Elections in Kurdish-led areas will not divide Syria: minister
Middle East
August 6, 2017
Elections in Kurdish-led areas will not divide Syria: minister
A senior Syrian government minister on Sunday dismissed as a “joke” plans by the Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria to…
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues jump to $446.3 million in July: Reuters calculations
Economy
August 6, 2017
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues jump to $446.3 million in July: Reuters calculations
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues jumped to $446.3 million in July from $427.2 million in June, according to Reuters’ calculations. A…
At least two dead as weakening Typhoon Noru nears main Japanese islands
Weather
August 6, 2017
At least two dead as weakening Typhoon Noru nears main Japanese islands
A slow-moving but weakening Typhoon Noru, at one point the strongest storm in the world this year, approached the main…
Egypt’s foreign direct investment rises to about $8.7 bln in FY 2016-17 -Investment Minister
Economy
August 6, 2017
Egypt’s foreign direct investment rises to about $8.7 bln in FY 2016-17 -Investment Minister
Foreign direct investment in Egypt is expected to have risen to about $8.7 billion in the 2016-17 fiscal year that…
Suicide bomber kills seven in northern Cameroon
World
August 6, 2017
Suicide bomber kills seven in northern Cameroon
A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people in a small town in northern Cameroon near the Nigeria border,…
Iran’s Rouhani, embarking on second term, accuses Trump over nuclear deal
Middle East
August 6, 2017
Iran’s Rouhani, embarking on second term, accuses Trump over nuclear deal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was sworn-in for a second term on Saturday, has accused the United States of trying…
Search for missing US Marines becomes recovery effort after crash off Australia
World
August 6, 2017
Search for missing US Marines becomes recovery effort after crash off Australia
The US Navy and Marine Corps suspended their search and rescue efforts on Sunday for three US Marines missing after…
United Nations bans key North Korea exports over missile tests
World
August 6, 2017
United Nations bans key North Korea exports over missile tests
The United Nations Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday that could slash by a third…
NATO soldiers suppress attempted insider attack in Afghanistan
Middle East
August 5, 2017
NATO soldiers suppress attempted insider attack in Afghanistan
Romanian soldiers from the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan killed an Afghan policeman who was trying to carry out…
US Marines search for three servicemembers off Australia after aviation ‘mishap’
World
August 5, 2017
US Marines search for three servicemembers off Australia after aviation ‘mishap’
The US Marine Corps said on Saturday a search and rescue operation was underway for three servicemembers involved in an…