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  • Pope Tawadros: Church's rejection to meet US Vice President in conformity with national principles

    Pope Tawadros: Church's rejection to meet US Vice President in conformity with national principles

    Date: 2018-01-08 10:28:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7179663

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese attributed his refusal to meet US Vice-President Mike Pence to his rejection of the US administration's unacceptable decision recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Speaking ....

  • Malaysian PM to confer with Saudi king on regional situation, economic cooperation

    Malaysian PM to confer with Saudi king on regional situation, economic cooperation

    Date: 2018-01-08 09:30:42 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:5 - ID:7179742

    Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak left here on Monday a working visit to Saudi Arabia that runs until Jan 12, at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Bernama News Agency reported. The prime minister ....

  • UNRWA mandated by UN, indispensable for peace - spokesman

    UNRWA mandated by UN, indispensable for peace - spokesman

    Date: 2018-01-08 09:27:44 GMT - palestine - International - SN:4 - ID:7179603

    Spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Chris Gunness said Sunday the agency is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to continue with its services until a just and lasting ....

  • Sudanese student killed in protests against bread price rise

    Sudanese student killed in protests against bread price rise

    Date: 2018-01-08 08:08:17 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7179594

    One Sudanese student was killed and six others were injured Sunday in West Darfur State during protests against soaring bread prices. In a statement, West Darfur Governor Fadalelmola Al-Haja said a panel was formed to probe into the student's ....

  • Former WTO chief, UN envoy Peter Sutherland dies at 71

    Former WTO chief, UN envoy Peter Sutherland dies at 71

    Date: 2018-01-08 07:49:31 GMT - Ireland - International - SN:2 - ID:7179582

    Irish businessman and diplomat Peter Sutherland, who held senior roles in the European Union, the World Trade Organization and the UN, has died. He was 71, ABC News reported. Sutherland's family said he died Sunday at a Dublin hospital after a ....

  • Macron reiterates France's support for two-state solution

    Macron reiterates France's support for two-state solution

    Date: 2018-01-08 07:45:48 GMT - France - International - SN:1 - ID:7179571

    French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated on Sunday his country's support for the two-state solution between Palestinians and Israelis, the Elysee said. During a meeting with a visiting delegation of the Palestinian Central Council, Macron ....

  • Egyptian ambassador in Beirut takes part in Christmas Mass

    Egyptian ambassador in Beirut takes part in Christmas Mass

    Date: 2018-01-07 18:37:23 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7179360

    Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Nazih el Nagari, took part in the Christmas Mass held by the Coptic Church in Beirut on Sunday. In a speech, Nagari conveyed greetings of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the Egyptian Christians living in Lebanon, ....

  • Man killed in explosion outside Stockholm metro station

    Man killed in explosion outside Stockholm metro station

    Date: 2018-01-07 16:14:45 GMT - Sweden - International - SN:18 - ID:7179225

    A man seriously injured in an explosion outside a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden, has died, the Mirror reported Sunday. The 60-year-old man suffered severe injuries when he reportedly picked up a hand grenade off the floor and it blew ....

  • Iranian police: Main ringleaders of riots arrested

    Iranian police: Main ringleaders of riots arrested

    Date: 2018-01-07 15:59:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:7179162

    Spokesman for Iran’s Police Brigadier General Saeed Montazer said on Sunday that the main ringleaders of the riots and acts of vandalism in the country are in custody, Tasnim News Agency reported. During the riots, 20 people, including an ....

  • Iranian ex-president Ahmadinejad arrested for inciting unrest

    Iranian ex-president Ahmadinejad arrested for inciting unrest

    Date: 2018-01-07 15:25:42 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:7179154

    The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been arrested for inciting unrest against the government, the Daily Mail reported. The ex-leader was apprehended during a visit to the western city of Busehehr on December 28. During his ....

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