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Foreign tourist arrivals to Turkey drop 26 percent in October
Date: 2016-11-29 13:41:09 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:74 - ID:6052381
ANKARA, Nov 29 (MENA) - The number of foreign arrivals to Turkey dropped by 25.8 percent to 2.45 million in October, compared to the same month in 2015, the Tourism Ministry said. This was the smallest shrinkage in foreign arrivals in the last ....
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Saudi Arabia offers $800m to Tunisia
Date: 2016-11-29 13:39:31 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:6051461
TUNISIA, Nov 29 (MENA) - Deputy head of the Saudi Fund for Development Yousef al Bassam has said his country will present a new support to Tunisia worth 800 million dollars including 500 million in investments. Addressing a forum on supporting ....
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Iraqi army chief receives US-led coalition general
Date: 2016-11-29 13:37:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:6051429
BAGHDAD, Nov 29 (MENA) - Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Gen. Othman al Ghanmi met on Tuesday with chief of the US-led coalition in Iraq Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend and his deputy Major Gen. Rupert Jones. The meeting tackled developments of military ....
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Syrian regime bombards Homs northern countryside
Date: 2016-11-29 13:29:53 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:6052121
LONDON, Nov 29 (MENA) - Syrian regime forces bombarded cities in Homs northern countryside and Damascus countryside, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, clashes continued between regime forces and the ....
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Banque Misr to open representative offices in China, Russia
Date: 2016-11-29 13:26:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:70 - ID:6052097
CAIRO, Nov 29 (MENA) - Banque Misr will be opening a representative office in China after the central bank there okayed the move. Another representative office will also open soon in Russia, said Akef el Maghraby, the vice chairman of Banque ....
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Global /PRNewswire (2): CGAP 11th Annual Photo Contest Winners Capture Empowerment, Resilience and Innovation
Date: 2016-11-29 13:17:39 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:69 - ID:6052369
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- CGAP today announced its 2016 Photo Contest winner as Zay Yar Lin from Myanmar. The winning photo, "Lend a Helping Hand," was chosen from more than 3,000 entries from 70 countries for its stunning ....
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Putin renews Russia's commitment to just peace in ME
Date: 2016-11-29 13:07:47 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:6051729
MOSCOW, Nov 29 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his country's support for solving the Palestinian problem through a just and durable solution. This came in a message to President Mahmoud Abbas on the occasion of the World ....
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Bahrain, US discuss defense cooperation
Date: 2016-11-29 13:07:08 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:6051725
MANAMA, Nov 29 (MENA) - Bahrain Defense Force Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received here on Tuesday commander of US Fifth Fleet and Naval Forces Central command Kevin Donegan along with his accompanying ....
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AL chief condemns Houthis, Saleh declaration forming so-called national salvation government in Yemen
Date: 2016-11-29 12:59:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:6052029
CAIRO, Nov 29 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday condemned a declaration by the Houthi militias and ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh on forming a so-called national salvation government in Yemen. The AL ....
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S. Korea set to unveil unilateral sanctions against N. Korea
Date: 2016-11-29 12:56:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:65 - ID:6051425
SEOUL, Nov 29 (MENA) - South Korea plans to unveil fresh unilateral punitive measures against North Korea after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) announces tougher sanctions this week, Yonhap News Agency quoted a South Korean government ....
