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King Salman to begin visit to Egypt Thursday as scheduled - IDSC
Date: 2016-04-05 11:34:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4657261
The visit to Egypt by Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz will take place on Thursday, according to the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), denying reports on any postponement. The center referred to reports on websites and ....
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Helen Clark, former New Zealand PM, enters race for UN secretary general
Date: 2016-04-05 07:24:16 GMT - New Zealand - International - SN:4 - ID:4655013
Helen Clark, the former prime minister of New Zealand, has entered the race to succeed Ban Ki-moon as secretary general of the United Nations in a bid to become the first woman in the role of world’s top diplomat. Clark, who was New Zealand’s ....
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Al Azhar mourns death of MP Seif el Yazal
Date: 2016-04-05 07:20:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4654993
Al Azhar mourned the death of Major General Sameh Seif el Yazal, head of the of the parliament's largest bloc “Support Egypt”, who died on Monday at the age of 70. In a statement Tuesday, Al Azhar extended its deepest condolences to Seif el ....
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Police officer killed in accidental storming of checkpoint in Cairo
Date: 2016-04-05 07:17:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4654969
A police officer died of wounds he suffered on Monday when a car accidentally broke into a checkpoint on a main road in eastern Cairo, the official of the Interior Ministry's security media center said. Captain Zyad Mohamed Hamdy Mohamed Gad was ....
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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 ....
