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UN official says looting, corpses thrown in streets of S.Sudan's Bentiu
Date: 2014-04-17 07:57:22 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:672729
UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Wednesday that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reported looting and corpses were thrown in streets of the city of Bentiu. In a press conference, Dujarric noted that the UNMISS workers ....
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PM reviews plans for holy month of Ramadan, new bread system
Date: 2014-04-17 07:55:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:672727
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab held meeting Wednesday with Central Bank governor Hisham Ramzy and the ministers of electricity and supply. The meeting took up preparations for the holy month of Ramadan when Egypt witness higher levels of ....
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Russia readies for Ukrainian talks in Geneva without any preconditions - Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-04-17 07:45:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:672713
A Russian delegation is ready to take part in the upcoming multilateral talks on the Ukrainian crisis without any preconditions, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said Wednesday. "We are getting ready for this meeting without any ....
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Egyptian GDRs in London stable
Date: 2014-04-17 07:44:18 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:9 - ID:672710
The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in the London Stock Exchange showed stable performance at the close of Wednesday's trading. The GDRs of Orascom Telecom, EFG-Hermes and Orascom Construction Industries remained unchanged at 0.85, ....
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Egypt condemns kidnap of Jordan ambassador in Libya
Date: 2014-04-17 07:41:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:672704
Egypt deplored on Wednesday the kidnap of the Jordanian ambassador in Tripoli by terrorists. "We look forward to a swift release of him as soon as possible," the Egyptian foreign ministry's spokesman Badr Abdel-Atti. Amman confirmed on Tuesday ....
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Libyan gov. condemns Jordanian envoy abduction
Date: 2014-04-17 07:39:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:672700
The Libyan caretaker government condemned Wednesday the kidnap of Jordanian ambassador in Tripoli Fawaz Eitan. The government said all bodies concerned were doing their best for securing the release of the Jordanian envoy. The government ....
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US State Department downplays new Qaeda video
Date: 2014-04-17 07:35:34 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:672696
US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harff downplayed Wednesday al- Qaeda's recent video that shows a large meeting of al Qaeda figures in Yemen discussing attacks against the United States. Harff said that it is not a surprise to the United ....
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Jordan FM, AL chief discuss ambassador kidnap in Tripoli
Date: 2014-04-17 07:34:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:672694
Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs Nasser Judeh received a phone call from Arab League (AL) chief Nabil el-Arabi to discuss the incident of kidnapping Jordanian ambassador in Tripoli Fawaz Eitan. During the conversation, ....
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Kerry heads Geneva for Ukraine talks
Date: 2014-04-17 07:15:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:672655
US Secretary of State John Kerry left here on Wednesday for Geneva to attend four-party talks on Ukraine. Deputy U.S. State Department Marie Harff said that such talks on Thursday will be the first opportunity for U.S, Russia, EU and Ukraine to ....
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Sabahi: Holing fair elections not gift
Date: 2014-04-17 07:14:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:672651
Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi said Wednesday that the Egyptian people can gain their right to hold fair elections despite challenges. The Egyptian leftist politician made the remarks during a press conference held earlier by Dostour Party ....