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  • UK Home Secretary defies cabinet over 100,000 cap on migrants

    UK Home Secretary defies cabinet over 100,000 cap on migrants

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:54:14 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:26 - ID:2081333

    British Home Secretary Theresa May binds on Tuesday a future Tory government to a net migration target that it has failed to meet in this parliament, The Times reported on Tuesday. A day after senior Conservatives warned the home secretary that ....

  • US: Monitoring of Iran remains focus of US intelligence and IAEA

    US: Monitoring of Iran remains focus of US intelligence and IAEA

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:50:30 GMT - Israel - International - SN:25 - ID:2081297

    US spy chief, James Clapper said that strict monitoring of Iran remains a key focus of the US intelligence community and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Jerusalem Post reported. "We need the basic foundational information and ....

  • Sharqiya Governor, investors discuss investment opportunities

    Sharqiya Governor, investors discuss investment opportunities

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:48:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2080701

    Sharqiya Governor Reda Abdel Salam held a meeting with a number of investors and businessmen to review available investment opportunities in the governorate. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi gave clear and strict instructions to governors to engage ....

  • US official: Soundbites won't stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapon

    US official: Soundbites won't stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapon

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:46:48 GMT - Israel - International - SN:24 - ID:2081269

    US National Security Adviser Susan Rice received a standing ovation at AIPAC's annual policy conference in Washington on Tuesday when she said "a bad deal [with Iran] is worse than no deal. And if that is the choice, there will be no deal", ....

  • Syrian army raides Daesh sites in various areas

    Syrian army raides Daesh sites in various areas

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:45:35 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2081257

    The Syrian army continued raids on Daesh sites and hideouts in various areas across the country. Army units in cooperation with popular defense groups established full control over Gas Well No /101/ at Palmyra countryside in Homs ....

  • Yemen's president offers Riyadh as venue for political talks

    Yemen's president offers Riyadh as venue for political talks

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:44:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2081129

    Yemen's President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Tuesday that the Saudi capital Riyadh should be the venue of the dialogue between political powers. Riyadh would be a suitable place for the resumption of talks as it is impossible to be held in ....

  • 964 Egyptians return home from Libya via Salloum crossing

    964 Egyptians return home from Libya via Salloum crossing

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:42:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2081189

    Matrouh Security Director General Al Anani Hamouda said as many as 964 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum border crossing over the past 24 hours. In statements on Tuesday, General Hamouda said he ordered travel measures to be ....

  • 55 ships crossed Suez Canal

    55 ships crossed Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:40:30 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:21 - ID:2081177

    Fifty-five ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.148 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 39 vessels carrying 1.330 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 16 ships carrying 818,000 tons. ....

  • South Sudan conflict lies in the hands of China, US - The New York Times

    South Sudan conflict lies in the hands of China, US - The New York Times

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:32:09 GMT - USA - International - SN:19 - ID:2081101

    The United States may have midwifed the birth of South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation. But China has quickly become among its most important patrons, building its roads and pumping its oil, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Now, more ....

  • Saudi Crown Prince receives British defense secretary

    Saudi Crown Prince receives British defense secretary

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:13:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2080901

    Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz met here on Tuesday with British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon and his accompanying delegation, SPA news agency reported. During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues of common interest ....

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