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6 defendants in "Zeitoun cell" case get jail terms
Date: 2014-06-15 14:38:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:85 - ID:779342
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - The Emergency Supreme State Security Criminal Court sentenced three defendants to life imprisonment in the "Zeitoun cell" case. Two other defendants were slapped with seven years of rigorous prison terms and another one was ....
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AL reiterates support for Lebanese army
Date: 2014-06-15 14:30:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:779200
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - The Arab League Council has reiterated the importance of implementing the Arab Summit in Kuwait resolutions on offering military support for the Lebanese army. The council abides by its earlier promise to provide the ....
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Nile water level drops 2 cms
Date: 2014-06-15 14:16:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:83 - ID:779187
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - The Nile River water level dropped Sunday to record 174.27 meters, two centimeters less than Saturday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 250 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake ....
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Malaysia concerned with recent violence in Iraq's Mosul
Date: 2014-06-15 14:15:57 GMT - Malaysia - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:779206
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 (MENA) - Malaysia has expressed its grave concern with the recent fighting and violence in Mosul, Iraq, where militants led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have seized the city, Bernama News Agency said. It ....
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Azhar amends final examination schedule
Date: 2014-06-15 14:14:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:81 - ID:779195
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) – An Al-Azhar committee decided on Sunday to amend the final examination schedule in a manner that makes it easier for students and satisfies parents. Students will take an exam a day, instead of two. Meanwhile, the ....
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ILO official: Egypt tops Arab, African countries that approved ILO agreements
Date: 2014-06-15 14:12:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:779104
HURGHADA, June 15 (MENA) - An official at the International Labor Organization has said Egypt was among the first countries in signing agreements no 87 on guilds' freedoms and no 98 on the right to organize and hold negotiations. In statements on ....
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New irrigation station opened at EGP 102mln
Date: 2014-06-15 14:10:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:778980
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel-Moteleb opened Sunday a new irrigation station at a total cost of 102 million pounds. The new irrigation station, the largest in the country, will pump the necessary ....
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Israeli army calls up limited number of reserves, deploys Iron Dome batteries in south
Date: 2014-06-15 14:08:21 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:779193
GAZA CITY, June 15 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have called up a limited number of reserves as the military operation to rescue three kidnapped Israelis in the West Bank continues to grow, the Jpost reported Sunday. The call up is small in ....
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Google in talks to buy stake in Virgin space tourism business
Date: 2014-06-15 14:07:01 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:77 - ID:779197
LONDON, June 15 (MENA) - Google is in talks to buy a stake in Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson's space tourism business, that would give it access to satellite launch technology, according to reports. The deal, estimated to be worth £17.8m, ....
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Foreign ministry closely follows up condition of Egyptians in Iraq, Libya – spokesman
Date: 2014-06-15 14:06:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:779207
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) – Egypt's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Atti said on Sunday that the ministry is closely following up the conditions of Egyptian citizens in Libya and Iraq in the light of the deteriorating security situation in both ....