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Army seizes ammunition, highly-explosive materials at Barth area - spokesman
Date: 2016-02-25 09:26:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4386877
Third army forces seized a large amount of ammunition and highly-explosive materials at Al Barth area, military spokesman Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said Thursday. One of the patrols seized a pickup truck and a motorbike that were trying to ....
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Cabinet discusses political, security issues
Date: 2016-02-25 09:25:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4386873
The cabinet, under Prime Minister Sherif Ismael, discussed on Thursday a number of important political, security and economic files. Also, the ministers' reports on the economic, security, health and social situation were also touched upon at the ....
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GEM receives limestone panel for king Amenhotep III
Date: 2016-02-24 13:29:04 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:10 - ID:4382237
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received Wednesday a unique artifact which is a limestone panel laden with 19 royal cartouches for king Amenhotep III along with other views which include rows of offering bearers, said General supervisor of the Grand ....
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Al Assad reiterates readiness to implement ceasefire truce
Date: 2016-02-24 12:48:30 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4381785
Syrian President Bashar al Assad reiterated his government's readiness to stop hostilities and abide by the US-Russia brokered truce that will come into effect on Saturday. Al Assad made these remarks during a phone call with his Russian ....
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House Speaker named chairman of first conference of Arab parliament speakers
Date: 2016-02-24 10:22:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4380193
Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal on Wednesday was named chairman of the first conference of Arab parliament speakers, whose consultation session kicked off ahead of inaugurating the conference later today. The ....
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Israeli forces arrest 17 Palestinians in West Bank
Date: 2016-02-24 10:22:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4380177
Israeli forces arrested 17 Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank on Wednesday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said. Fourteen Palestinians were arrested in Hebron, Ramallah and Beira governorates, the club said in a statement. The ....
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Egypt has pivotal role in boosting AREI - French minister
Date: 2016-02-24 10:20:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4380137
French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Segolene Royal stressed that Egypt is a strategic country that plays a pivotal role in pushing forward the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) that aims at enabling the ....
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Sisi witnesses launch of Egypt Vision 2030
Date: 2016-02-24 10:17:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4380101
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi witnessed on Wednesday the launch of Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail attended the event along with a number of ministers, key state and public figures along with ....
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Al Azhar Grand Imam warmly welcomed in Indonesia
Date: 2016-02-24 10:15:16 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4380061
Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El Tayyeb, chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, arrived on Wednesday in Malang City, the second biggest city in East Java province, coming from Jakarta as part of his current visit to Indonesia. Egypt ....
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Egypt, Belarus to ink sports cooperation memo
Date: 2016-02-24 10:13:45 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:3 - ID:4380049
Egypt and Belarus are preparing to ink a memorandum of understanding for enhancing bilateral cooperation in the sports domain, the Belarusian envoy in Cairo said on Wednesday. The Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports is due to ink the memo with ....