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New Government to be Composed of Former Majority Parties

Rabat - ArabToday

The new government will be composed only of the parties of the former majority, appointed Head of Government Abdelilah Benkirane said Friday in Rabat. “The next majority government will include the Justice and Development Party (PJD), the National Rally of Independents (RNI), the Popular Movement (MP) and the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS),” Benkirane told reporters on the sidelinesRead more

Russia's guarantees behind reaching ceasefire

Damascus - ArabToday

Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Thursday that Russia's strong guarantees to the Syrian government were behind the government acceptance of the imminent cease-fire in Syria. In an interview with the state TV, just hours ahead of the commencement of the cease-fire, al-Moallem said the recently-reached nationwide cessation of hostilities in Syria is a real chance for ending theRead more

Portuguese president enacts state budget for 2017

Lisbon - ArabToday

Portugal's state budget for 2017 faces serious challenges, including the need for more economic growth, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Wednesday in an official address to the country. "We need more economic growth to guarantee the stability of budgetary rigor in the upcoming years," Rebelo de Sousa said at the Belem palace in Lisbon, adding that thereRead more

Myanmar state counselor reiterates gov't commitment

Yangon - Arabtodya

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday reiterated the government's commitment to the resolution of the issue of Rakhine state, and the need for time and space for the government's efforts to bear fruit, according to a press release of the country's Foreign Ministry. Aung San Suu Kyi was briefing a retreat of Association of Southeast Asian NationsRead more

5 Taliban militants killed in Afghan eastern province

Kabul - ArabToday

A total of five Taliban militants were killed and six others injured as Afghanistan security forces repulsed Taliban attacks on a checkpoint in Surkhrod district of the eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, local media reported on Monday. Taliban militants stormed the security checkpoint in Surkhrod district on Sunday and triggered gun battle which left five insurgents dead and six injured,Read more

Humanitarian aid and evacuation are Syria's priorities

Bratislava - ArabToday

Humanitarian aid and evacuation of people are the main priorities in Syria at the moment, State Secretary for the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry Ivan Korcok said here on Saturday. When it comes to real capabilities and determination to enter the process with something more than a call for humanitarian help -- that's a matter of the common foreign and securityRead more

China not seeking surplus with Turkey, other trading partners

Istanbul - Xinhua

China's top diplomat in Istanbul stressed on Thursday evening that his country is not after deliberately a surplus with its trading partners, including Turkey. Consul general Qian Bo told a group of Turkish academicians and entrepreneurs that China has become the largest trading partner of more than 130 countries around the world, but it has never been seeking deliberately aRead more