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Deal reached over Turkish forces’

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said on Saturday an agreement had been reached with Turkey over an Iraqi demand that Turkish forces withdraw from a town near Mosul in the north of the country, Iraqi state TV reported. Abadi met his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim in Baghdad. State television did not provide further details about the agreement over the townRead more

Kuwait and Egypt sign Judicial Cooperation Agreement

Cairo - Arab Today

Kuwait and Egypt yesterday signed a Legal and Judicial Cooperation Agreement, which includes several civil and commercial materials, personal status materials, and the transfer of sentenced persons in a deprivation of liberty sanctions. According to the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, the agreement was signed by Dr. Faleh Al-Azb, Kuwait's Minister of Justice and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs,Read more

UN special envoy to Yemen arrives in Aden

Aden - Arab Today

The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived in the temporary capital Aden, where he will meet with President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Cheikh Ahmed will receive an answer from the government on his roadmap. The UN envoy said earlier that he will visit Riyadh and Kuwait to discuss a new tour to start a roundRead more

Court upholds ruling invalidating Tiran & Sanafir islands deal

Cairo - Arab Today

The State Council's Administrative Court upheld on Tuesday a court ruling that was issued in June to annul a maritime demarcation deal that transfers the sovereignty of Tiran and Sanafir islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia. The agreement was signed by Egypt and Saudi Arabia in April. The court, under Counselor Bakhit Ismail, rejected an appeal filed by the StateRead more

Egypt imports 75,000 tons of Indian rice

Cairo - MENA

The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) on Thursday entered into an agreement to import 75,000 tons of Indian rice. GASC, in its capacity as an affiliate of the Ministry Of Supply and Internal Trading, concluded the agreement after holding an international purchase tender.Read more

Administrative court to reach verdict in Tiran, Sanafir case Nov. 8

Cairo - Arab Today

The administrative court has set for November 8 the ruling session in a lawsuit challenging the implementation of a previous verdict annulling the demarcation of maritime borders between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Signed in April, the demarcation agreement had stipulated that Tiran and Sanafir islands were under the Saudi sovereignty. Lawyer Khaled Aly and others have been pressing for theRead more

OIC Rejects Houthis, Saleh's Allies Agreement to Form Political Council in Yemen

Jeddah - Arab Today

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its rejection of the Agreement reached between the Houthis and the allies of Ali Abdullah Saleh to form a political council in the Republic of Yemen. This agreement is considered as a violation of Security Council Resolution No. 2216 and conflicts with the regional and international efforts to achieve a political solution toRead more

Yemeni president, government approve UN agreement plan

Riyadh - Arab Today

Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and his government approved an agreement proposed by Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN special envoy, to settle the crisis on the condition it is signed by Houthi rebels before August. Hadi held a meeting late Friday with his deputy Lt General Ali Mohsen Al Ahmar, Prime Minister Ahmed Ebeid bin Dhagher, deputy speakerRead more

Russia : agrees with U.S. to improve military coordination in Syria

Moscow - Arab Today

Russia said on Sunday it had reached an agreement with the United States to improve coordination between their military operations in Syria, where they are backing opposing sides of a civil war and launching air strikes. Russia’s defense ministry said it was pushing Washington to help produce a shared map of the positions of fighting forces to avoid incidents, aRead more