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  • Transport minister in talks over development of maritime transport sector

    Transport minister in talks over development of maritime transport sector

    Date: 2016-03-27 10:09:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4595221

    Transport Minister Galal el Saeed discussed on Sunday with a number of maritime transport leaderships setting up projects in the maritime transport sector. Maritime transport is one of the most important sectors that can boost the national ....

  • Egyptian Embassy in Amman follows up road accident of Egyptians in Amman

    Egyptian Embassy in Amman follows up road accident of Egyptians in Amman

    Date: 2016-03-27 09:00:55 GMT - Jordan - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4594689

    The Egyptian Embassy in Amman is following up the road accident which left seven Egyptian workers killed and three others injured in a collision between a microbus and a truck in Mafraq governorate, 75 km north-east the capital, on ....

  • 6.6 million Syrians internally displaced, 4.6 forced to leave country

    6.6 million Syrians internally displaced, 4.6 forced to leave country

    Date: 2016-03-27 08:46:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4594581

    In the absence of a political solution, human rights violations and abuses continue to occur in the context of widespread insecurity and in disregard of international law, international humanitarian law, and human rights law, according to an OCHA ....

  • Chile confirms 1st sexually transmitted Zika infection

    Chile confirms 1st sexually transmitted Zika infection

    Date: 2016-03-27 08:06:13 GMT - Chile - International - SN:4 - ID:4594233

    The Chilean government confirmed Saturday the nation's first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus, Fox News Latino reported. The Health Ministry said in a statement that the female patient is the 46-year-old partner of a man who caught the ....

  • Fire at prison kills 5 inmates in western Indonesia

    Fire at prison kills 5 inmates in western Indonesia

    Date: 2016-03-27 08:03:12 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:3 - ID:4594229

    A fire started by rioting prisoners at a penitentiary in western Indonesia has killed five inmates, ABC quoted the police as saying on Sunday. The fire at Malabero prison in Bengkulu on Sumatra Island began Friday night after officers of the ....

  • Syrian army regains control of Tadmor after clashes with Daesh

    Syrian army regains control of Tadmor after clashes with Daesh

    Date: 2016-03-27 07:35:25 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4594109

    The Syrian army units in cooperation with the popular defense groups regained control over Tadmor City in Homs governorate in central Syria, Syrian News Agency reported quoting field sources as saying. The Syrian Armed Forces engaged in fierce ....

  • Egypt FM receives phone call from Kerry

    Egypt FM receives phone call from Kerry

    Date: 2016-03-27 07:22:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4594049

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a phone call from US Secretary of State John Kerry, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said Sunday. The contact tackled boosting political process in Syria, completing the constitutional and ....

  • Education minister confers with education directors via video conference

    Education minister confers with education directors via video conference

    Date: 2016-03-26 15:06:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:4591841

    Education Minister Hilali el Sherbini held a meeting with directors of education directorates via video conference in the presence of a number of the ministry's top officials. In a statement released on Saturday, the Ministry said the minister ....

  • Iraqi PM confers with UN chief, presidents of WB, IDB

    Iraqi PM confers with UN chief, presidents of WB, IDB

    Date: 2016-03-26 14:09:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:4591273

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon along with President of the World Bank (WB) Jim Yong Kim and President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Ahmed Mohamed Ali Al-Madani. The visit aims at ....

  • Allawi slams Babel heinous crime

    Allawi slams Babel heinous crime

    Date: 2016-03-26 13:06:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4590833

    Ayad Allawi, the head of the National Coalition, condemned the heinous crime committed by Daesh in the football stadium in Iraq's Babel province. In statements on Saturday, he said terror seeks to harm the Iraqi people's unity, noting that Daesh ....

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