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  • Syria airstrikes 'will be backed by half of shadow cabinet'

    Syria airstrikes 'will be backed by half of shadow cabinet'

    Date: 2015-09-20 10:40:05 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3386073

    Half of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet have privately pledged support for airstrikes in Syria, reports said. Senior party members have reportedly spoken to Conservative ministers saying they will support action to tackle the so-called Islamic ....

  • Egyptian-Saudi relations solid - minister

    Egyptian-Saudi relations solid - minister

    Date: 2015-09-20 08:49:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3385093

    Awqaf Minister Mokhtar Gomaa said on Sunday Egyptian-Saudi relations are solid in the various domains, including the religious one. Gomaa, who serves as the head of the Egyptian hajj mission, said all Egyptian pilgrims are well and sound and that ....

  • New transport min. inspects Cairo-Suez road

    New transport min. inspects Cairo-Suez road

    Date: 2015-09-20 08:49:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3385081

    New Transport Minister Saad el Geyoushi inspected on Sunday the Cairo-Suez road to inspect the work progress on a 70-km stretch. The minister affirmed the need to finalize the upgrading and widening of this of this road according to quality ....

  • Israel arrests 6 Palestinians in Ramallah, Jenin

    Israel arrests 6 Palestinians in Ramallah, Jenin

    Date: 2015-09-20 08:48:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3385061

    Israeli forces arrested on Sunday two Palestinian youths after storming their homes in Nabi Saleh village of Ramallah, Palestinian local sources said. The forces also assaulted one of them while arresting him, eyewitnesses said. Meanwhile, ....

  • Egypt expresses concern over development in Burkina Faso

    Egypt expresses concern over development in Burkina Faso

    Date: 2015-09-20 08:46:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3385057

    Egypt is concerned over the latest developments in Burkina Faso, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Sunday. The statement said Cairo is looking forward to the success of regional and international efforts aiming to restore stability ....

  • Criminal lab experts examining Haret el Yahoud fire scene

    Criminal lab experts examining Haret el Yahoud fire scene

    Date: 2015-09-20 08:45:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3385049

    Criminal Lab experts started examining Haret el Yahoud, Azhar street in downtown Cairo, where a number of shops caught fire to find the reasons behind the fire. Civil protection director Gamal Halawa told MENA that more than 16 fire engines ....

  • Egyptian churches to stay away from parliamentary elections

    Egyptian churches to stay away from parliamentary elections

    Date: 2015-09-20 08:44:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3385037

    The Egyptian Council of Churches stressed on Sunday that it will not give any directions to churchgoers as regards the coming parliamentary polls. "Our first and last goal is to achieve rapprochement among Egyptian churches and to pray for the ....

  • PM: Ethiopia dam should not affect Egypt's water quota or politically manipulated

    PM: Ethiopia dam should not affect Egypt's water quota or politically manipulated

    Date: 2015-09-19 13:43:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:3381405

    New Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said the Ethiopia dam file is governed by several perspectives, topped by maintaining Egypt's quota of the River Nile water and avoiding political manipulation of the facility. He said the Ethiopian Renaissance ....

  • AL chief mourns death of Dubai ruler's son

    AL chief mourns death of Dubai ruler's son

    Date: 2015-09-19 13:42:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3381397

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Arabi mourned on Saturday the death of Sheikh Rashid bin Mohamed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the son of Dubai ruler. In a statement, Al Arabi offered his condolences to Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid al Maktoum, UAE ....

  • Putin to announce initiative on resolving Syrian crisis at UN- diplomat

    Putin to announce initiative on resolving Syrian crisis at UN- diplomat

    Date: 2015-09-19 11:18:05 GMT - Russia - International - SN:8 - ID:3379997

    Russian President Vladimir Putin will announce his initiative for resolving the crisis in Syria and combating terrorism during the UN General Assembly session on September 28th, Russian ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin said on ....

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