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Crisis of Egyptian students held in Sudan to be solved in hours -- spokesman
Date: 2016-04-05 07:05:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4654897
The crisis of Egyptian students who are held in Sudan will be solved in hours, said a spokesman for the foreign ministry on Monday. The ministry has learned from the Sudanese side that the students would be released within the coming few hours, ....
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Beauty queens arrive in Luxor for Miss Eco Universe 2016
Date: 2016-04-04 09:18:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4648541
Sixty 60 beauty queens arrived in Luxor late on Sunday as part of their participation in Miss Eco Universe 2016, that kicked off on March 27 under the sponsorship of the Tourism Promotion Authority and the UN with the aim of promoting environmental ....
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New Israeli ambassdor to Egypt appointed
Date: 2016-04-04 08:28:15 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4648141
The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved the appointment of David Govrin as ambassador to Cairo, replacing Haim Koren who has served since September 2014, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday. Govrin, who speaks Arabic and has a doctorate in Middle ....
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Saudi crown prince, Gates discuss charitable efforts
Date: 2016-04-04 08:22:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4648065
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Muhammad Bin Salman Bin Abdel Aziz discussed with Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates coordination in charitable efforts. During their meeting, they ....
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Yemeni president says PM sacked over "failures"
Date: 2016-04-04 08:01:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4647921
Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Sunday said that sacking Prime Minister and Vice President Khaled Bahah was due to what he called government "failures". Hadi said the decision to replace Bahah was "due to the failures that have ....
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Police officer killed, two injured in armed attack on checkpoint in Qalyubia
Date: 2016-04-04 08:00:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4647917
A police officer was killed and two others were injured in an armed attack on a security checkpoint in El Khusus area, Qalyubia governorate, a well-placed source at the Interior Ministry said. In statements to MENA on Monday, the security source ....
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Obama voices concern about Turkey's oppressive policies
Date: 2016-04-02 08:26:09 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:4635577
US President Barack Obama slammed Turkish authorities' repressive policies against press freedom and democracy. Despite terming Turkey as a partner in fighting terrorism, Obama voiced worries about some disturbing issues in Turkey like freedom of ....
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Egypt votes in favor of UNSC resolution on conditions in Burundi
Date: 2016-04-02 08:22:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4635573
Egypt backed the UNSC resolution on the conditions in Burundi, which was adopted yesterday in New York. The resolution provides for the "deployment of a United Nations police contribution to increase the United Nations capacity to monitor the ....
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Biden reiterates US support to Iraq - White House
Date: 2016-04-02 07:19:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4635265
US Vice President Joe Biden phoned Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi on Friday, a statement by the White House reported Friday The two sides discussed the latest political and security developments in Iraq, the statement said. "The Vice ....
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Finance min. expects budget deficit to reach 9.9% percent in new FY
Date: 2016-03-31 08:07:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4623837
Finance Minister Amr el Garhy expected the budget deficit to hit 9.9 percent in the 2016/17 fiscal year (FY) compared to the 11.5% in the current fiscal year . Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Garhy said the application of some laws, ....
