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Pope Tawadros II mourns Heikal, Boutros-Ghali
Date: 2016-02-18 07:29:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4338441
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral mourned after Egyptian prominent writer and journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal and former United Nations Secretary General Boutros ....
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New consumer protection law to be submitted to parlt - official
Date: 2016-02-18 06:57:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4338305
The new consumer protection law will be referred to the parliament within the coming period after it is approved by the ministers, head of the Consumer Protection Agency Atef Yacoub said. A lot of articles were added to the law, including a one ....
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General assembly of Al Ahly Club to convene March 24
Date: 2016-02-18 06:42:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4338245
The General Assembly of Al Ahly football club will convene on March 24 and 25. The decision came after an eight-hour meeting of the club board on Wednesday. The Sports Ministry has earlier appointed the board of the club under Mahmoud Taher to ....
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Kerry meets Hollywood studio chiefs over Daesh
Date: 2016-02-18 06:41:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:4338237
US Secretary of State John Kerry met with the heads of major studios on Tuesday to talk about how to counter the Daesh. The meeting was held at Universal Studios, and lasted about 90 minutes. The meeting was organized by Shell, who is chair of ....
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Heikal passes away at 93
Date: 2016-02-17 11:34:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4332981
Veteran Egyptian writer and journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal passed away on Wednesday. He was 93, according to the state-run Egyptian TV. ....
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Azhar imam meets chief justice
Date: 2016-02-17 10:43:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:4332365
Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayeb received Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court Adly Mansour on Wednesday. The meeting reviewed Al Azhar's role in serving Islam and Muslims in Egypt and the Islamic world, spreading the modest ....
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Kuwaiti Emir receives invitation from Indonesian president to attend OIC Summit
Date: 2016-02-17 09:22:38 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4331505
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Sabah on Wednesday received a message from Indonesian President Joko Widodo to attend the Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference on the Cause of Jerusalem, due to be held in Jakarta next ....
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PLO member: No Moroccan initiative to resume peace talks, Egypt is our window to world
Date: 2016-02-17 09:21:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4331489
Ahmed Mejdalani, member of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), denied reports on an official Moroccan initiative to resume peace talks with Israel. Interviewed by MENA, Majdalani described as "untrue" ....
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Merkel calls for small steps to safeguard future two-state solution
Date: 2016-02-17 07:35:51 GMT - Israel - International - SN:6 - ID:4330773
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for small steps to safeguard a future two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Times of Israeli reported on Tuesday. The current climate in the Middle East does not allow for major steps ....
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Obama vows to hit Daesh in Libya
Date: 2016-02-17 07:33:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:4330753
US President Barack Obama has vowed not to let Daesh build a base in Libya, saying the United States would take action where there was a "clear target". "We are working with our other coalition partners to make sure that, as we see opportunities ....