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46 killed after two bombings in Homs in Syria
Date: 2016-02-21 10:49:10 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4358305
The death toll from two bomb blasts in the Syrian city of Homs today has reached 46, including at least 28 civilians, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Observatory said the attacks, which hit the city's central Zahra ....
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International Cooperation min.: African Bank will only technically support Egypt in establishing administrative capital
Date: 2016-02-21 09:39:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4357537
International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr denied on Sunday claims saying that Egypt will receive 1.5 billion dollars as a loan from the African Development Bank to establish the administrative capital. In exclusive statements to MENA on the ....
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2nd day of Africa Business Forum kicks off
Date: 2016-02-21 09:33:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4357449
The second day of the African Business Forum kicked off here on Sunday. The forum is organized by Egypt in cooperation with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA) and under the auspices of the African Union. President ....
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Sisi's word sets pivots of integrated African economy mechanism - official
Date: 2016-02-21 09:31:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4357433
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's word at the Africa 2016 forum laid down important pivots for an integrated mechanism to upgrade the African economy, said the head of the Egyptian General Authority for Free Zones and Investments (GAFI) on ....
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Egypt's tourism sector to recover quickly - Palestinian minister
Date: 2016-02-21 09:29:26 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4357421
Palestinian Tourism Minister Rula Maa'yaa expected on Sunday Egypt's tourism sector to recover quickly given its great potentials and skilled tourism cadres. Egypt is a top tourist destination, she said in an interview with MENA. Egypt ....
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PM to open 2nd day of Africa 2016 forum in Sharm
Date: 2016-02-21 08:22:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4356853
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail will open on Sunday the second day of the Africa 2016 forum, the biggest regional business and investment forum taking place in Sharm El Sheikh under the sponsorship of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The forum kicked ....
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Arab coalition jets shell Houthis, pro-Saleh positions in Sanaa
Date: 2016-02-21 08:13:42 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4356813
Arab coalition warplanes continued to shell positions affiliated to Houthis and pro-former president Ali Abdullah Saleh militias in Sanaa governorate, eyewitnesses said on Sunday. The jets targeted two strategic positions affiliated to the ....
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Pentagon: No Information on death of Serbian hostages during raid on Libya
Date: 2016-02-21 08:12:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:4356785
The US Department of State (Pentagon) said it has no information indicating that the death of two Serbian hostages as a result of the strike that U.S. Forces conducted against an ISIL senior leader and ISIL training camp in Libya. A statement ....
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Interior Ministry denies blocking Al Wahat road by some policemen
Date: 2016-02-21 07:19:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4356485
The Interior Ministry denied on Sunday news reports that a number of policemen have blocked el Wahat road in Sixth of October city earlier in the day. These are groundless reports, a source at the ministry's Information Center said in a ....
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Interior minister vows to punish policemen abusing their powers
Date: 2016-02-20 13:26:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4353265
Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar vowed to bring to justice any policeman who abuses his power and violates the citizens' rights. During a meeting Saturday with his aides and security leaderships, he said the ministry is applying a reform ....