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Saudi king, Turkish president discuss regional, int'l issues of mutual interest
Date: 2015-12-29 17:28:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4017305
Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud met Tuesday in Riyadh with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both leaders held an official session of talks where they discussed bilateral ties and aspects of cooperation in the different domains in ....
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Finance Ministry to auction T-bills worth EGP 281.750bn
Date: 2015-12-29 16:30:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:4017005
The Finance Ministry intends to auction treasury bills at a total value of 281.750 billion pounds during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2015-2016. The ministry said Tuesday that 91-day, 182-day, 273-day and 364-day T-bills will be auctioned ....
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Pakistan suicide bombing leaves 29 dead
Date: 2015-12-29 15:27:22 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:9 - ID:4016557
A suicide attack at a government office in north-west Pakistan killed at least 29 people, Russia Today TV channel reported on Tuesday. The bomb went off outside the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office in the town of ....
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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia sign Khartoum Document to solve renaissance dam dispute
Date: 2015-12-29 14:27:28 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4015985
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia signed on Tuesday the Khartoum Document to solve the dispute that emerged between the three Nile basin members on the renaissance dam under construction in Ethiopia. The document was signed by the three foreign ministers ....
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Growth rate during 1st half of 2015-2016 below 5%, minister expects
Date: 2015-12-29 14:23:09 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:4015921
Planning Minister Ashraf el Araby expects the economic growth rate during the first half of the fiscal year 2015-2016 to be less than five percent. Speaking in press statements on the sidelines of a ceremony to launch a program to hone human ....
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Fatah blames Hamas for worsening conditions in Gaza
Date: 2015-12-29 12:51:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4015189
Palestinian movement Fatah blamed Hamas on the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, urging it to hand over all border crossings to the national consensus government. In a press release, of which MENA obtained a copy, Fatah ....
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Europe interested in proposal on holding int'l peace conf. -- Ashrawi
Date: 2015-12-29 12:47:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4015165
There is an European interest in the idea of holding an international conference on the Palestinian cause in case of failure of direct negotiations with the Israeli occupation, said member of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive ....
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Parl't procedural meeting likely to be on Jan 10 - Agaty
Date: 2015-12-29 12:13:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4014917
The procedural session of the parliament will most probably be held on January 10, Minister of Legal Affairs Magdy Agaty said. In statements to MENA on Tuesday, Agaty said the parliament will convene after the New Year and the Coptic Christmas ....
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PM: 25,000 housing units to be set up in Cairo
Date: 2015-12-29 12:09:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4014885
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said Cairo governorate is working on establishing 25,000 housing units in Cairo within the framework of the social housing project and developing shanty areas. Two water stations were set up in 10th of Ramadan city ....
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Int'l mall, stadium proposed to promote Sharm tourism
Date: 2015-12-29 06:45:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4012369
An international shopping mall and a stadium are among proposals floated by a tourist guide in Sharm El Sheikh to promote travel to the resort city which has been affected by the crash of a Russian passenger plane earlier this year. The ....
