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  • Palestinian minister to visit Russia on Saturday for talks

    Palestinian minister to visit Russia on Saturday for talks

    Date: 2017-11-10 16:29:14 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7084610

    Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal said Friday in a press conference that Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al Sheikh will visit Russia on Saturday to meet with Russian officials. The Palestinian minister will discuss ....

  • Egyptian, Tunisian PMs to head 16th session of joint higher committee

    Egyptian, Tunisian PMs to head 16th session of joint higher committee

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:43:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:7084593

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and his Tunisian counterpart Youssef Chahed will head Sunday activities of the 16th session of the Egyptian-Tunisian higher committee, which will be held in Cairo. Meanwhile, the Egyptian-Tunisian business forum will ....

  • Israeli forces close Ibrahimi Mosque during Jewish feast

    Israeli forces close Ibrahimi Mosque during Jewish feast

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:43:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7084578

    Israeli authorities decided to close the Ibrahimi Mosque in Al-Khalil (Hebron) in southern West Bank to Muslims on Friday until Sunday. In statement to MENA, Director of Public Relations and Information in Hebron Governorate Hossam Abdeen said ....

  • White House: No formal Trump-Putin meeting scheduled

    White House: No formal Trump-Putin meeting scheduled

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:43:47 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:7084572

    President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold a formal meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit here in Vietnam, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters aboard Air Force One on ....

  • Putin arrives in Da Nang, Vietnam, to take part in APEC summit

    Putin arrives in Da Nang, Vietnam, to take part in APEC summit

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:43:33 GMT - Russia - International - SN:22 - ID:7084564

    Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang on Friday to take part in the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. He is also expected to hold a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of ....

  • Lebanese president discusses Hariri's resignation with Egypt, Jordan ambassadors

    Lebanese president discusses Hariri's resignation with Egypt, Jordan ambassadors

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:20:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7084549

    Lebanese President Michel Aoun met here on Friday with Ambassador of Egypt Nazih el Nagari and Ambassador of Jordan Nabil Masarweh, in an attempt to contain the crisis arising from the resignation of prime minister Saad al-Hariri. Earlier in ....

  • Essebsi, Tunisia's PM discuss agenda of joint Egyptian-Tunisian committee meetings

    Essebsi, Tunisia's PM discuss agenda of joint Egyptian-Tunisian committee meetings

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:20:00 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7084541

    Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi discussed Friday with his Prime Minister Youssef Chahed the agenda of the 16th session of the joint higher Egyptian-Tunisian committee, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday in Cairo. The committee ....

  • Rashid to The Telegraph: Egypt, UK in talks to resume tourist flights to Sharm el Sheikh

    Rashid to The Telegraph: Egypt, UK in talks to resume tourist flights to Sharm el Sheikh

    Date: 2017-11-10 14:55:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7084496

    The Egyptian government is working with British officials to lift a UK travel ban to Sharm el Shiekh, the tourism minister said, pointing out that there is no reason for keeping the travel warnning. Egypt’s tourism movement is recovering well, ....

  • 64 ships transit Suez Canal

    64 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2017-11-10 14:27:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7084458

    Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish said that maritime traffic reached a new record with 64 ships transiting the Suez Canal on Friday, with a total cargo of 4.400 million tons. The south-bound convoy comprised 27 vessels ....

  • Egypt signs two deals with Saudi grant committee

    Egypt signs two deals with Saudi grant committee

    Date: 2017-11-10 14:08:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7084439

    Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nassr on Friday signed two agreements with a Saudi grant committee that will contribute to financing small-sized businesses and possession of cars in the participatory transport system in ....

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