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Moscow concerned about growing number of NATO drills near Russian borders
Date: 2015-03-16 11:43:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:32 - ID:2175521
The growing number of NATO drills near Russian borders leads to destabilization of the situation in north-eastern Europe, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Meshkov said on Monday, according to TASS News Agency. "Russia is deeply concerned ....
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Afghan army says kills 10 militants affiliated with Daesh
Date: 2015-03-16 11:12:49 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:31 - ID:2175249
Afghan security forces have killed 10 fighters who claimed to be from Daesh in Afghanistan, Euronews quoted officials as saying on Monday. Reports said growing numbers of disgruntled Taliban fighters have joined the militant group that controls ....
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Israel allows Gazan prisoners to receive family visits
Date: 2015-03-16 11:10:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2175237
Israeli authorities on Monday allowed Gazans to visit relatives detained in Israel's Rimon Prison in southern Israel. "As many as 66 Gazans on Monday visited relatives in Rimon Prison through the Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel," ....
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Vatican supports military force against Daesh to stop ‘genocide’
Date: 2015-03-16 11:08:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:28 - ID:2175205
Vatican's UN ambassador Archbishop Silvano Tomasi has backed military action against Daesh in Iraq and Syria. "We have to stop this kind of genocide," the Italian archbishop told Crux, a US Catholic website. "Otherwise we'll be crying out in the ....
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Some projects signed at EEDC to be implemented swiftly - minister
Date: 2015-03-16 11:05:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2175181
A number of projects, signed during the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), will start to be implemented immediately, said Planning Minister Ashraf el Araby. Most of the projects will be enlisted as part of the upcoming fiscal year ....
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205 Egyptians return home from Libya via Salloum crossing over past 24 hours
Date: 2015-03-16 11:04:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2175169
Some 205 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing over the past 24 hours, said Matroh Security Chief Anani Hamouda. He assured that entry procedures are being quickly finalized. Libya has been witnessing a rising insurgency by ....
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Houthis lift house arrest on Yemeni premier, cabinet ministers
Date: 2015-03-16 11:03:38 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2175153
Yemen's Houthi militia group on Monday released Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and all his cabinet ministers after nearly two months under house arrest, government spokesman Rajeh Badi said. In a statement on his Facebook page, Bahah - who resigned ....
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CBE to receive Gulf deposits within days - Ramez
Date: 2015-03-16 10:59:17 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:24 - ID:2175117
Deposits announced by Gulf leaderships during the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), will be received by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) within days, said CBE Governor Hisham Ramez. In exclusive statements to MENA Monday, Ramez said ....
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Kuwait Energy says investments in Egypt have no endpoint
Date: 2015-03-16 10:57:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2175085
Kuwait Energy has said that its investments in Egypt have no endpoint. Developing the Egyptian economy is a national Arab project to which all friends of Egypt should contribute, said Mansour Abu Khamseen, board chairman of Kuwait Energy, in ....
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Putin will meet leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan in Astana on March 20
Date: 2015-03-16 10:55:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:2174041
The presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will meet in Astana on Friday, a spokesman for the Kazakh leader said on Monday, Tass reports. The spokesman said Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko had already confirmed they would attend the ....