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  • Peshmerga forces thwart Daesh attack in Ninawa

    Peshmerga forces thwart Daesh attack in Ninawa

    Date: 2015-02-28 09:25:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2058369

    Kurdish Peshmerga forces have foiled an attack by Daesh militants on their sites in Sinjar in Ninawa province. The Peshmerga - the official military forces of the autonomous region of Kurdistan – backed by the anti-Daesh international coalition, ....

  • Egypt restored its leading role in Arab region - Palestinian FM

    Egypt restored its leading role in Arab region - Palestinian FM

    Date: 2015-02-28 09:22:16 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2058337

    Egypt had returned to its key role in the Arab region after President Abdel Fattah El Sisi assumed power, affirmed Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Malki. In an interview with MENA during his current visit to China as part of a delegation ....

  • Sisi in Arabia Sunday for talks on bilateral cooperation, regional developments

    Sisi in Arabia Sunday for talks on bilateral cooperation, regional developments

    Date: 2015-02-28 09:02:58 GMT - all over the world - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2058129

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is due in Saudi Arabia Sunday for talks on economic cooperation and regional and Arab developments. The talks will focus on the latest developments in Yemen and their repercussions for the Arab Gulf and Red Sea ....

  • Saudi diplomat in Aden reportedly missing

    Saudi diplomat in Aden reportedly missing

    Date: 2015-02-28 09:00:59 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2058097

    Officials at the Saudi consulate here said they have lost contact with the acting deputy consul since Friday night. Contact has been lost with Saeed al Shahry since Friday evening, according to Yemeni online paper "Aden Al Ghad". A source said ....

  • Kuwaiti awqaf min. launches strategy to spread moderation values

    Kuwaiti awqaf min. launches strategy to spread moderation values

    Date: 2015-02-28 08:37:51 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2057933

    Kuwait's Minister of Justice and Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Yaacoub al Sanaa launched a new strategy to spread moderation values based mainly on the renewal of religious discourse. The Higher Committee for the Promotion of Moderation will seek ....

  • Report: Nusra Front hands over demands to mediator in hostages case

    Report: Nusra Front hands over demands to mediator in hostages case

    Date: 2015-02-28 08:30:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2057889

    Al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front reportedly handed over to the Qatari appointed mediator a list of its demands in return for the release of the Lebanese soldiers and policemen in its captivity, Naharnet said. According to As Safir newspaper ....

  • Sherry Carlin sworn in as USAID mission director to Egypt

    Sherry Carlin sworn in as USAID mission director to Egypt

    Date: 2015-02-28 08:28:30 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2057881

    Sherry Carlin was sworn in as Mission Director for Egypt for the US Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID Acting Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt administered the oath of office. “Sherry’s leadership and experience managing USAID ....

  • FM meets CPC official

    FM meets CPC official

    Date: 2015-02-28 08:03:45 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2057625

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Saturday with the director of foreign relations at the Communist Party of China (CPC) . Talks took up means of boosting bilateral relations in all fields, Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aati ....

  • Security campaign launched in Alex. to arrest outlaws

    Security campaign launched in Alex. to arrest outlaws

    Date: 2015-02-28 08:02:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2057605

    An intensive security campaign was launched in Alexandria to arrest outlaws and eliminate criminal hotbeds. The campaign resulted in seizing unlicensed weapons, drugs, four stolen cars and several firearms. The Public Prosecution was ....

  • Sisi to meet with former German chancellor

    Sisi to meet with former German chancellor

    Date: 2015-02-28 08:02:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2057601

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will meet today with former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at the Presidential Palace in Heliopolis. Sisi will also meet today with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, International Cooperation Minister Naglaa el ....

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