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$500 in immediate reward for Egypt's first gold medal winner in Rio Paralympics
Date: 2016-09-10 08:38:00 GMT - Brazil - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5579041
The Egyptian Paralympic Committee decided to immediately pay 500 dollars for weightlifter Sherif Osman, who secured Egypt’s first gold medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, board member Mohamed Yehia said Friday. In statements to MENA on ....
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Yemen UN envoy says militias stalling to gain int'l recognition
Date: 2016-09-10 08:03:49 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:5578865
Yemen's envoy to the UN Khaled al Yamani has accused a delegation of the militias of acting to gain more time in the hope of having international recognition. Negotiations alone can solve the Yemeni crisis, Yamani told Al Arabiya Al Hadath TV ....
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UN rights chief warns of rise of populist politics
Date: 2016-09-06 07:52:04 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:2 - ID:5554965
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad al Hussein warned of a rise of populist politics that could turn violent. The BBC quoted Zeid as saying that Donald Trump and Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders are among the "populists and ....
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Sisi leaves China after attending G20
Date: 2016-09-06 07:26:27 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5554813
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left this eastern Chinese city on Tuesday after attending the G20 summit as a special guest. The Egyptian president participated in all activities of the two-day economic summit and held important talks on its ....
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Luxor governor meets Indian media delegation
Date: 2016-08-30 07:34:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5513969
Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr met on Monday with a media delegation from major Indian newspapers. The Indian delegation is on a two-day visit to tour the tourist and archaeological sites in the city. During the meeting, the governor reviewed the ....
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IMF welcomes Egypt's VAT law
Date: 2016-08-30 07:31:37 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5513961
The International Monetary Fund has welcomed a law on value-added tax passed by Egypt's House of Representatives on Monday as a historic achievement. Chief of the IMF mission to Egypt Christopher Jarvis said in a statement released last night ....
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Bomb blast hits crime laboratory in Brussels
Date: 2016-08-29 09:55:41 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:3 - ID:5508321
A bomb has gone off at the Brussels Institute of Criminology, without causing casualties, the BBC quoted Belgian media as saying. Shortly before 02:30 local time (00:30 GMT), a car rammed through three fences, RTL Belgium reports. "One or ....
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Kerry arrives for Bangladesh talks amid terrorism concerns
Date: 2016-08-29 09:54:52 GMT - Bangladesh - International - SN:2 - ID:5508313
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's is in Bangladesh amid increasing concerns about terrorism in the South Asian nation, ABC News reported. Kerry arrived in Dhaka on Monday after weekend talks in Geneva on Syria and planned to meet with ....
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LA police: LAX shooter reports unfounded
Date: 2016-08-29 09:53:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:5508301
Los Angeles Airport police have confirmed that reports of shots fired in the facility were a false alarm as the airport authority confirms that all terminals have been cleared and operations are restarting, CNN reported Monday. Passengers are ....
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Worker commits suicide at police station because he felt guilty of killing someone - Interior Ministry
Date: 2016-08-27 07:49:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:5497137
The Interior Ministry said Friday a worker committed suicide at Salam police station because he felt guilty of killing another person. The man, who committed suicide, along with two other persons, were arrested over charges of kidnapping and ....
