit, to open in Sharm el Sheikh Saturday, to form an Arab national security council that will have under its command joint forces and a full security apparatus. This ....
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GCC FMs hold meeting on Yemeni crisis
Date: 2015-03-26 15:44:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2250973
MENA learnt that foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held a meeting here on Thursday ahead of the start of the preparatory meeting for Arab foreign ministers. Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian ....
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Arab FMs to hold special session on Yemen
Date: 2015-03-26 15:42:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2250949
The Arab foreign ministers will hold later on Thursday a special session on the developments in Yemen in light of the air raids launched by Gulf countries against Houthis, Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aati said. The consultative meeting ....
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Sudan participates in Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen to secure Saudi territories
Date: 2015-03-26 15:41:32 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2250933
Sudan is participating in Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen in order to secure Saudi territories, Sudanese Army spokesman Al Sawarmy Khaled Saad said on Thursday. In a press release, he added that Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel Rehim Hussein has ....
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France affirms support of its regional partners to restore Yemen's stability
Date: 2015-03-26 15:36:58 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2250893
France affirmed support of its partners in the region to restore stability in Yemen. It also condemned operations carried by Houthis to shake stability in Yemen. This came in a statement issued by the French Foreign Ministry to comment on the ....