UN chief Ban calls for more aid for displaced Iraqis

UN chief Ban calls for more aid for displaced Iraqis

(VOVworld) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Monday for the international community to increase assistance for the 2.5 million people displaced by violence in Iraq. Ban met Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi,...
Egypt reshuffles cabinet

Egypt reshuffles cabinet

(VOVworld) - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has reshuffled his Cabinet and replaced the minister in charge of the nation's police, state media reported
Syrian opposition members start Moscow talks

Syrian opposition members start Moscow talks

(VOVworld) – Syrian opposition figures on Monday began four days of talks in Moscow on how to end the near four-year conflict. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov said that 25 members of the...
Islamic countries concerned over IS expansion

Islamic countries concerned over IS expansion

(VOVworld) – Islamic countries voiced their concerns over Islamic State’s expansion in the Middle East at the 30th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of...
Egypt implements new Suez Canal project

Egypt implements new Suez Canal project

(VOVworld) - Egypt signed contracts with six international firms on Saturday to carry out dredging of the new Suez Canal, the flagship project in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's program...
Iraq’s parliament approved new cabinet

Iraq’s parliament approved new cabinet

(VOVworld) - Iraq's parliament approved a new government headed by Prime Minister Haider Abadi on Monday. The defense and interior ministers are still unnamed due to political differences
Egypt’s new cabinet sworn in

Egypt’s new cabinet sworn in

(VOVworld)- Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab was sworn in as Egypt's new premier along with 34 cabinet members on Tuesday in Cairo
Egypt appoints 6 new government ministers

Egypt appoints 6 new government ministers

(VOVworld) - Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab appointed six ministers of his new government on Monday, the first such moves since President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in earlier this...