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Plan targets investing EGP 302 mln to be implemented - Giza governor
Date: 2015-12-19 13:14:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:3958273
Giza Governor Khaled Zakria el Adly demanded the heads of cities to implement swiftly the projects of the investment plan, adding that the current rate of performance does not fulfill the aspirations of the citizens. This remark came during the ....
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Fitch confirms Egypt’s “B” rating, outlook is stable
Date: 2015-12-19 11:15:30 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:9 - ID:3957185
Fitch Rating Agency confirmed its outlook on Egypt with a “B”, and a stable outlook on long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR), according to a Fitch statement on Saturday. “The issue of ratings on Egypt’s senior ....
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US presidential candidate praises Putin as a leader unlike Obama
Date: 2015-12-19 10:31:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:3956853
US presidential candidate Donald Trump lavished praise on Russian President Vladimir Putin, returning the compliments paid one day earlier by the Russian strongman to the billionaire builder. Trump said: “He’s running his country and at least ....
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Canadian forces strike back against Daesh offensive in northern Iraq
Date: 2015-12-19 09:20:40 GMT - Canada - International - SN:7 - ID:3956341
A contingent of Canada's elite commandos were thrown into a day-long battle alongside Kurdish Peshmerga fighters as Daesh terrorists launched ther biggest offensive in Iraq since Western troops arrived in the region 18 months ago, the CBC News ....
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UN chief welcomes critical initiative of International Syria Support Group
Date: 2015-12-19 07:25:38 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:3955793
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Friday the critical initiative of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG). This came in his remarks to the Security Council on the Situation in Syria, "I also welcome the ....
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Rwanda vote allows Kagame to extend term in office
Date: 2015-12-19 07:24:33 GMT - Rwanda - International - SN:5 - ID:3955785
Rwandans have voted overwhelmingly to allow President Paul Kagame to extend his term in office, initial referendum results show, the BBC News reported. Some 98% of voters support changing the constitution to allow him to run again in 2017 after ....
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7 killed in militias shelling to residential areas in Taiz
Date: 2015-12-19 07:12:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3955757
Seven people have been killed and 23 others injured in a Houthi militia shelling against residential areas and military sites in the Red Sea's city of Taiz, in a violation of a ceasefire in Yemen. The Houthi militia continued shelling to the ....
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Obama calls Abu Dhabi CP
Date: 2015-12-19 07:11:38 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3955753
US President Barack Obama has spoken by phone with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The US president expressed his appreciation for the United Arab Emirates’ commitment to an expanded role in international efforts ....
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Yemeni VP telephones Saudi defense minsiter
Date: 2015-12-19 07:10:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3955741
Yemeni Vice President Khaled Bahah telephoned Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohamed bin Salman on Friday night to discuss the latest developments in Yemen after the Houthi and Saleh militias breached the truce. By violating the truce, those ....
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Obama signs into law tougher sanctions on Hezbollah -- WH
Date: 2015-12-19 07:09:00 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:3955729
US President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday afternoon legislation designed to tighten sanctions against the Iran-backed Lebanon-based Hezbollah organization, The Times of Israel said. The legislation, formally titled the Hezbollah ....
