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South Korea sends military expert to help remove Syria's chemical
Date: 2013-12-30 08:44:53 GMT - south korea - International - SN:22 - ID:469068
South Korea has dispatched a military expert to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to participate in international efforts to remove Syria's chemical arsenal, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported, quoting a government ....
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Fighting spreads in seven states in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-30 08:43:22 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:469064
Fighting erupted in seven of 10 states in South Sudan, at a time the United Nations mission expressed concerns over worst humanitarian Scenarios. The South Sudanese army (SPLA) spokesperson Philip Aguer said rebel forces loyal to former ....
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Syrian gov't evacuated Adra residents, 78 persons killed in fighting in Deir Azour, Reef Damascus
Date: 2013-12-30 08:39:30 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:469056
The Syrian government announced that it has evacuated about 5,000 persons from Adra industrial town, northeast Damascus, as clashes have been going on for more than two weeks between the regime troops and the armed opposition that has been ....
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UN chief deplores attack on UNAMID convoy in Darfur
Date: 2013-12-30 08:35:53 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:7 - ID:468988
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was appalled to learn of an armed attack by unidentified assailants on a convoy of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) near Greida, South Darfur on Sunday in which a ....
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Hamas appreciates Egypt's FM remarks
Date: 2013-12-30 08:34:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:469044
Hamas movement has expressed its appreciation for the statements of Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy in which he asserted that Egypt does not intervene in the ideologies of others. In a brief statement made by Hamas Spokesman Samy Abu Zahry ....
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Misr Balady front to organize popular conference on draft constitution Jan.8
Date: 2013-12-30 08:33:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:469042
“Misr Balady” or “Egypt My Homeland” front will organize on January 8 a popular conference to back Egypt’s draft constitution in Abu Tesht township in northern Qena in the presence of former interior minister Ahmed Gamal El-Din, the front ....
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Hollande meets Syrian opposition leader in Riyadh
Date: 2013-12-30 08:29:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:15 - ID:469041
French President Francois Hollande met here with the Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba. The meeting took on the developments in the war in Syria, said the Saudi press agency. ....
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Mikati welcomes Saudi military aid to Lebanon
Date: 2013-12-30 08:28:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:469037
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati welcomed a Saudi aid to be provided for the Lebanese army. Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, disclosed Sunday the Saudi Kingdom's intention to extend a three billion US dollars aid to the Lebanese Army, ....
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Egypt eyes one million Indian tourists within 3 years
Date: 2013-12-30 08:25:59 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:469033
The Egyptian Tourist Authority (ETA) signed on Sunday a protocol of cooperation with the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) to lure more Indian tourists to Egypt, said Governor of Luxor Tareq Saad el-Din. The agreement aims to attract ....
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Terrorist group claims responsibility for attack on military intelligence building in Sharqiya
Date: 2013-12-30 08:24:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:469030
A terrorist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a military intelligence building in a town in Sharqiya on Sunday. Ansar Beit El-Maqdes announced the responsibility for the blast that occurred near the site, said MBC-Masr TV channel, ....