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Suez Canal achieves record cargo Sunday
Date: 2014-06-22 13:04:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:791472
ISMAILIA, Egypt, June 22 (MENA) - The Suez Canal has broken its record for the number of cargo ships sailing through it on a single day. As many as 57 ships crossed the Suez Canal on Sunday, carrying a total cargo of 3.385 million tons. The ....
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Kerry meets civil society figures
Date: 2014-06-22 13:02:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:791557
CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Sunday with a number of civil society figures during his current visit to Egypt. The meeting came after Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with the US top diplomat. The civil ....
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Shoukry-Kerry talks wrap up
Date: 2014-06-22 12:44:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:791549
CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - The two-hour talks between Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his US counterpart John Kerry wrapped up on Sunday at Fairmont Towers Heliopolis. Kerry is scheduled to head for the Presidential Palace in Heliopolis ....
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Israel allows entry of truckloads of goods to Gaza via Karm Abu Salim crossing
Date: 2014-06-22 12:41:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:791526
GAZA, CITY, June 22 (MENA) - Israeli forces decided on Sunday to allow 390 trucks into the Gaza Strip via Karm Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are loaded with goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors as well as aid supplies, said Raed ....
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EGX indexes show varied performance
Date: 2014-06-22 12:41:04 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:55 - ID:791470
CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - The Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) indices showed varied performance at the close of trading on Sunday. The market capital lost about 224 million pounds to reach 480.95 billion pounds, amid transactions which hit 798 ....
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Former official warns of impact of media treatment of harassment on tourism
Date: 2014-06-22 12:40:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:791475
CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - Former assistant foreign minister Mokhlis Kotb has warned against the media treatment of physical and verbal harassment of women in Egypt on incoming tourism. "Such treatment draws a negative image of Egypt abroad and ....
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Cairo governor: Roads, streets not for peddlers, trespassers
Date: 2014-06-22 12:39:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:791377
CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - Cairo Governor Galal Saeed has said it is important to maintain discipline on the streets and roads of the Capital, adding that streets and roads are for the citizens and not for peddlers or shop and workshop owners. He ....
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Israel has ‘unequivocal proof’ Hamas responsible for kidnappings - Netanyahu
Date: 2014-06-22 12:37:41 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:791338
GAZA CITY, June 22 (MENA) - Israel has “unequivocal proof” that Hamas is responsible for the kidnapping of three Israeli teens more than a week ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet. The proof and information have been shared by ....
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Justice ministry exerts efforts to confront sexual assault - official
Date: 2014-06-22 12:21:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:791453
CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - The Justice Ministry is trying to confront the sexual harassment's phenomenon which has been spreading in Egypt by issuing strict laws, announced representative of human rights at the Justice Ministry Noha el-Sherbini. ....
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PA decides to resort to UNSC, int'l organization to protect Palestinian people
Date: 2014-06-22 12:19:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:791297
RAMALLAH, June 22 (MENA) - The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Sunday condemned the Israeli aggression and massive sanctions and punitive measures against the Palestinian people. In a statement released on Sunday, the Palestinian leadership said ....