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  • Trial of Morsi in espionage case adjourned until tomorrow

    Trial of Morsi in espionage case adjourned until tomorrow

    Date: 2016-01-05 16:26:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4057369

    Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned until Wednesday the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood group on charges of leaking classified documents on Egypt's national security and the Armed Forces to ....

  • AL chief slams terrorist attacks in Iraq

    AL chief slams terrorist attacks in Iraq

    Date: 2016-01-05 15:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4056897

    Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el Araby condemned on Tuesday the terrorist bombings that targeted three mosques in Iraq. Such terrorist attacks aim at breaking the unity of the Iraqi people and undermining social peace there, he said. Araby ....

  • EGX gains EGP 2.1bn

    EGX gains EGP 2.1bn

    Date: 2016-01-05 14:27:59 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:4056289

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 2.1 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading after the government announced it would restructure public and business sector companies, many of which are listed on the EGX. The EGX 30 benchmark index went ....

  • Daesh uses chemical weapons in Syria with 'very high' probability - Moscow

    Daesh uses chemical weapons in Syria with 'very high' probability - Moscow

    Date: 2016-01-05 13:28:59 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:4055809

    Moscow believes the probability that militants from Daesh have used chemical weapons in Syria to be “very high,” the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s department for issues on the nonproliferation and control over weapons said ....

  • 41 vessels transit Suez Canal

    41 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2016-01-05 13:01:29 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:4055461

    Forty-one ships transited the Suez Canal in both directions on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.445 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 23 vessels, carrying about 1.605 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 18 ships, ....

  • China: Current situation in Middle East became so complicated

    China: Current situation in Middle East became so complicated

    Date: 2016-01-05 12:30:19 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:4055205

    China on Tuesday said that the current situation in the Middle East became so complicated and ambiguous after Bahrain and Sudan severed relations with Iran while the UAE has downgraded its diplomatic representation with Tehran, over a dispute that ....

  • Egypt's Mufti condemns bombing of three Sunni mosques in Iraq, urges Iraqis to unite

    Egypt's Mufti condemns bombing of three Sunni mosques in Iraq, urges Iraqis to unite

    Date: 2016-01-05 12:08:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4055009

    Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam condemned the bombing of three Sunni mosques in Babel governorate in Iraq late Monday. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Mufti asserted that these attacks are carried out by extremist elements who are seeking to ....

  • Obama administration keeps its distance from Saudi Arabia-Iran fight Resize Text

    Obama administration keeps its distance from Saudi Arabia-Iran fight Resize Text

    Date: 2016-01-05 12:06:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:4054993

    The Obama administration’s cautious approach to the latest eruption in tensions between two major Middle Eastern powers reflects a reluctance to take sides in a dispute where it believes both are at fault, and a sense that a strong US intervention ....

  • Daesh claims responsibility for shooting down military helicopter in Libya

    Daesh claims responsibility for shooting down military helicopter in Libya

    Date: 2016-01-05 07:22:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4052441

    The terrorist Daesh group has claimed responsibility for shooting down a Helicopter belonged to the Libyan Air Force. The group wrote on Facebook on Monday that its elements shot down a military plane belonged by the Libyan army. Earlier in ....

  • FM to meet with PLO official, China's deputy FM

    FM to meet with PLO official, China's deputy FM

    Date: 2016-01-05 07:03:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4052377

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will meet on Tuesday with visiting Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat. The meeting is scheduled to tackle the latest Palestinian developments and efforts to ....

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