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49 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2017-08-23 13:13:11 GMT - Egypt - Suez Canal - SN:22 - ID:6958170
Forty-nine ships transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, with a total cargo of three million tons. The south-bound convoy included 29 vessels carrying around 1.6 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 20 ships laden with about 1.4 ....
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Iraq, Canada hold military talks
Date: 2017-08-23 13:12:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:6958160
Iraqi Defense Minister Erfan al Hayali had talks on Wednesday with Canadian Armed Forces Chief of Defense Staff Jonathan Vance on means of enhancing bilateral cooperation. The talks tackled means of offering military support for the Iraqi ....
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102 prisoners to be pardoned on revolution anniversary
Date: 2017-08-23 13:07:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:6958127
As many as 102 prisoners will be pardoned in line with a presidential decree issued to mark the anniversary of the July 23 revolution, Another 109 inmates will be released on parole. ....
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Trade min. to take part in ESC meeting Thursday
Date: 2017-08-23 13:02:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:6958078
Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil will take part in a ministerial meeting of the Arab League's Economic and Social Council (ESC) slated for Thursday The meeting will follow up the implementation of previous ESC resolutions and initiatives, ....
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Shoukry visit to Estonia important, says amb.
Date: 2017-08-23 12:53:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:6958052
Estonian Ambassador in Cairo Sander Soone has said that Sameh Shoukry's visit to his country, the first by an Egyptian foreign minister to the Baltic state, was important to help find a solution to the illegal immigration problem. Shoukry, who ....
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Lebanon, Russia in talks over fighting Daesh
Date: 2017-08-23 12:33:01 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:6958019
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu discussed on Wednesday with his Lebanese counterpart Yacoub Sarraf the Russian support of Lebanon in face of Daesh terrorist group. On Saturday, the Lebanese army began a broad military operation dubbed ....
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Lebanese security detains Syrian belonging to Daesh
Date: 2017-08-23 12:30:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6958007
The Lebanese security authority arrested Wednesday a Syrian on charges of belonging to Daesh terrorist group and working with it to recruit people to fight with the group. The arrested confessed to all charges against him as he established ....
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15,000 youths accepted in 3rd stage of Presidential Leadership Program
Date: 2017-08-23 11:41:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:6958128
As many as 15,000 young men and women were accepted in the third stage of the Presidential Leadership Program (PLP), which is designed to develop future leaders. The youths, coming from different governorates, are aged between 20 to 30 ....
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Five Roman cemeteries in Dakhla Oasis unearthed this year
Date: 2017-08-23 11:31:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:6957932
The Egyptian archaeological mission in Bir Shaghala area in Dakhla Oasis unearthed this year five cemeteries dating back to the Roman era. The cemeteries are built with mud bricks, head of the archaeological sector at the Antiquities Ministry ....
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Israel detains 13 Palestinians in Al Quds, West Bank
Date: 2017-08-23 11:24:28 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:6957886
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Wednesday 13 Palestinians from different places in Al Quds city and West Bank. The raids took place at dawn of Wednesday as occupation forces broke into Palestinians' houses, tampering with their ....