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UNRWA mandated by UN, indispensable for peace - spokesman
Date: 2018-01-08 09:27:44 GMT - palestine - International - SN:4 - ID:7179603
Spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Chris Gunness said Sunday the agency is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to continue with its services until a just and lasting ....
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Sudanese student killed in protests against bread price rise
Date: 2018-01-08 08:08:17 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7179594
One Sudanese student was killed and six others were injured Sunday in West Darfur State during protests against soaring bread prices. In a statement, West Darfur Governor Fadalelmola Al-Haja said a panel was formed to probe into the student's ....
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Former WTO chief, UN envoy Peter Sutherland dies at 71
Date: 2018-01-08 07:49:31 GMT - Ireland - International - SN:2 - ID:7179582
Irish businessman and diplomat Peter Sutherland, who held senior roles in the European Union, the World Trade Organization and the UN, has died. He was 71, ABC News reported. Sutherland's family said he died Sunday at a Dublin hospital after a ....
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Macron reiterates France's support for two-state solution
Date: 2018-01-08 07:45:48 GMT - France - International - SN:1 - ID:7179571
French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated on Sunday his country's support for the two-state solution between Palestinians and Israelis, the Elysee said. During a meeting with a visiting delegation of the Palestinian Central Council, Macron ....
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Egyptian ambassador in Beirut takes part in Christmas Mass
Date: 2018-01-07 18:37:23 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7179360
Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Nazih el Nagari, took part in the Christmas Mass held by the Coptic Church in Beirut on Sunday. In a speech, Nagari conveyed greetings of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the Egyptian Christians living in Lebanon, ....
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Man killed in explosion outside Stockholm metro station
Date: 2018-01-07 16:14:45 GMT - Sweden - International - SN:18 - ID:7179225
A man seriously injured in an explosion outside a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden, has died, the Mirror reported Sunday. The 60-year-old man suffered severe injuries when he reportedly picked up a hand grenade off the floor and it blew ....
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Iranian police: Main ringleaders of riots arrested
Date: 2018-01-07 15:59:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:7179162
Spokesman for Iran’s Police Brigadier General Saeed Montazer said on Sunday that the main ringleaders of the riots and acts of vandalism in the country are in custody, Tasnim News Agency reported. During the riots, 20 people, including an ....
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Iranian ex-president Ahmadinejad arrested for inciting unrest
Date: 2018-01-07 15:25:42 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:7179154
The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been arrested for inciting unrest against the government, the Daily Mail reported. The ex-leader was apprehended during a visit to the western city of Busehehr on December 28. During his ....
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House speaker greets pope on Christmas
Date: 2018-01-07 15:22:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7178982
Speaker of the House of Representatives Aly Abdel Aal has greeted Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Christmas. Tawadros, in a meeting with Abdel Aal at his papal office Sunday, said that building the new ....
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16 Taliban, Daesh militants killed, wounded in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-01-07 14:09:57 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:15 - ID:7179031
At least three Taliban insurgents were killed Sunday and eleven others were wounded during separate operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Afghan Khaama Press reported. The provincial government media office in a statement said ....
