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  • Sisi says gov't keen to help youths take over leading posts

    Sisi says gov't keen to help youths take over leading posts

    Date: 2016-03-20 07:55:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4546437

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted on Saturday that the government is keen on enabling the youth to take over leading posts in the upcoming phase, Presidency Spokesman Alaa Yousef said. This came during Sisi's surprise visit to the ....

  • Clashes going on in Taiz, 29 militias killed

    Clashes going on in Taiz, 29 militias killed

    Date: 2016-03-20 07:52:28 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4546417

    Fierce clashes have been taking place in the Yemeni city of Taiz as of dawn Sunday after army and resistance forces repelled an attack by Houthis and pro-Saleh forces on Saturday on the 35th Armored Brigade headquarters. Arab coalition jets ....

  • FM arrives in Khartoum on official visit

    FM arrives in Khartoum on official visit

    Date: 2016-03-20 07:50:43 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4546409

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived here on the wee hours of Sunday on an official visit to Sudan to discuss fostering bilateral relations and the latest regional situation. During his visit, the top diplomat is expected to meet with Sudanese ....

  • Egypt condoles with Russia over plane crash

    Egypt condoles with Russia over plane crash

    Date: 2016-03-20 07:49:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4546405

    Egypt expressed on Sunday heartfelt condolences with the Russian people and government over the victims of the FlyDubai plane that crashed during an attempted landing in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed ....

  • Black boxes recovered from FlyDubai flight

    Black boxes recovered from FlyDubai flight

    Date: 2016-03-20 07:48:41 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:4546401

    Both of FlyDubai flight FZ981’s two “black box" data-recorders have been found, Russia Today reported. A statement from FlyDubai said the recorders had been found at the crash site “by the local accident investigation team and we continue to do ....

  • World Bank in talks over MENA financing initiative

    World Bank in talks over MENA financing initiative

    Date: 2016-03-20 07:47:27 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:1 - ID:4546385

    The World Bank will hold soon an expanded meeting to discuss the bank's new initiative "MENA Financing Initiative" that aims at increasing financial support to the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), a top bank official said on ....

  • Sobhy visits injured armed forces personnel

    Sobhy visits injured armed forces personnel

    Date: 2016-03-19 12:06:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4542097

    Defense Minister Sedky Sobhy – accompanied by a number of Armed Forces top brass – visited on Saturday Armed Forces personnel who were injured during their fight against terror in north Sinai. The injured personnel are being treated at the Armed ....

  • Egypt's Mufti warns of skewed Islamic ideas spread among youths

    Egypt's Mufti warns of skewed Islamic ideas spread among youths

    Date: 2016-03-19 10:58:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:4541401

    Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam cautioned of the gravity of the spread of skewed ideas about Islamic teachings and principles among some Muslim youths. During a meeting with 25 Arab and Muslim ambassadors at the Egyptian embassy in New Delhi, he said ....

  • Sisi to meet with Slovak FM

    Sisi to meet with Slovak FM

    Date: 2016-03-19 09:56:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4540837

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will meet Saturday with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia Miroslav Lajcak at the Presidential Palace in Heliopolis. President Sisi will also honor a number of ideal ....

  • UN chief to visit Tunisia late March

    UN chief to visit Tunisia late March

    Date: 2016-03-19 08:57:04 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4540225

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will pay a visit to Tunisia at the end of this month to take part in a conference on the post-revolt problem of employment, according to Sky News. The secretary general will also meet members of quartet that won ....

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