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Small fire put out in Luxor farm area
Date: 2017-03-29 08:14:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6742071
Civil protection units put out a fire early Wednesday that erupted in a palm tree farm near Boghdadi Bridge south of Luxor. Head of the Luxor Municipality Ahmed Tarek said the fire broke out in a number of palm trees in an area very distant from ....
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Moving US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem puts end to peace process - Erekat
Date: 2017-03-29 08:13:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6742069
Palestinian chief negotiator Sa'eb Erekat warned that moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would destroy the peace process. In statements to Alhurra news channel on Wednesday, Erekat said he raised the issue during contacts with the ....
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Interior Ministry:prisoner Ahmed el Khatib receives adequate medical care
Date: 2017-03-29 08:12:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6742067
The Interior Ministry said that prisoner Ahmed el Khatib, who is currently under medical supervision in Cairo's Abbassia Fever Hospital, is receiving all medical care. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry added that Interior Minister Magdy ....
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UN calls for releasing 28 staff detained in Syria
Date: 2017-03-28 07:27:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6740235
The United Nations marked the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members with a renewed call for the immediate release or information of over two dozen staff still being held in detention or missing in Syria, a statement ....
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One of criminals involved in stealing mosque artifacts arrested
Date: 2017-03-28 07:25:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6740232
One of criminals involved in stealing artifacts of Cairo's Imam Shafie mosque was arrested. It turned out that an antiques merchant in Giza named Hosni Desouqi purchased the stolen artifacts from a 52-year-old robber. The merchant was arrested ....
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Arab FMs approve 17 draft resolutons ahead of Arab summit in Jordan
Date: 2017-03-28 07:21:50 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6740229
The Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers approved in its meeting in Jordan on Monday 17 draft resolutions, to be presented to the Arab leaders during their 28th Arab summit slated for Wednesday. A draft resolution on the ....
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FM confers with UN Syria envoy on talks development
Date: 2017-03-28 06:14:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6740164
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry conferred on Monday with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on the latest developments in Syria peace talks. In the meeting held on the sidelines of the preparatory meetings for the Arab Summit to be held ....
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US attorney general says sanctuary cities may lose federal funding
Date: 2017-03-28 06:09:13 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:6740156
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday cities and states that protect immigrant felons from federal immigration laws may see cuts in grants from the Justice Department. "Failure to deport aliens who are convicted of criminal offenses puts ....
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Pope Francis arrives in Milan
Date: 2017-03-25 10:01:00 GMT - Italy - International - SN:4 - ID:6735890
Vatican Pope Francis has arrived in Milan in Northern Italy for a one day pastoral visit, Vatican Radio reported. After speaking with priests and consecrated persons, he will visit the inmates of the San Vittore Prison for lunch and then ....
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Third of Yemen provinces on brink of famine: UN
Date: 2017-03-25 09:53:49 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6735876
One third of Yemen's 22 provinces are on the brink of famine, the UN said, warning that 60 percent of the war-ravaged country's population was going hungry. "Out of the 22 (provinces), seven are in emergency phase four, and that is one level ....