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  • Japanese amb.: Sisi interested in Tokyo's education model

    Japanese amb.: Sisi interested in Tokyo's education model

    Date: 2015-11-13 07:33:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3720417

    Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is interested in the model of Japan's education, including moral education, said Japan's Ambassador in Cairo Takahiro Kagawa. The remarks were made in a keynote speech in an event organized by the Japanese ....

  • Death toll from Beirut bombings rises to 43

    Death toll from Beirut bombings rises to 43

    Date: 2015-11-13 07:32:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3720405

    The death toll from the dual suicide bombing attacks that hit the southern Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh Thursday jumped to 43. The Lebanese Health Ministry said the number of injuries increased to 239. Meantime, Speaker of the ....

  • 2 bombings hit Beirut suburb

    2 bombings hit Beirut suburb

    Date: 2015-11-12 18:41:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3719465

    Two bomb attacks hit the southern Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh Thursday, leaving a number of people dead and injured. Security sources said the explosions occurred about seven minutes apart in the area. The number of casualties is not ....

  • Defense min. attends Taba 2 tactical maneuver drills

    Defense min. attends Taba 2 tactical maneuver drills

    Date: 2015-11-12 16:35:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3718737

    Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister General Sedqi Sobhi attended the tactical maneuver of "Taba 2" drills, which is implemented by special forces and rapid deployment forces in cooperation with the main branches of the Armed ....

  • Sisi meets PM, ministers for talks on Russia's nuclear plant offer

    Sisi meets PM, ministers for talks on Russia's nuclear plant offer

    Date: 2015-11-12 16:31:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:3718705

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker to discuss Russia's offer to build the Dabaa nuclear plant for energy purposes. Presidential spokesman Alaa Yousef said the meeting ....

  • 'We look forward to stronger role played by UN in protecting human rights' - NCHR

    'We look forward to stronger role played by UN in protecting human rights' - NCHR

    Date: 2015-11-12 16:21:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3718649

    The Secretary General of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mokhles Kotb underlined Thursday the world's peoples look forward to a stronger role played by the United Nations (UN) in protecting human rights. This role should cope with ....

  • Education min., WB team probe joint coop.

    Education min., WB team probe joint coop.

    Date: 2015-11-12 14:49:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3718073

    Education Minister El Hilaly El Sherbiny discussed Thursday with Education Specialist in the World Bank (WB) Shahram Paksima and the Head of the Operations Department Amira Kazem means of promoting joint cooperation. During his meeting with the ....

  • 15 middle-rank Brotherhood leaders arrested

    15 middle-rank Brotherhood leaders arrested

    Date: 2015-11-12 14:29:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3717925

    Fifteen middle-rank Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group leaderships were arrested over the past 24 hours. Security forces launched a campaign against middle-rank Brotherhood leaderships and their supporters who attacked public facilities, participated ....

  • IMF, Egypt to assess economic impact of Russian plane crash

    IMF, Egypt to assess economic impact of Russian plane crash

    Date: 2015-11-12 08:09:33 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3714577

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will work within the coming weeks with the Egyptian government and the Central Bank of Egypt to assess the impact of the recent Russian plane crash on Egypt, said IMF mission chief in Egypt Chris Jarvis. ....

  • Pope Tawadros urges 'domestic tourism' following Russian plane crash

    Pope Tawadros urges 'domestic tourism' following Russian plane crash

    Date: 2015-11-12 07:39:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3714405

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria called on Egyptians to promote domestic tourism after the recent crash of a Russian plane in Sharm ElSheikh. "The tourism sector has been affected by tendentious rumors following the plane accident," the pope said ....

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