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Russian envoy: Assad’s fate not subject to negotiations
Date: 2017-11-30 12:41:07 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7117189
Russia has called on partners in Geneva to bring the Syrian opposition down to earth as its demand that Syrian President Bashar Assad must go does not contribute to a constructive dialogue, Tass news agency quoted Russia’s Permanent Representative ....
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Damietta Port receives eight vessels over past 24 hours
Date: 2017-11-30 12:40:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7117167
Damietta Port received over the past 24 hours three container ships and five cargo vessels, the Damietta Port Authority Media Center said in a statement on Thursday. The statement noted that two container ships and four cargo vessels left the ....
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Death toll in clashes between Houthis, pro-Saleh forces up to 17
Date: 2017-11-30 12:09:36 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7117120
The death toll in clashes between Houthis and Ali Saleh militias in the center of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa rose to 17 people, local Yemeni sources were quoted by Sky News channel Thursday. Both sides are still mobilizing their forces in Sanaa ....
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Daesh attack on Iraqi checkpoint in Diyala foiled
Date: 2017-11-30 12:08:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7117099
The Iraqi security forces thwarted a Daesh attack on a checkpoint in northeastern Diyala province, an unidentified security source was quoted by Iraqi news agency as saying Thursday. A checkpoint manned by the Popular Mobilization Forces in a ....
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Iraqi FM arrives in Rome for MED 2017 forum
Date: 2017-11-30 12:07:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7117089
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari arrived here on Thursday on an official visit to Italy to take part in Rome MED 2017 forum, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. The forum is held under the sponsorship of the Italian ....
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Europe could be within range of North Korean missiles: France
Date: 2017-11-30 11:07:58 GMT - France - International - SN:17 - ID:7117042
France’s defense minister warned that North Korea could develop ballistic missiles that reach Europe sooner than expected. The scenario of an escalation towards a major conflict can not be discarded,” Florence Parly said in a speech to the French ....
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First attorney general: State committed to fight all forms of terrorism
Date: 2017-11-30 11:07:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7117022
First attorney general at the state security prosecution counselor Khalid Diauldin said the Egyptian State is committed to fight all forms of terrorism and track down terrorist financing as per a certain timetable. This came in his word, titled ....
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Former Lebanese PM lauds Egypt's pivotal role in region
Date: 2017-11-30 11:07:18 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7116991
Former Lebanese prime minister Tammam Salam lauded the pivotal role Egypt plays in Lebanon and in the entire region. Given brotherly relations binding Egypt with Lebanon, it is very normal that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi would be ....
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Four Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack
Date: 2017-11-30 11:07:08 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:14 - ID:7117004
An Afghan official said on Thursday that a Taliban attack has killed four policemen in western Farah province. Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the attack targeted a police vehicle in the district of Pushti Road, ....
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Pope Francis arrives in Bangladesh on second leg of Asia trip
Date: 2017-11-30 11:07:02 GMT - Bangladesh - International - SN:13 - ID:7117012
Pope Francis of the Vatican arrived on Thursday in Bangladesh, coming from Myanmar, for the second leg of his six-day trip to Asia amid tight airport security. During his stay in Naypyitaw, he had a meeting with Army chief Min Aung Hlaing and ....