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Afghan president urges UNSC for actions against terrorists
Date: 2018-01-22 09:02:46 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:6 - ID:7204070
The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani urged to step up fight against all terrorist groups in line with the consensus achieved during the visit of the United Nations Security Council members in Kabul, Khaama Press reported on Sunday. In ....
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Pence visits US military base near Syria border
Date: 2018-01-22 09:01:55 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:7204052
US Vice President Mike Pence made an unscheduled visit to a US military base near the Jordan-Syria border, according to pool reporters accompanying him. Pence's visit comes hours before he is slated to arrive in Israel, Haartez reported Sunday. ....
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Al Azhar Imam phones Abud Dhabi CP
Date: 2018-01-22 08:55:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7204033
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday received a phone call from Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb, WAM reported. The Grand Imam briefed Sheikh Mohamed on ....
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5 Houthis killed, plot to plan navel mines foiled
Date: 2018-01-22 08:53:19 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7204019
The Yemeni army said Sunday five Houthi militants were killed and a sixth was arrested during their attempt to plant naval mines in the Red Sea. Sky News which carried the news gave no more details. ....
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Trade exchange with Egypt exceeds $650 mln annually - Australian amb.
Date: 2018-01-22 08:52:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7204015
Australian Ambassador in Cairo Neil Hawkins said Sunday the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Australia exceeds $650 million annually. Meeting members of the Alexandria Business Association, the ambassador expressed the hope to increase ....
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Parliamentary committee mulls relations with envoys of Jodan, Mexico, Portugal
Date: 2018-01-22 08:26:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7204002
Head of the parliament's foreign relations committee Tarek Radwan met separately with the ambassadors of Jordan, Mexico and Portugal on ways of boosting bilateral relations and issues of common interest at the regional and international ....
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Jordanian king, US VP discuss Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Date: 2018-01-21 18:27:42 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7203535
Jordanian King Abdullah II held talks with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on developments related to the Palestinian cause and Jerusalem and the strategic partnership ties between the two countries, Petra news agency reported Sunday. The King ....
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NEA: No candidacy applications for presidential elections submitted in 2nd day
Date: 2018-01-21 18:27:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7203526
No candidacy applications have been submitted from presidential hopefuls by the end of the second day of starting receiving the official forms, head of the National Elections Authority (NEA) Lasheen Ibrahim said on Sunday. NEA is receiving the ....
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Egypt condemns hotel attack in Kabul
Date: 2018-01-21 18:27:32 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:9 - ID:7203490
Egypt condemned on Sunday a terror attack against InterContinental Hotel in Kabul, leaving 18 people dead and 10 others injured. In its statement, the Foreign Ministry offered its condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy ....
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Transport min. implements projects in Upper Egypt worth EGP8.2 billion
Date: 2018-01-21 16:45:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7203343
Minister of Transportation Hesham Arafat said, the projects implemented in Upper Egypt between 2014 and 2017 cost about EGP 8.2 billion. In press statements, the minister said that, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated on Sunday projects ....