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  • S. Korean troops in Afghanistan to return home after 4-yr mission

    S. Korean troops in Afghanistan to return home after 4-yr mission

    Date: 2014-06-09 07:43:14 GMT - south korea - International - SN:17 - ID:768519

    A contingent of South Korean troops in Afghanistan will return home later this month after completing a four-year mission to rebuild the war-torn nation, Yonhap reported quoting the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) here Monday. The Korean unit of ....

  • South African president discharged from hospital after checkup

    South African president discharged from hospital after checkup

    Date: 2014-06-09 07:41:02 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:16 - ID:768508

    The office of South African President Jacob Zuma said he has been discharged from a hospital after a weekend checkup. Zuma's office wasq quoted by Fox News as saying in a statement Monday that the 72-year-old left the hospital on Sunday evening ....

  • Sisi receives Cyprus president after inauguration ceremony

    Sisi receives Cyprus president after inauguration ceremony

    Date: 2014-06-09 07:36:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:768502

    President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received Sunday night Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, who is currently visiting Egypt to attend his inauguration ceremony. The meeting tackled ways of boosting bilateral relations at all levels and on all ....

  • Anti-MB bloc greets Egyptians on Sisi inauguration

    Anti-MB bloc greets Egyptians on Sisi inauguration

    Date: 2014-06-09 07:34:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:768382

    An anti-Muslim Brotherhood (MB) front has congratulated the Egyptians on the inauguration of a new president. The front asserted its confidence in new President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, saying that it is certain that he would be able to end Egypt's ....

  • Tahrir square closed to traffic after end of new president celebrations

    Tahrir square closed to traffic after end of new president celebrations

    Date: 2014-06-09 07:33:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:768488

    Security forces sealed off all entrances to Tahrir square by barbed wire early Monday following the end of celebrations marking the inauguration of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Armors and army soldiers were deployed behind the barbed ....

  • Sisi promises to achieve all steps of roadmap

    Sisi promises to achieve all steps of roadmap

    Date: 2014-06-09 07:17:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:768429

    Hours after becoming Egypt's president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi promised on Sunday at his inauguration ceremony to respect the executive authority according to the Constitution and achieve the third step of the roadmap according to the set ....

  • Pope Francis peace plea at Abbas-Peres prayer meeting

    Pope Francis peace plea at Abbas-Peres prayer meeting

    Date: 2014-06-09 07:14:16 GMT - Vatican - International - SN:10 - ID:768441

    Pope Francis has urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to show courage to seek peace in the Middle East, the BBC reported. The Pope was speaking after hosting joint prayers at the Vatican with Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Palestinian ....

  • Sisi awards Order of Nile to Mansour

    Sisi awards Order of Nile to Mansour

    Date: 2014-06-09 07:12:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:768438

    President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi awarded former president Adly Mansour the Order of the Nile during a ceremony that was held at the Qubba Palace to mark his inauguration on Sunday. Sisi issued a decree to honor Mansour who led the country during ....

  • Italy FM opens hospital for Syrian refugees in Jordan

    Italy FM opens hospital for Syrian refugees in Jordan

    Date: 2014-06-09 07:04:14 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:768405

    Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has inaugurated an Italian hospital at the Al-Azraq Syrian refugee camp in eastern Jordan. The hospital is co-funded by Italy, the EU and Canada at a cost of USD 1.2 million, she told Petra news ....

  • Jordan wants ILO's help to make world community bear cost of hosting Syrian refugees

    Jordan wants ILO's help to make world community bear cost of hosting Syrian refugees

    Date: 2014-06-09 07:01:28 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:768416

    Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour hoped that the International Labor Organization could play a role in urging the international community to help Amman in bearing the cost of hosting Syrian refugees, Petra News Agency reported. During a ....

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