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Abul Gheit regrets holding Kurdistan independence referendum on Monday
Date: 2017-09-26 09:49:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7009692
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit regretted the Kurds' holding of the independence referendum on Monday despite intensive Arab and international efforts exerted to prevent it. Abul Gheit said "there is still time to contain the ....
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Kuwait totally supports maintaining Iraq's unity, stability, says deputy FM
Date: 2017-09-26 09:45:14 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7009685
Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al Jarallah said Monday evening that Kuwait always supports the unity, security, sovereignty and independence of Iraq, KUNA news agency reported. Al Jarallah was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ....
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Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif stands trial before anti-corruption court
Date: 2017-09-26 09:18:13 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:12 - ID:7009619
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stood trial on Tuesday before an anti-corruption court in Islamabad to face corruption charges. His court appearance comes a day after he returned home from London, where he visited his wife who is ....
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Body of "fattest woman in world" arrives from Abu Dhabi
Date: 2017-09-26 09:16:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7009618
The body of Egyptian-born Iman Abdulati who was known as the fattest woman in the world arrived here coming from Abu Dhabi. Abdulati died on Monday in the UAE during her treatment trip. Her condition seriously deteriorated during her last 24 ....
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Kurdistan referendum will increase regional instability: US
Date: 2017-09-26 07:26:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7009435
The US Department of State expressed disappointment over Iraqi Kurdistan region independence referendum that was held on Monday saying that it will increase instability in the region. In a statement on Tuesday, State Department spokeswoman ....
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32 people injured in gas cylinder explosion in Aswan
Date: 2017-09-26 07:15:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7009425
Thirty-two people were injured as a gas cylinder exploded in the Upper Egypt governorate of Aswan, the Health Ministry said. The Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed said most of those injured left the hospital. Most of those injured ....
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Cairo Criminal Court jails Al Ahram reporter for 1 year for libeling ex-minister
Date: 2017-09-26 06:38:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7009387
Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced a reporter of Al Ahram news portal to one year in prison on charges of libeling former justice minister Ahmed el Zend during his presidency of the Egyptian Judges' Club. Ahmed Abdel Azim Amer was charged ....
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UAE vice president hails Egypt's role in safeguarding Arab national security
Date: 2017-09-26 06:36:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7009384
Visiting President Abdel Fattah El Sisi was received Monday by UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said in a statement. Sheikh Mohammed welcomed ....
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Organizers of homosexuals' concert did not get security permits: Source
Date: 2017-09-26 06:34:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7009380
A senior security source said on Monday the organizers of New Cairo’s concert in which a number of youths promoted their homosexual orientation had not obtained security permits. Security forces arrested a person responsible for filming and ....
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4G mobile service to be officially launched in Egypt Thursday: Telecom regulator
Date: 2017-09-26 06:28:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7009375
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) said the fourth-generation (4G) mobile service will be officially launched in Egypt on Thursday. In a statement on Monday, the NTRA said a ceremony will be organized at the Pyramids’ sound and ....
