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Malaysian PM leads protest in solidarity with Palestinians
Date: 2017-12-22 13:34:24 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:9 - ID:7153948
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak led thousands of Muslims in a rally Friday to show solidarity with Palestinians, slamming the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, ABC News reported. Razak told the crowd that Malaysia will ....
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Egypt helps adopt two UN resolutions on fighting terrorism
Date: 2017-12-22 13:33:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7153933
The Egyptian delegation to the United Nations (UN) managed to help adopt two new resolutions in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on fighting terrorism. The first one is related to standing up to recruiting foreign fighters by terrorist ....
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Macron receives Palestinian President in Paris
Date: 2017-12-22 13:11:34 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7153810
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday held a session of talks in Paris with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The meeting took up the recent developments in light of a decision by US President Donald Trump recognizing Al Quds as the capital of ....
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Turkey orders arrest of 16 senior military officers
Date: 2017-12-22 11:54:31 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:6 - ID:7153779
Turkish authorities ordered the arrest of 16 senior military officers within the framework of an investigation into last year’s attempted coup, media reports said Friday. Sky News channel reported the news without providing further details. ....
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Pence pays surprise visit to Afghanistan
Date: 2017-12-22 11:30:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7153719
United States Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on late Thursday to visit US troops, and discuss President Donald Trump's new strategy on war in Afghanistan with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, The Washington ....
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UN vote against Trump's decision on Jerusalem highlights int'l isolation of US--The Guardian
Date: 2017-12-22 11:28:42 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:7153690
The United Nations body’s vote against US President Donald Trump's decision on Jerusalem highlighted for a second time in a week the international isolation of the United States over the Jerusalem issue, according to a report published by The ....
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Al Azhar hails UN resolution on Jerusalem
Date: 2017-12-22 11:25:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7153668
Al Azhar welcomed and hailed a resolution that has been approved by the UN General Assembly late Thursday to reject decisions and measures aim to change the status of Jerusalem and its demographic composition, considering them illegal and ....
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Yemeni forces liberate strategic site in Al Jawf province
Date: 2017-12-22 11:03:24 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7153649
Yemeni forces liberated Al Agasher strategic area in northeastern Al Jawf province, southwestern the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, after fierce clashes with the Iranian-backed Houthi militias which left several militants killed and wounded, government ....
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British police reopen roads near Buckingham Palace
Date: 2017-12-22 11:02:47 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:1 - ID:7153639
British police started to reopen roads around Buckingham Palace in London late on Thursday after investigating a suspicious vehicle. “All road closures are now in the process of being removed,” London’s transport authority said. “There’s ....
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Italian prosecutor general arrives in Cairo
Date: 2017-12-21 13:39:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7152472
Italian Prosecutor General Sergio Colaiocco arrived here on Thursday on a 24-hour visit for talks with Egypt's Prosecutor General Nabil Sadeq. A security source at Cairo International Airport said the Italian chief prosecutor arrived on board a ....