Angelina Jolie defends UN, decries ‘tide of nationalism’
Author: Associated PressWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489650036190609000 GENEVA: Angelina Jolie has made a strong defense of the United Nations, saying the world body, as “imperfect” as it is, needs reform but also support. The American actress and special envoy for the UN refugee agency decried a “rising tide of nationalism masquerading as populism, and the re-emergence of policies encouraging […]
Tillerson: 20 years of efforts to denuclearise NKorea ‘have failed’
Author: Agence France PresseThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489649828030584400 TOKYO: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that two decades of efforts to stop North Korea’s nuclear ambitions have not worked and that a new approach is needed. “I think it’s important to recognize that the political and diplomatic efforts of the past 20 years to bring North Korea […]
Exit poll: Dutch PM Rutte beats anti-Islam leader Wilders
Author: MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT | APWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489649740110574300 THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday was moving toward a dominating parliamentary election victory over anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, who looked like he failed the year’s first litmus test for populism in Europe. The Netherlands’ main exit poll suggests Rutte’s party won 31 […]
Turkey ‘expels Dutch cows’ amid diplomatic crisis
Author: AFPWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489644199290262800 ISTANBUL: Turkey’s red meat association has ordered a consignment of prize Dutch cattle to be sent back to the Netherlands, saying it no longer wants to farm the cows due to the diplomatic crisis between the countries. Bulent Tunc, the head of the Turkish Association of Red Meat Producers, told Turkish media that […]
Hawaii judge freezes Trump’s revamped travel ban
Author: Kent Nishimura and Frankie Taggart | AFPThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489641269410145400 HONOLULU, USA: A federal court in Hawaii on Wednesday halted Donald Trump’s revised executive order temporarily closing US borders to refugees and nationals from six Muslim-majority countries, dealing the president a humiliating defeat. US District Judge Derrick Watson ruled that the state of Hawaii, in its legal […]
Sudanese President Receives Message from Turkish Peer
Khartoum, March 16 (QNA) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday received a written message from Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyib Erdogan pertaining to bilateral relations between the two countries and means of boosting and developing them, in addition to regional and international issues of mutual interest. Hassan Yafouz, the special presidential envoy of the Turkish […]
Palestinian Foreign Ministry Welcomes ESCWA Report on Israeli Practices
Ramallah, March 16 (QNA) – The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has welcomed a report issued by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in which it stressed that Israel has established an apartheid regime that oppresses and dominates the Palestinian people. In a statement issued Thursday, the ministry reiterated the importance of […]
Arab Parliament, Arab Human Rights Committee Sign MoU
Cairo, March 16 (QNA) – The Arab Parliament and Arab Human Rights Committee “Charter Committee” signed on Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, stressing the shared visions of both sides. The purpose of this MoU is also to unify and strengthen all […]
Jordan, France Review Regional Developments
Amman, March 16 (QNA) – Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi received on Thursday a telephone call from his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault. The phone conversation discussed bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields, in addition to the latest regional developments, especially efforts to move towards a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis. (QNA)
Attack On Aid Convoy in South Sudan Kills Two
Juba, March 16 (QNA) – Gunmen in South Sudan killed two people and wounded three when they attacked a humanitarian convoy in the centre of the country, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement on Thursday. “While a convoy was returning to Yirol from a field mission, one of the vehicles was […]
