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Syrian opposition to form delegation to take part in UN talks
Date: 2017-11-24 09:02:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7106228
The Syrian opposition groups announced that they will form a 50-member delegation to participate in the UN-sponsored talks scheduled to be held next week in Geneva, the main Syrian opposition meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh announced late ....
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Iraqi parliament speaker reiterates importance of int'l support of Iraq
Date: 2017-11-24 08:43:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7106187
Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al Jubouri met Thursday with an Ukrainian parliamentary delegation for talks on means of boosting bilateral ties, especially at parliamentary level. The meeting also touched on regional challenges and ....
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Yemeni president sends message to Sudan counterpart on ties
Date: 2017-11-24 08:41:38 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7106183
Sudanese Vice President and Prime Minister Bakri Hassan Salih met in Khartoum on Thursday with Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Hussein Mohamed Arab. In statements following the meeting, the Yemeni official said he conveyed a ....
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Amer: CBE targets reducing inflation rate to 13% in mid 2018
Date: 2017-11-23 15:50:11 GMT - Lebanon - Economy - SN:16 - ID:7105366
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is seeking to reduce the inflation rate to 13% in mid 2018, its governor Tareq Amer announced on Thursday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the annual conference of the Union of Arab Banks that kicked off ....
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Trade min.: Business team to head for Djibouti soon to probe logistic zone
Date: 2017-11-23 15:30:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7105351
An Egyptian business team will be dispatched to Djibouti soon to probe the establishment of a logistic zone there, Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil said on Thursday. The minister made the remarks during a meeting with Djibouti's visiting ....
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AL chief: Terrorism tops challenges facing Arab nation
Date: 2017-11-23 15:30:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7105335
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit stressed Thursday that combating terrorism comes at a top of challenges that are facing the Arab nation. Abul Gheit's remarks were read out by Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League's ....
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Sisi confers with Schneider Electric CEO on technology transfer
Date: 2017-11-23 14:43:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7105215
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Thursday Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Multinational Electricity Company Schneider Electric Jean-Pascal Tricoire and a number of company officials. The meeting was attended by ....
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Justice min. urges rallying efforts to combat terror
Date: 2017-11-23 14:43:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7105189
Minister of Justice Hossam Abdel Rahim called for rallying efforts to face terror and activate and amend the Arab anti-terrorism agreement and the other agreements related to fighting organized crimes and corruption. The remarks were made during ....
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Egypt down in FIFA monthly ranking to 31st position internationally
Date: 2017-11-23 14:42:57 GMT - Switzerland - Sport - SN:11 - ID:7105123
Egypt slipped in FIFA monthly ranking to occupy the 31st position internationally. Egypt is also down to the third position among African teams. Senegal climbed to the top of the list of African soccer teams, while Tunisia came in second place. ....
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Israeli forces detain nine Palestinians in West Bank raids
Date: 2017-11-23 14:42:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7105067
Israeli forces detained nine Palestinians in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, WAFA quoted the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) as saying on Thursday. Israeli forces detained two Palestinians after storming their family homes in ....