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Primitive bomb goes off on Giza Ring Road; no casualties
Date: 2016-01-18 06:16:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4135349
A primitive bomb exploded behind a closed traffic police unit on the Ring Road in Giza with no casualties reported, the Interior Ministry said. Bomb disposal teams had combed the area and the public prosecution was notified to start a probe, a ....
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PM opens institute of national planning after development
Date: 2016-01-16 10:47:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4124201
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail attended the opening ceremony of the Institute of National Planning (INP), after its development. The opening ceremony was also attended by presidential adviser for economic affairs Kamal el Ganzouri, Planning ....
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Obama discusses with National Security Council countering Daesh
Date: 2016-01-16 09:29:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:4123629
US President Barack Obama convened with his National Security Council to discuss the intensification of US campaign to degrade and destroy Daesh, the White House posted on its website. Obama was briefed on recent progress by Iraqi security forces ....
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Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro declares emergency
Date: 2016-01-16 07:15:39 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:3 - ID:4122901
The Venezuelan government has announced a 60-day economic emergency to deal with the country's worsening crisis, the BBC News reported Saturday. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro will govern by decree for two months. The edict includes tax ....
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17 killed, wounded in car crash on ring road
Date: 2016-01-16 06:46:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4122805
At least six people have been killed and 11 more wounded in a car crash on the ring road in Mounib. A truck collided with a taxi and a micro bus before the three vehicles fell off the bridge overnight Saturday. Traffic police immediately acted ....
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Lavrov, Kerry to discuss Syrian crisis in Zurich
Date: 2016-01-16 06:44:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:4122789
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in Zurich on Wednesday for talks on Syria and Ukraine,Tass News Agency reported. During a telephone call, "Lavrov and Kerry agreed to hold a personal meeting ....
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Egyptian min. arrives in Beijing to take part in AIIB opening ceremony
Date: 2016-01-15 15:42:55 GMT - China - Economy - SN:2 - ID:4120889
International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nassr on Friday arrived in Beijing to take part the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). During the several days' visit, the minister will meet with a number of Chinese officials on ways of ....
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Egypt’s parliamentary elections: Setting record straight
Date: 2016-01-15 15:39:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4120881
On Sunday, January 10, Egypt’s new Parliament was sworn in, completing the final phase of the political “Road Map” envisioned by representatives of various Egyptian political currents. This is an important milestone for Egypt, after a period of ....
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Australia declines US request to increase military commitment in Middle East
Date: 2016-01-14 09:27:14 GMT - Australia - International - SN:6 - ID:4112061
Australia has formally declined a request from the United States to increase its military commitment in the Middle East, ABC news reported on Thursday. US Secretary of Defence Ash Carter asked all countries involved in the campaign to consider ....
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Sisi presides over National Defense Council meeting
Date: 2016-01-14 09:02:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4111797
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi presided over a meeting of the National Defense Council on Thursday. The prime minister, the ministers of defense, foreign affairs, interior and finance, the Armed Forces chief of staff, intelligence and ....
