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  • Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine denies deal allowing Israeli forces to enter Gaza Strip

    Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine denies deal allowing Israeli forces to enter Gaza Strip

    Date: 2016-05-08 08:56:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4863401

    The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine denied on Sunday claims by Israeli security sources concerning a deal that allows Israeli forces to work within hundreds of meters in Gaza Strip territories. Earlier, Israeli security sources claimed that ....

  • Israeli forces open fire at farmers southern Gaza

    Israeli forces open fire at farmers southern Gaza

    Date: 2016-05-08 08:24:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4863177

    Israeli forces on Sunday opened fire at a group of Palestinian farmers east Khan Yunis, southern Gaza strip. No injuries were reported. The shooting comes a day after a "relative calm" on the borders of the besieged strip. Last week, ....

  • Interior min. mourns Helwan incident martyrs, gives directions to determine criminals

    Interior min. mourns Helwan incident martyrs, gives directions to determine criminals

    Date: 2016-05-08 07:40:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4862901

    Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar gave directions to swiftly identify the criminals in the attack that targeted a police unit in Helwan, killing a police officer and seven non-commissioned officers. In statements to MENA, a senior security ....

  • 145 tourists fly in 8 hot air balloon rides in Luxor

    145 tourists fly in 8 hot air balloon rides in Luxor

    Date: 2016-05-08 07:39:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4862897

    Eight hot air balloon flights by six different travel agencies were launched at dawn Sunday in Luxor, said Ahmed Aboud, the head of the Egyptian union for balloon flights. As many as 145 tourists from different nationalities were on board the ....

  • Agriculture Ministry delegation visits Eritrea to boost cooperation

    Agriculture Ministry delegation visits Eritrea to boost cooperation

    Date: 2016-05-08 07:38:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4862885

    Egyptian Embassy in Asmara received an Egyptian delegation from Agriculture Ministry led by farms project executive director Maher Abdel Moneim. In a press release on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry said the delegation met with Eritrean Agriculture ....

  • Interior Ministry: Four gunmen carried out Helwan attack

    Interior Ministry: Four gunmen carried out Helwan attack

    Date: 2016-05-08 07:37:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4862881

    A reliable source at the Interior Ministry's media center said a police officer and seven conscripts were killed in an attack on their vehicle on the Nile Corniche in Helwan. The source said the policemen, who were dressed up in civilian clothes, ....

  • Egypt, Hungary hold session of consultations; Hungarian PM to visit Egypt soon

    Egypt, Hungary hold session of consultations; Hungarian PM to visit Egypt soon

    Date: 2016-05-07 12:29:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4859237

    Egypt and Hungary on Saturday held a session of consultations under the co-chairmanship of Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Ambassador Hossam Zaki and a visiting Hungarian official in the presence of Hungarian Ambassador in Cairo ....

  • Egyptian court sentences 6 defendants, not including Morsi, to death on spy charges

    Egyptian court sentences 6 defendants, not including Morsi, to death on spy charges

    Date: 2016-05-07 11:40:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4858797

    The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Saturday six defendants, not including ousted president Mohamed Morsi, to death on spy charges. A final ruling against Morsi and four other defendants should be issued on June 18, the court said ....

  • Supply, planning ministers brief WB official on Egypt's successful supply system

    Supply, planning ministers brief WB official on Egypt's successful supply system

    Date: 2016-05-07 09:49:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4857933

    Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy and Planning Minister Ashraf el Araby met Saturday with Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the World Bank Sri Mulyani Indrawati to discuss ways to support Egypt's successful supply system. They also ....

  • Jets of Arab alliance shell sites loyal to Houthis

    Jets of Arab alliance shell sites loyal to Houthis

    Date: 2016-05-07 08:17:52 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4857365

    Jets of the Arab alliance shelled on Saturday morning sites affiliated to Houthi militias and forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the central Yemeni city of Dhamar. A Saudi-led coalition has launched a campaign since ....

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