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  • Arab FMs back Palestine ICC bid

    Arab FMs back Palestine ICC bid

    Date: 2015-03-10 06:19:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2127265

    The Arab foreign ministers asserted they fully back a Palestinian bid to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pave the way for a possible war crimes investigation with Israel. During the 143rd session of the Arab Foreign Ministers ....

  • Arab FMs criminalizes using irrigation facilities in wars, terrorism

    Arab FMs criminalizes using irrigation facilities in wars, terrorism

    Date: 2015-03-10 06:06:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2127213

    The Council of Arab Foreign Ministers has criminalized the use of irrigation facilities in wars and acts of terrorism, said a statement at the conclusion of a meeting in Cairo on Monday. The council called for preserving dams, calling for ....

  • Foreign Ministry praises success of Cairo talks on peace-keeping operations

    Foreign Ministry praises success of Cairo talks on peace-keeping operations

    Date: 2015-03-09 18:55:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:2125973

    Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs and International Security Hesham Badr said the regional consultations Egypt hosted in the period between March 4 and 6 within the framework of strategic review of peace-keeping operations were ....

  • Saudi FM sworn in front of King Salman

    Saudi FM sworn in front of King Salman

    Date: 2015-03-09 18:53:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:2125957

    Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal was sworn in on Monday before King Salman bin Abdel Aziz. The Crown Prince and the Deputy Crown Prince were present. "I swear by Almighty Allah to be loyal to my religion, King, and country, not to divulge ....

  • Jordan's King holds talks with Belgian PM on ties, Mideast issues

    Jordan's King holds talks with Belgian PM on ties, Mideast issues

    Date: 2015-03-09 18:51:37 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:2125945

    Jordan's King Abdullah II and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, on Monday, discussed ways of cementing ties between Jordan and Belgium as well as developments in the Middle East and the world, Petra reported. King Abdullah and Michel ....

  • Iraqi PM meets top US general

    Iraqi PM meets top US general

    Date: 2015-03-09 18:48:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:2125925

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar el Abadi called on the international community to help Iraq stop the terrorists' influx into his country and drain their financial resources. This came during a meeting on Monday with Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of ....

  • Senegalese ambassador to Egypt appreciates Sisi's viewpoint on developing ties

    Senegalese ambassador to Egypt appreciates Sisi's viewpoint on developing ties

    Date: 2015-03-09 18:46:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:2125909

    Senegalese Ambassador to Egypt Mamadou Mamoudou Sall said that African Ambassadors in Cairo appreciate President Abdel Fattah el Sisi's invitation to them to hear the Egyptian viewpoints on developing relations between Egypt and African states in ....

  • Iraqi minister: We're comfortable receiving aid from Iran

    Iraqi minister: We're comfortable receiving aid from Iran

    Date: 2015-03-09 18:43:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:2125853

    The Iraqi defense minister said Monday that his government is comfortable asking for and receiving help from Iran, a major U.S. adversary, in its fight against Islamic State militants. "We are in a state of war," Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi ....

  • Sisi: Egypt needs serious work to achieve sustainable development

    Sisi: Egypt needs serious work to achieve sustainable development

    Date: 2015-03-09 18:40:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:2125841

    President Abdel Fatah El Sisi greeted the martyrs who sacrificed their souls for the sake of the homeland. In a speech on the occasion of the inauguration of 19 mega projects including bridges, roads and tunnels at the cost of 3.5 billion pounds ....

  • 6 military personnel killed, injured in terror act in North Sinai

    6 military personnel killed, injured in terror act in North Sinai

    Date: 2015-03-09 18:38:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:2125837

    One soldier and two conscripts were killed in a bomb attack on their armored vehicle in Sheikh Zuweid on Monday, said Military Spokesman Mohamed Samir. The explosion left three more security personnel injured. In a statement Monday, the ....

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