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WB to boost Egypt's limited-income hosing units with 500 million dollars - expert
Date: 2013-12-08 08:34:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:428461
A leading World Bank expert said on Sunday the bank will contribute 500 million dollars to the The Affordable Mortgage Finance Program adopted by the Egyptian Investment Ministry's Real Estate Financing Fund. In a statement, Sahar Nasr, Lead ....
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Syrian PM: Ankara still backing terror inside Syria
Date: 2013-12-08 08:32:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:428459
Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Al-Halqi asserted that the ruling Justice and Development Party of Turkey was still backing terrorism inside Syria through offering financial and logistic support to what he termed as "terrorists" and providing them ....
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Qaraqe: My message to Pope Francis out of concern about lives of ailing prisoners in Israeli jails
Date: 2013-12-08 08:31:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:428457
Palestinian Minister for Prisoners Affairs Issa Qaraqe said that his message to Pope Francis is out of his deep concern over the lives of ailing Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails. In statements on Sunday, Qaraqe said that he, in ....
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Obama says Palestinian-Israeli negotiations could lead to two-state solution
Date: 2013-12-08 08:24:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:428437
US President Barack Obama stressed that the current Palestinian-Israeli negotiations have reached a point that could lead to the implementation of the two-state solution but still hard decisions are needed on both sides. Obama, while attending ....
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S. Korea to declare expanded air defense zone on Sunday: gov't
Date: 2013-12-08 08:19:57 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:428430
The South Korean government said it plans to announce an expanded air defense zone on Sunday, amid a growing regional row following China's unilateral expansion of its own, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday. The Ministry of National Defense will ....
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Police officer killed in armed attack in Tikrit
Date: 2013-12-08 08:17:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:428426
An Iraqi police officer was killed in an armed attack in central Tikrit on Sunday, an Iraqi security source said. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the policeman while he was driving his car in the area, killing him at once, the source ....
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Minister says coordination underway to see impact of economic plan on poverty, joblessness rates
Date: 2013-12-08 08:07:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:428417
Planning Minister Ashraf el-Arabi unveiled on Sunday coordination with the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) to see the impact of the new economic plan on the poverty and ....
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Syrian army announced control over Al-Nabak township in Rif Damascus
Date: 2013-12-08 08:06:12 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:428415
The Syrian Army announced it has gained full control over Al-Nabak township in Reef Damascus, Sky News reported on Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) urged the International Committee of the Red Cross to immediately enter the ....
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ECOWAS pays tribute to Mandela
Date: 2013-12-08 08:04:49 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:2 - ID:428411
The Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) on Saturday paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday, at age 95. The ECOWAS Commission, in a statement, said it learnt about Mandela’s death, with a deep sense of loss ....
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China's parliament rebuffsJapanese criticism of air defense zone
Date: 2013-12-08 08:00:56 GMT - China - International - SN:1 - ID:428401
China's parliament has declared that Japan has no right to criticize the establishment of a Chinese air defense zone which it said was in accordance with international law, Yonhap reported Sunday.. Japan, South Korea and their ally the United ....
