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  • 49 ships transit Suez Canal

    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 ....

  • Iraq, Canada hold military talks

    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 ....

  • 102 prisoners to be pardoned on revolution anniversary

    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. ....

  • Trade min. to take part in ESC meeting Thursday

    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, ....

  • Shoukry visit to Estonia important, says amb.

    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 ....

  • Lebanon, Russia in talks over fighting Daesh

    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 ....

  • Lebanese security detains Syrian belonging to Daesh

    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 ....

  • 15,000 youths accepted in 3rd stage of Presidential Leadership Program

    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 ....

  • Five Roman cemeteries in Dakhla Oasis unearthed this year

    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 ....

  • Israel detains 13 Palestinians in Al Quds, West Bank

    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 ....

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