Negotiations

Race to head Eurogroup heats up ahead of the election

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Negotiations are heating up ten days ahead of the election of a new president of the Eurogroup, whose job will be to shepherd major reforms to the eurozone currency bloc. Elected for two and a half years, the head of the Eurogroup chairs the monthly meetings of finance ministers of the 19 countries that use the single currency, with theRead more

Malaysia, N. Korea to Begin Formal Talks Over Return of Malaysians

Kuala Lumpur - Arab Today

Malaysia will in the coming days begin formal talks with North Korea on the return of nine Malaysians stranded in Pyongyang, Malaysian FOREIGN MINISTER said on Saturday. Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said North Korea had indicated they were ready to start negotiations. "They want to start talking. We do not know what their demands are - we need to figureRead more

UK Minister Urges Lawmakers Not To Delay Brexit

London - Arab Today

British MP David Davis, who has been the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union since 2016, on Sunday said Parliament must not be able to veto Britain's decision to leave the European Union, urging lawmakers to reject proposed changes to legislation that gives Prime Minister Theresa May the power to begin exit talks. Davis said lawmakers should passRead more

Top Arab banker hails Egypt's loan agreement with IMF

Sharm El Shiekh - MENA

A senior Arab banker asserted on Friday that the success of recent negotiations between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to give a total loan of $12 billion to Cairo will significantly increase the flow of foreign investment to Egypt. Union of Arab Banks chief Wessam Fattouh, who was speaking on the sidelines of a conference of the unionRead more

UNHCR Welcomes Historic Commitment By States To Support Refugees

New York - Arab Today

Following five months of negotiations, the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (2 August) agreed by consensus upon a political declaration with two annexes which will pave the way for global compacts on refugees and migrants respectively in 2018. The New York Declaration for refugees and migrants and related documents are to be adopted by Heads of State, Government andRead more

Sudan insists on signing roadmap prior to negotiations

Khartoum - Arab Today

- Sudan government said Sunday it would not enter into new negotiations with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)/northern sector unless it signs a roadmap proposed by the African Union, Sudanese Media Center (SMC) reported. The SPLM)/northern sector on Saturday called for talks with the Sudanese government over the cease-fire declared Friday by the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir at BlueRead more

Australia optimistic about conclusion of trade treaty with India within months

Sydney - Xinhua

Australia is optimistic negotiations for a bilateral trade treaty with India will be concluded within the next few months despite going over a self imposed conclusion deadline. Australia and India missed the January 2016 deadline set by the two nations leaders in 2014 as Australia looks to gain tariff reductions for agriculture and services exports, while India seeks better accessRead more

Yemeni delegation, UN envoy discuss security arrangements in coming stage

Adan - Arab Today

A Yemeni government delegation to the Kuwait-hosted negotiations had a session of talks on Tuesday with UN envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed to discuss security and military arrangements in the coming stage. The Yemeni news agency said that the two sides discussed means of securing the capital Sanaa after the withdrawal of Houthi militants. They also discussed restoringRead more

WTO: 'Britain Would Face Tortuous Trade Talks In Event Of Brexit'

London - Arab Today

Britain would face tortuous negotiations to fix the terms of its membership of the World Trade Organisation if it voted to leave the EU, the organisation's director-general has warned. Leading campaigners for Brexit have proposed that Britain should leave the EU's single market and could rely on WTO rules to access European and other markets if it was unableRead more

UN envoy: Peace negotiations among Yemeni parties to be resumed today

Kuwait City - Arab Today

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said that peace negotiations among the Yemeni parties will be resumed Wednesday. In a press release published by the Kuwaiti news agency "Kuna", the UN envoy said that he had urged all parties to return anew to the negotiating table, stressing that a peaceful dialogue is the only way to resolveRead more