| PM Gilani s Airplane Makes Emergency Landing at Paris Airport Fri, 06 May 2011 19:13:58 +0300 Paris, May 06 (Saba) - The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) s special airplane, with Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on board, had to make an emergency landing back at Paris airport few minutes after takeoff upon countering technical faults in its Au |
| France Expels 14 Libyan "Ex-diplomats" - Government Fri, 06 May 2011 19:12:22 +0300 Paris, May 06 (Saba) -France has ordered 14 people who served as Libyan diplomats under Moamer Gaddafi's regime to leave the country within two days, the French foreign ministry said Friday, according to Qatar News Agency (QNA). |
| Hague warns Syria over sanctions Tue, 03 May 2011 20:37:45 +0300 LONDON, May 3 (Saba) -- Syria could be hit with asset freezes and travel bans across Europe, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said Tuesday, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). |
| Emergency meeting of Arab FMs put off till mid of May Tue, 03 May 2011 20:36:36 +0300 CAIRO, May 3 (Saba) -- Extraordinary meeting of the Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers was put off to mid of this month instead of next Thursday, an official source from the pan-Arab body said here Tuesday, according to Kuwait News Agen |
| Netanyahu urges Abbas to cancel Fatah-Hamas unity deal Tue, 03 May 2011 20:35:27 +0300 GAZA, May 3 (Saba) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called Tuesday on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to step away from a unity deal with the Islamist group Hamas a day before it was due to be officially signed in a ceremony in C |
| Lingering stalemate bodes ill for Libya crisis Mon, 02 May 2011 13:33:32 +0300 BEIJING, May 2 (Saba) - Famous British author Agatha Christie's words from decades ago seem painfully accurate to what is unfolding in Libya today: One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing, that to win a war is as disastrous as t |
| Gaddafi's Son, 3 Grandchildren Killed in NATO Strike Sun, 01 May 2011 21:09:47 +0300 Tripoli, May 01 (Saba) - Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, the youngest son of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and three of his grandchildren have been killed in a NATO air strike in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, a Libyan government spokesman said, according to Qatar News Ag |
| NASA postpones again launch of Endeavor Sun, 01 May 2011 21:07:48 +0300 WASHINGTON, May 1 (Saba) -- NASA officials postponed again on Sunday the launch of the space shuttle Endeavor but did not set a date to reset the blastoff, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). |
| Israel tells Egypt to keep Gaza crossing closed: officials Sun, 01 May 2011 21:04:22 +0300 JERUSALEM, May 1 (Saba) -- Israeli defense officials said that Israel could not countenance Egypt's announced plan to open the Rafah crossing with Gaza to two-way traffic, local media reported Sunday, according to Xinhua. |
| Iran to equip submarines with missiles: commander Sun, 01 May 2011 21:03:10 +0300 TEHRAN, May 1 (Saba) -- Deputy Commander of Iran's naval forces Admiral Farhad Amiri said Sunday Iran's navy submarines will be outfitted with missiles in the near future, the English language satellite Press TV reported, according to Xinhua. |
| Gaddafi says he will not leave Libya Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:50:03 +0300 TRIPOLI, April 30 (Saba) -- Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed on Saturday that he will not leave Libya, according to Xinhua. |
| Obama asks Congress to stop handing subsidies for oil companies Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:46:43 +0300 WASHINGTON, April 30 (Saba) -- US President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to stop handing oil and gas companies USD four billion annually in taxpayer subsidies, affirming that America needs to invest in the energy of the future, according to Ku |
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