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Policeman killed; Giza police on alert to arrest killers
Date: 2016-02-27 07:47:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4397809
The Interior Ministry said a policeman was shot down on Friday and a hunt down campaign was launched to bring killers to justice. In a statement, the ministry media officer said the policeman was killed on duty while serving at a level crossing ....
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Syrian ceasefire comes into force
Date: 2016-02-27 07:42:58 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4397777
A cessation of fighting has come into force between the government forces and formations of the armed opposition in Syria, Al-Arabiya Satellite Channel reported. The United Nations security council on Friday unanimously demanded that all parties ....
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Coalition warplanes shell Houthi militias' positions in Sanaa
Date: 2016-02-27 07:39:48 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4397757
Arab coalition warplanes on Saturday continued shelling militias of Houthis and former Yemeni president Ali Abdallah Saleh in Sanaa. Eyewitnesses said the shelling targeted al Delimi airbase close to Sanaa Airport in northern the capital. They ....
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US aware of MB's involvement in violent acts: Kerry
Date: 2016-02-26 08:38:01 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4393025
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the US is aware of the Muslim Brotherhood's involvement in violent acts. In his testimony before Foreign Affairs Committee of House of Representatives, Kerry denied hosting members of the Muslim ....
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Plan to support Egyptian products in foreign markets: minister
Date: 2016-02-26 08:36:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4393017
Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Qabil said on Thursday that the government has developed a comprehensive plan to enhance industry and support exports. In a statement, the minister said the new strategy would be given a higher priority to ....
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President Sisi arrives in Astana
Date: 2016-02-26 08:35:47 GMT - Kazakhstan - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4393013
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana on a first leg of an Asian tour that will also take him to Japan and South Korea. President Sisi will meet with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the Kazakh ....
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Egypt bourse gains EGP 3.6 billion
Date: 2016-02-26 08:34:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:4393001
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained EGP 3.6 billion during this week as the market capital rose by 0.9 percent to reach 389.7 billion pounds, compared to 386.1 billion pounds last week. The EGX 30 benchmark index went up 2.27 percent to close at ....
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Min., Dutch amb. discuss developing river transport
Date: 2016-02-26 08:33:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4392997
Transport Minister Saad el Gyoushi met with Dutch Ambassador to Egypt Gerard Steeghs to discuss how the Dutch experience could help improve the river transport in Egypt, Spokesman for the Transport Ministry Ahmed Ibrahim said in a statement on ....
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Lavrov, Kerry discuss preparations for ceasefire in Syria
Date: 2016-02-25 09:27:56 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4386897
US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday about the terms of the ceasefire in Syria ahead of the duo’s upcoming task force meeting to discuss the terms of the agreement on cessation of ....
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Zika crisis to 'get worse before it gets better', warns WHO chief
Date: 2016-02-25 09:27:16 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:3 - ID:4386893
The Zika virus, believed to be linked to the serious birth defect microcephaly, presents a "formidable" challenge that will be hard to stamp out, the head of the World Health Organisation warned. Calling mosquito-borne Zika a "bigger menace" than ....
