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Australia ups refugee intake and plans Syria strikes
Date: 2015-09-09 07:35:16 GMT - Australia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3315081
Australia is to take in thousands more Syrians, amid growing pressure to do more to help those displaced by violence in the Middle East, the BBC reported. Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday announced that Australia would accept 12,000 ....
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Hollande says holding Osiris' exhibition in Paris reflects strong relations with Egypt
Date: 2015-09-09 07:31:10 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3315029
French President François Hollande highlighted the strength of French-Egyptian relations, saying that holding “Osiris, Sunken Mysteries of Egypt” exhibition in Paris reflected cooperation with Cairo at all levels, including the security affairs. ....
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PFLP chief urges Palestine's Abbas to postpone PNC meeting
Date: 2015-09-09 07:30:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3315017
The chief of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) urged Tuesday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to postpone a meeting of the Palestinian National Council (PNC), slated for September 14-15. In a message sent from his ....
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Egypt calls for facing all terror groups, says FM
Date: 2015-09-09 07:25:59 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3315001
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shourky said on Tuesday Egypt has called for dealing with the terrorist Daesh militants as part of a comprehensive plan to face all terrorist groups. In statements to MENA, Shoukry said Daesh and other terror ....
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Bashir vows to achieve peace in Sudan 2016
Date: 2015-09-08 18:28:23 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:3313697
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al Bashir has pledged to achieve peace across the country within 2016. Bashir spoke Tuesday at a takeover ceremony between former acting Minister of Defense and Chief of Staff Mustafa Osman Obeid, and new Minister ....
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Sisi meets members of Specialized Council for Economic Development
Date: 2015-09-08 17:27:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:3313317
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi reviewed on Tuesday the activities and tasks of the Specialized Council for Economic Development, which is affiliated with the presidency. During their meeting with the president, council members reviewed the new ....
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Palestinian president meets Norwegian envoy
Date: 2015-09-08 16:26:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:3312905
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Tuesday with Norway's special envoy to the Middle East peace process at the presidential palace in Ramallah. The two officials discussed the latest developments in the Palestinian territories. Abbas ....
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Interior Ministry policies "serious & transparent", says minister
Date: 2015-09-08 15:52:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:3312669
Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar has defended policies of his Ministry, calling them "serious and transparent". There is an honest desire to upgrade action, where human rights is concerned, Abdel Ghaffar said in a meeting with Mohamed Faeq, ....
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Egypt has reservations on excessive focus on 'minorities' - FM
Date: 2015-09-08 15:00:57 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:3312285
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday said Cairo has reservations on the excessive focus on the so-called 'minorities', especially in the Middle East. In statements to MENA, the minister said that Egypt believes that there is no need to ....
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EGX loses EGP 9.1bn
Date: 2015-09-08 14:57:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:3312245
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost some 9.1 billion pounds at the close of trading on Tuesday pushed by sales of Egyptian and foreign investment funds. The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 3.38 percent reaching 6,924.05 points. The ....
