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  • Turkish prime minister vows strong response to Dutch authorities

    Turkish prime minister vows strong response to Dutch authorities

    Date: 2017-03-12 10:38:50 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:4 - ID:6677705

    Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says his country will strongly respond to Dutch authorities' "unacceptable treatment" toward Turkish ministers who were prevented from addressing Turkish citizens in the Netherlands, The Daily Mail ....

  • Wheat reserve enough for four months - minister

    Wheat reserve enough for four months - minister

    Date: 2017-03-12 10:37:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:6677685

    Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali el Moselhi said Sunday that reserves of basic commodities are within safe limits and are enough for the coming four months, particularly wheat whose strategic reserve stands at more than three million ....

  • Sisi meets African media delegation

    Sisi meets African media delegation

    Date: 2017-03-12 10:36:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6677673

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Sunday with a delegation of media people and journalists representing 25 African countries. Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said the delegation members are taking part in the training course organized by ....

  • PM, ministers of supply, agriculture discuss regulations for circulation of local wheat

    PM, ministers of supply, agriculture discuss regulations for circulation of local wheat

    Date: 2017-03-12 10:35:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:6677661

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held a meeting on Sunday with the supply and agriculture ministers to discuss regulations needed to regulate the circulation of the local production of wheat in 2017. The premier asserted that wheat should only be ....

  • Alexandria, Dekheila ports closed for 2nd day over bad weather

    Alexandria, Dekheila ports closed for 2nd day over bad weather

    Date: 2017-03-11 09:36:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:6672021

    The Alexandria Port Authority decided on Saturday to close the Alexandria and Dekheila ports for the second day in a row over bad weather and high wind velocity. The decision is meant to prevent any collision of ships and ensure safety of ....

  • Trump tells Abbas ‘time has come’ for peace deal with Israel

    Trump tells Abbas ‘time has come’ for peace deal with Israel

    Date: 2017-03-11 09:34:40 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6672001

    US President Donald Trump told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that it’s time for a comprehensive agreement to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to The Washington Times. “The president emphasized his personal belief ....

  • Russian points to lack of OPCW response to chemical weapon use in Iraq

    Russian points to lack of OPCW response to chemical weapon use in Iraq

    Date: 2017-03-11 08:45:58 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:6671697

    The Russian Defense Ministry is surprised by a lack of a proper response on the part of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to the use of chemical weapons in Iraq’s Mosul by Daesh terrorist group, a ministry spokesman ....

  • 3 injured in gas line explosion in Giza

    3 injured in gas line explosion in Giza

    Date: 2017-03-11 07:32:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:6671421

    Assistant Interior Minister for Civil Defense Magdy el Shalqany said on Friday that three people were injured in a gas line explosion at a residential building in El Haram district, Giza. The natural gas pipeline located in a building in Kafr ....

  • Iraqi oil minister says meeting with Tillerson

    Iraqi oil minister says meeting with Tillerson "very fruitful"

    Date: 2017-03-11 07:24:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6671393

    Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar al Luaibi said Saturday his recent meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was very fruitful. Luaibi thanked the US administration for excluding Iraq from an amended travel ban order issued by US President ....

  • 66 wanted persons arrested in N.Sinai

    66 wanted persons arrested in N.Sinai

    Date: 2017-03-11 07:15:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6671341

    North Sinai security forces arrested 66 fugitives and wanted people during a security campaign on Friday, a security source said. All legal measures were taken against those arrested, the source added. ....

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