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US adviser, Russian amb. discuss bilateral relations
Date: 2018-04-20 12:34:26 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:7360596
The White House has said that new national security adviser John Bolton met with Russian ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov. "Bolton reiterated that it is in the interest of both the United States and Russia to have better relations, but that ....
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Japanese defense minister leaves for Washington for talks with Mattis
Date: 2018-04-20 12:03:36 GMT - Japan - International - SN:6 - ID:7360536
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has left for Washington for talks with US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported Friday. Onodera left Narita Airport near Tokyo on Friday morning. Onodera and Mattis are ....
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Trade exchange between Egypt, EU hits €28 bln in 2017
Date: 2018-04-20 11:46:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:7360478
The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and the EU countries registered €28 billion in 2017, up from €27.3 billion a year earlier, Minister of Trade and Industry Tareq Qabil said in a statement Friday. This increase was a result of the huge ....
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Lavrov: US-led strikes remove moral hurdles for S-300 missiles for Syria
Date: 2018-04-20 11:42:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:7360466
After the US-led strikes, Russia no longer has any moral barriers on S-300 missile system deliveries to Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told RIA Novosti in an interview. Russia promised not to send S-300s to Damascus around 10 years ....
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Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi ballistic missile targeting Jazan
Date: 2018-04-20 11:35:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7360445
Saudi Arabia's air defense forces have intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile targeting Jazan city on Friday, Al Arabiya news channel reported. The Arab coalition forces have said the Houthi militias in Yemen have launched more than 100 missiles ....
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New national plan to restructure Egypt's electricity network--Spokesman
Date: 2018-04-20 11:33:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7360439
There is an ambitious national plan to restructure the Egyptian electricity system, following a shortage period that was witnessed in the past, Presidency Spokesman Bassam Radi said Friday. In statements to CBC Extra News channel, the spokesman ....
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Palestinian youth injured in head by Israeli fire dies - Health Ministry
Date: 2018-04-20 11:23:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7360417
A Palestinian young man succumbed to his wounds after Israeli occupation forces fired live bullets at him in eastern Jabalia city of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement. Earlier in the day, the 25-year-old ....
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Army chief of staff back home from Saudi visit
Date: 2018-04-19 19:58:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:7359803
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mohamed Farid returned home on Thursday coming from Saudi Arabia, where he attended the conclusion of the "Joint Gulf Shield 1" drill held in the Eastern Region in Saudi Arabia. During his stay in Riyadh, the ....
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Koreas to open hotline between leaders Friday
Date: 2018-04-19 19:44:31 GMT - south korea - International - SN:24 - ID:7359787
The two Koreas will open a direct telephone line between the countries' leaders on Friday ahead of their summit set for April 27, Yonhap News quoted Seoul's presidential office as saying on Thursday. "The hotline between the leaders will be ....
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Sisi directs to continue developing electricity sector
Date: 2018-04-19 19:36:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:7359774
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed on Thursday to work on a plan that aims at enhancing the electricity system in Egypt, Presidency Spokesman Bassam Radi said. This came during a meeting with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and Electricity ....