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Archaeologist proposes plan to revive religious routes in Sinai to lure tourism
Date: 2014-06-12 10:48:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:774033
CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Archaeologist Abdel-Rehim Rihan proposed a plan to revive three religious roads in Sinai in order to be a meeting point for followers of the heavenly religions. He also said that the plan aims to lure 20 million tourists ....
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Crackdowns continuity is must: Interior Minister
Date: 2014-06-12 10:41:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:774122
CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim directed Thursday that Giza security crackdowns should continue effectively in coordination with the bodies concerned in the province. Ibrahim paid on Thursday a surprise visit to Giza to ....
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Five dead as Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo border tensions grow
Date: 2014-06-12 10:39:38 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:53 - ID:774112
KINSHASA, June 12 (MENA) - Tensions are rising along the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo with each side accusing the other of mounting cross-border raids, Euronews reported on Thursday. The Rwandan government admitted ....
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Front submits report on MB violations to 11 NGOs
Date: 2014-06-12 10:32:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:774082
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 12 (MENA) - An anti-Muslim Brotherhood front said on Thursday that it had submitted a complete report on violations committed by the terrorist group during the past period to 11 International non-governmental organizations. ....
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Assistant FM holds news round of talks on cooperation with EU
Date: 2014-06-12 10:28:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:773922
CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) – Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs Hatem Sief El Nasr held on Thursday a new round of talks with Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service Helga Schmid in Brussels on relations ....
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Egyptian expat in France announces running for parliament
Date: 2014-06-12 10:25:48 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:774074
PARIS, June 12 (MENA) – A member of the Egyptian Popular Current in France announced Thursday his intention to run for the parliament in the forthcoming parliamentary elections. Mostafa Bakri, who would be the first Egyptian expat to run for the ....
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Interior minister inspects security in Giza
Date: 2014-06-12 10:24:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:774097
CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim paid on Thursday a surprise visit to Giza to inspect the security situation there. The minister examined checkpoints and traffic services on his tour. He also urged troops to be on ....
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Former pres. adviser sees Tahrir harassment incident as vexatious
Date: 2014-06-12 10:20:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:773904
RIYADH, June 12 (MENA) - Former presidential adviser for women affairs Sekina Fouad has said that the harassment incident at Tahrir Square is vexatious and meant to undermine Egypt's image before the world. In statements to the Saudi al-Watan ....
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Antiquities minister meets UNDP representative in Egypt
Date: 2014-06-12 10:19:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:774110
CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim discussed here Thursday with UNDP Resident Representative in Egypt Anita Nirody ways of boosting cooperation between the two sides. They also discussed preparations related to conduct a ....
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Fall of Mosul encapsulates tragedy of a failed state
Date: 2014-06-12 10:19:03 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:774108
LONDON, June 12 (MENA) - In the wake of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, Mosul was the model case of how to beat an emerging insurgency, The Financial Times reported Thursday. David Petraeus, then commander of the 101st Airborne division, before ....