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Cuba calls 9 days of national mourning following death of Fidel Castro
Date: 2016-11-26 13:24:03 GMT - Cuba - International - SN:1 - ID:6033341
The Cuban Council of State on Saturday declared nine days of mourning for the death of former president and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro who died at the age of 90, the Fox News reported. Castro died late on Friday Nov. 25. The news was ....
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Sports min. probes youth projects
Date: 2016-11-24 14:07:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6023481
Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz met on Thursday with ministry's senior officials at Al Gazira Youth Center. The meeting tackled a number of issues related to programs, activities and construction projects currently executed by the ....
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Sisi issues several republican decrees
Date: 2016-11-24 13:28:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6023061
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree to consider the tourist strip project in New Aswan City as part of public utility works. President Sisi also issued a decision approving the allocation of about 90,00 feddans in Aswan ....
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European Parliament votes to block Turkey's attempts to join EU
Date: 2016-11-24 13:26:28 GMT - France - International - SN:3 - ID:6023045
The European Parliament has voted to freeze long-term plans for Turkey to join the EU in what is widely seen as a response to Ankara’s crackdown on political opposition and independent media since July’s failed coup. MEPs voted 479 in favour on ....
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Minister: 'Egypt- Lebanon to Africa' initiative to achieve leap in Arab economy
Date: 2016-11-24 13:25:09 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6023025
Egyptian International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr said "Egypt- Lebanon to Africa" initiative will achieve a leap in Arab economy through exporting different products to African countries and developing trade regionally, with special focus on ....
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Amr Moussa blames bad governance for 'real revolutions' in Arab countries
Date: 2016-11-24 13:00:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6022781
Former Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussa blamed on Thursday bad governance and poor educational and health services for the recent 'real revolutions', not mere intifadas, in the Arab countries. Addressing the two-day annual conference of the ....
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Egypt’s stance towards Syrian crisis ‘clear’, says Sisi
Date: 2016-11-23 09:33:16 GMT - Portugal - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6014009
Egypt has a clear stance towards the Syrian crisis, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Tuesday. Interviewed by the Portuguese RTB TV channel before leaving here, Sisi said Egypt respects the will of the Syrian people and seeks to find a ....
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Russian center: 46 violations by armed groups over past 24 hours
Date: 2016-11-23 09:21:06 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6013897
The Coordination center for reconciliation of opposing sides on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic said 46 violations were reported by armed groups over the past 24 hours. In a statement on Wednesday, the center - which is affiliated to ....
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Egyptian women's football team defeats Zimbabwe 1-0
Date: 2016-11-23 09:20:21 GMT - Cameroon - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6013881
Egyptian women's national football team defeated their Zimbabwean counterparts 1/0 in the second round of Group One of Africa Women Cup of Nations hosted by Cameroon. The match took place on Tuesday at the Yaounde Omnisport Stadium. The ....
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Recent economic decision to boost Egyptian exports - official
Date: 2016-11-23 09:09:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6013769
Trade office representative in Dubai Yonan Edward said the economic decisions taken recently by the Egyptian government will give momentum to Egyptian exports and help open new markets in the coming period. In statements to MENA on Wednesday on ....