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  • New Valley marks 100th birthday anniv. of late president Gamal Abdel Nasser

    New Valley marks 100th birthday anniv. of late president Gamal Abdel Nasser

    Date: 2018-01-12 16:19:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7187743

    The Culture Directorate at New Valley governorate will hold a celebration on Monday to mark the 100th birthday anniversary of late President Gamal Abdel Nasser. In statements on Friday, Undersecretary of the New Valley’s Culture Directorate ....

  • Putin discusses Syrian, North Korean files with Russia’s Security Council

    Putin discusses Syrian, North Korean files with Russia’s Security Council

    Date: 2018-01-12 15:46:40 GMT - Russia - International - SN:20 - ID:7187687

    Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with the permanent members of Russia’s Security Council preparations for the Syrian National Dialogue Congress and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, TASS news agency quoted Presidential Spokesman ....

  • Botswana slams Trump's remarks about immigrant countries

    Botswana slams Trump's remarks about immigrant countries

    Date: 2018-01-12 14:53:52 GMT - Botswana - International - SN:19 - ID:7187599

    Botswana summoned the US ambassador there in an official response to US President Donald Trump's remarks and description of immigrant countries as "shitholes," The Washington Post reported on Friday. The US President asked why America should ....

  • Mamish: SCZone ports' revenues hit EGP 2.4 bln in 2017

    Mamish: SCZone ports' revenues hit EGP 2.4 bln in 2017

    Date: 2018-01-12 14:53:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7187578

    Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Mohab Mamish said that revenues from SCZone ports (six ports) reached EGP 2.4 billion in 2017, the Suez Canal Authority said in a statement on Friday. During his ....

  • Turkey arrests 10 Daesh suspects

    Turkey arrests 10 Daesh suspects

    Date: 2018-01-12 14:28:45 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:17 - ID:7187563

    Turkey arrested 10 suspects over links to Daesh group, Russia Today reported Friday. The arrested persons include a senior leader in the terrorist group. The Turkish gendarmerie forces also launched security operations in central Kayseri and ....

  • Death toll from clashes in Idlib rises to 117 - SOHR

    Death toll from clashes in Idlib rises to 117 - SOHR

    Date: 2018-01-12 14:22:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7187530

    The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that, the death toll from clashes between the Syrian army, and the armed opposition forces in the northwestern province of "Idlib" rose to 117 people over the past two days, Alhurra channel ....

  • Trump denies 'language used' in remarks about immigrant countries

    Trump denies 'language used' in remarks about immigrant countries

    Date: 2018-01-12 14:13:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:7187502

    US President Donald Trump issued a denial Friday about the language he used in an oval office meeting where he reportedly described Haiti, El Salvador and African nations as "sh*thole countries," CBS News reported. The White House meeting on ....

  • UN human rights office calls Trump's vulgar immigration slur 'racist'

    UN human rights office calls Trump's vulgar immigration slur 'racist'

    Date: 2018-01-12 13:50:50 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:14 - ID:7187482

    U.S President Donald Trump's description of immigrant countries as coming from a "shithole" is racist, Sky News quoted a UN human rights official as having said. The U.S President asked why America should allow more people from "shithole ....

  • Russian, Iranian FMs discuss situation in Syria

    Russian, Iranian FMs discuss situation in Syria

    Date: 2018-01-12 13:50:22 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:7187467

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke over phone about the situation in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The two ministers discussed preparations for a ....

  • UAE, WHO sign agreement to provide emergency care in Yemen

    UAE, WHO sign agreement to provide emergency care in Yemen

    Date: 2018-01-12 13:48:02 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7187422

    The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has signed a cooperation agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to support emergency care for mothers and newborns in the Al Mukalla province in Yemen's Hadramout ....

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