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  • Rohingya mass grave investigation 'positive indication' -- Myanmar's leader

    Rohingya mass grave investigation 'positive indication' -- Myanmar's leader

    Date: 2018-01-14 07:39:16 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - International - SN:2 - ID:7189526

    Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called the military's investigation into the deaths of Rohingya Muslims found in a mass grave a "positive indication," Burmese state media was quoted by ABC news as saying Saturday. "It is a ....

  • Russia, China to participate in solving North Korea crisis

    Russia, China to participate in solving North Korea crisis

    Date: 2018-01-14 07:37:58 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:7189517

    Russia and China are set to strengthen cooperation to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Russia’s Foreign Ministry was quoted by TASS news agency as saying Saturday. These remarks were made after a meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister Igor ....

  • Abu Dhabi crown prince meets Saudi interior minister

    Abu Dhabi crown prince meets Saudi interior minister

    Date: 2018-01-13 17:13:36 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7189176

    Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed received Saturday Saudi Interior Minister Abdulaziz bin Saud al Saud in UAE, the UAE news agency reported. During the meeting, both sides discussed ....

  • Parliament to hold urgent session on president's upcoming cabinet reshuffle

    Parliament to hold urgent session on president's upcoming cabinet reshuffle

    Date: 2018-01-13 16:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7189142

    The House of Representatives, chaired by Speaker Dr Ali Abdel Aal, will hold an urgent session on Sunday on an upcoming cabinet reshuffle by the president. This step is under a clause of the Article 277 of the House's statutes. ....

  • Protests against Honduran leader's re-election turns violent

    Protests against Honduran leader's re-election turns violent

    Date: 2018-01-13 11:09:34 GMT - Honduras - International - SN:7 - ID:7188558

    Protests against the re-election of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez have turned violent with security forces firing tear gas and some marchers breaking windows and setting fires, The Washington Post reported. Video from Friday’s ....

  • Iraqi forces destroy hideout including weapons, explosives

    Iraqi forces destroy hideout including weapons, explosives

    Date: 2018-01-13 10:50:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7188538

    An Iraqi security force has detected and destroyed a hideout including weapons and explosives belonging to cells of Daesh terrorist group on the Diyala-Salahuddin borders, an Iraqi security source said on Saturday. In a statement carried by the ....

  • Parl't Speaker calls for general session on Sunday

    Parl't Speaker calls for general session on Sunday

    Date: 2018-01-13 10:42:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7188502

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ali Abdel Aal called for a general session on Sunday. The general session was previously scheduled to be held on Tuesday, the House of Representatives said in a statement on Saturday. ....

  • Iran rejects changes to nuclear deal- Foreign Ministry

    Iran rejects changes to nuclear deal- Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2018-01-13 09:54:02 GMT - Iran - International - SN:4 - ID:7188420

    Iran announced on Saturday that it will not accept any changes to its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The Iranian Foreign Ministry stressed in a statement that Iran "will not accept any change in the deal, neither now nor in future," adding ....

  • Iraqi forces purge 360 villages from Daesh elements

    Iraqi forces purge 360 villages from Daesh elements

    Date: 2018-01-13 09:51:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7188402

    Iraqi troops have combed 360 villages in al Huwaija to purge the district from Daesh elements. An area exceeding 5,000 square kilometers has been combed, said deputy commander of the joint Iraqi operations Abdel Amir Yarallah on Saturday. It ....

  • Malaysia wages war against Daesh on ideological front-- FM

    Malaysia wages war against Daesh on ideological front-- FM

    Date: 2018-01-13 09:19:20 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:2 - ID:7188363

    Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said on Saturday that apart from countering the threat of physical attacks, Malaysia is waging an all out war against Daesh terrorist group and other extremists on the ideological front. Speaking ....

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