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Trump denies 'language used' in remarks about immigrant countries
Date: 2018-01-12 14:13:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:7187502
US President Donald Trump issued a denial Friday about the language he used in an oval office meeting where he reportedly described Haiti, El Salvador and African nations as "sh*thole countries," CBS News reported. The White House meeting on ....
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UN human rights office calls Trump's vulgar immigration slur 'racist'
Date: 2018-01-12 13:50:50 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:14 - ID:7187482
U.S President Donald Trump's description of immigrant countries as coming from a "shithole" is racist, Sky News quoted a UN human rights official as having said. The U.S President asked why America should allow more people from "shithole ....
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Russian, Iranian FMs discuss situation in Syria
Date: 2018-01-12 13:50:22 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:7187467
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke over phone about the situation in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The two ministers discussed preparations for a ....
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UAE, WHO sign agreement to provide emergency care in Yemen
Date: 2018-01-12 13:48:02 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7187422
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has signed a cooperation agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to support emergency care for mothers and newborns in the Al Mukalla province in Yemen's Hadramout ....
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Ship carrying 5,000 tons of butane gas arrives at Zaytiat port in Suez
Date: 2018-01-12 11:17:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7187128
A ship carrying 5,000 tons of butane gas coming from the Saudi port of Yanbu will sail into El Zaytiat Port on Friday, spokesman for the Red Sea Ports Authority Malak Youssef said. In a press release, Youssef added that Safaga Port will witness ....
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Iraqi forces launch combing operation on borders between Diyala, Salahuddin
Date: 2018-01-12 11:15:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7187094
Iraq’s Tigris Operations Command announced on Friday that a wide-scale combing operation has been launched on the borders between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces. In statements to Alsumaria news channel, Tigris Operations Commander Lt. Gen. ....
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Huge fire breaks out at Nottingham train station
Date: 2018-01-12 11:13:07 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:9 - ID:7187083
Commuters are facing widespread disruption after a huge fire broke out at Nottingham railway station, the Daily Mail reported on Friday. Fire and smoke have been spotted in the station's foyer. The building has been completely evacuated and ....
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Yemen: Speaker's sons, grandson kidnapped by Houthis
Date: 2018-01-12 11:11:45 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7187082
Houthi militias abducted Yemeni parliament Speaker Yahya al Rai's two sons and grandson in order to press him not to leave Sanaa, local sources told Al Arabiya news channel on Friday. The sources added that the three are kept as hostages, while ....
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Sisi opens main phase of renovating Maadi Armed Forces Medical Complex
Date: 2018-01-12 11:10:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7187078
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated on Friday the main phase of renovating the Armed Forces Medical Complex in Maadi. The president inspected a number of hospitals and specialized medical centers at the Maadi medical complex. While ....
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One killed as Somali, Kenyan troops clash in border town
Date: 2018-01-12 10:51:56 GMT - Somalia - International - SN:6 - ID:7187076
A Somali soldier was killed in brief clashes between Somali and Kenyan troops in a border town, Mohamed Ahmed, a Somali military officer said on Friday. Somali soldiers fought Friday morning with Kenyan soldiers on patrol in Elwak, a town near ....