Wednesday July 14, 2015

Wednesday July 14, 2015

(VOVworld) - The contest “What do you know about Vietnam?” has closed. On the June 30 deadline, we received from John Rutledge of China; Muhammad Ibrar, Abiha Fatima, and Hamad Kiani of Pakistan; Saroj Bharti, Soumya Bhattacharjee,...
Sudan announces new government

Sudan announces new government

(VOVworld) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced on Saturday a new government with changes to key ministerial posts including defense, foreign affairs and petroleum. The announcement came days after the president was sworn in...
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...
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...