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  • Parl't speaker: Egypt's airports highly secured

    Parl't speaker: Egypt's airports highly secured

    Date: 2016-03-31 07:43:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4623629

    Egypt's airports are highly secured, Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said on Wednesday. During today's evening session, Abdel Aal thanked the political leadership, government and the Ministry of Civil Aviation for their efforts to end the crisis ....

  • MP urges premier to save detained students in Sudan

    MP urges premier to save detained students in Sudan

    Date: 2016-03-31 07:42:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4623613

    MP Amin Massoud urged Prime Minister Sherif Ismail to swiftly end the crisis of Egyptian students detained in Sudan over charges of collective cheating in the secondary stage exams. In a statement presented to Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal on ....

  • Egypt, Germany discuss anti-terrorism fight

    Egypt, Germany discuss anti-terrorism fight

    Date: 2016-03-31 07:41:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4623601

    Egypt's Interior Minister Magdi Abdel-Ghafar held a meeting Wednesday with German Counterpart Thomas de Maizière to discuss cooperation and efforts to combat terrorism. During the meeting, Abdel-Ghafar called for concerting efforts to limit the ....

  • EgyptAir plane crew dealt calmly with hijacker -- pilot

    EgyptAir plane crew dealt calmly with hijacker -- pilot

    Date: 2016-03-31 07:23:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4623501

    Pilot Amr el-Gammal of an EgyptAir plane that was hijacked and forced to veer off course from Alexandria to Cyprus said on Wednesday said that the crew dealt with the hijacker calmly in line with aviation rules and laws. "The crew addressed the ....

  • Lavrov says Russia keen maintain Lebanon's interests

    Lavrov says Russia keen maintain Lebanon's interests

    Date: 2016-03-30 12:46:55 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4618921

    Future Movement Leader Saad Hariri discussed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov means to end Lebanon's crises during a visit to Moscow. Foreign "meddling in the region's affairs – and especially that of Lebanon – is preventing the ....

  • Hollande drops bid to strip dual-citizen terrorists of citizenship

    Hollande drops bid to strip dual-citizen terrorists of citizenship

    Date: 2016-03-30 11:50:55 GMT - France - International - SN:9 - ID:4618361

    French President Francois Hollande backtracked on a constitutional amendment proposal that would strip dual nationals convicted of terrorism of their French citizenship, France 24 reported. The president said he would not push ahead with plans ....

  • AL urges int'l pressure on Israel to end occupation of Palestinian lands

    AL urges int'l pressure on Israel to end occupation of Palestinian lands

    Date: 2016-03-30 10:56:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4617801

    The Arab League urged the international community to press Israel to end its occupation and settlement construction in the Palestinian territories. In a statement on Wednesday which marks the Land Day, the pan-Arab organization called on the ....

  • UN chief urges countries to let in more Syrian refugees

    UN chief urges countries to let in more Syrian refugees

    Date: 2016-03-30 09:51:37 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:7 - ID:4617021

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged governments around the world to let in more people from Syria and "counter fear-mongering" about refugees. Ban spoke at a one-day conference in Geneva meant to further efforts to resettle Syrian refugees. ....

  • UN: Syria's neighbors face major challenge over refugees crisis

    UN: Syria's neighbors face major challenge over refugees crisis

    Date: 2016-03-30 08:44:07 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:6 - ID:4616397

    The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stressed that Syria neighboring countries face grave challenges over the Syrian refugees crisis. In a statement Wednesday wired by Sky News channel, the UNHCR said the refugees crisis ....

  • Border guard troops arrest 107 illegal immigrants - spokesman

    Border guard troops arrest 107 illegal immigrants - spokesman

    Date: 2016-03-30 08:41:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4616353

    Border guard troops in various areas have arrested 107 illegal immigrants as part of efforts to crack down on criminal elements and smugglers, Military Spokesman Mohamed Samir said Wednesday. Border guard troops of the Second Field Army ....

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