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Russia, Tunisia discuss int'l, regional issues
Date: 2015-03-18 09:11:40 GMT - Russia - International - SN:12 - ID:2189369
Russia's Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov met with the advisor to the Tunisian president, currently visiting here. Talks took up bilateral relations, as well as regional and international ....
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Tuesday set as first grace period for Egyptian workers to adjust their conditions in Jordan
Date: 2015-03-18 09:03:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2189313
Tuesday has been set as the final date for the first grace period for Egyptian workers in Jordan to adjust their working conditions and work permits. In statements on Wednesday, Minister of Manpower and Immigration Nahed Ashri urged Egyptian ....
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Israel's opposition leader concedes defeat
Date: 2015-03-18 09:02:33 GMT - Israel - International - SN:10 - ID:2189297
Israel's opposition leader Isaac Herzog has conceded defeat in the country's election, ABC news reported. Herzog, who heads the center-left Zionist Union, said he had called prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to offer congratulations for his ....
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Pakistan executes nine more prisoners: Officials
Date: 2015-03-18 08:54:34 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:9 - ID:2189237
Pakistan on Wednesday hanged nine more jailed murderers, officials said, taking the number of convicts executed over the past two days to 21, as the European Union condemned the executions, Euronews network reported. The latest round in Punjab ....
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Putin, Erdogan discuss energy cooperation, 'Turkish Stream' - Kremlin
Date: 2015-03-18 08:51:23 GMT - Russia - International - SN:8 - ID:2189229
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have discussed in a phone call bilateral relations with the focus on energy cooperation, Sputnik quoted the Kremlin as saying. "The sides discussed in a friendly ....
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Workers of Egyptian Co. For Iron & Steel Products suspend sit-in
Date: 2015-03-18 08:25:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2188993
Workers at the Egyptian Co. For Iron & Steel Products in Suez have suspended their sit-in after the board chairman agreed to hold a meeting to discuss their problems on March 23. The regional federation of independent trade unions will meet with ....
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Shas will not join any gov't under Netanyahu unless he approved its conditions
Date: 2015-03-18 08:24:03 GMT - Israel - International - SN:6 - ID:2188985
Israeli Shas party chief Aryeh Deri said his party will not join any government under Benjamin Netanyahu unless he accepted his conditions, Radio Israel reported. Shas has however been using several means to reach out to their potential voters in ....
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Police cars set afire at austerity protest in Germany
Date: 2015-03-18 08:13:40 GMT - Germany - International - SN:5 - ID:2188881
Demonstrators set at least two police cars on fire Wednesday as authorities confronted left-wing anti-austerity protesters trying to blockade the inauguration ceremony for the European Central Bank's new headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, ABC news ....
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PAF Jets pound militant hideouts in Tirah Valley
Date: 2015-03-18 08:12:34 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:4 - ID:2188869
At least 34 militants were killed in early morning strikes launched by Pakistan Air Force in Tirah valley, Geo News reported on its website. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) branch of the Pakistan Army, strikes were ....
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Japanese police investigating calls threatening to kill US ambassador Kennedy
Date: 2015-03-18 07:44:39 GMT - Japan - International - SN:2 - ID:2188717
Japanese police are investigating phone calls threatening to kill U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, ABC news reported. Authorities said Wednesday that Tokyo's metropolitan police were investigating the calls to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. They ....