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UN chief invites Arab countries to Mideast Quartet meeting
Date: 2015-09-05 08:34:59 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:3289633
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to a meeting this month of the Middle East Quartet seeking a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Saturday. The ....
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Brazil president criticizes Europe over refugee crisis
Date: 2015-09-05 08:33:56 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:4 - ID:3289613
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff criticized European nations for creating "barriers" to the entry of migrants, saying the Syrian child found on a beach in Turkey had died because he was "not welcome," the Daily Mail reported. Three-year-old ....
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Culture minister says theater contributes to correcting extremist discourses
Date: 2015-09-05 08:31:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3289581
Culture Minister Abdel Wahed el Nabawi has said that the theater constitutes history of values that can very well contribute to correcting extremist discourses. It is one of the "soft powers" that countries use to directly interact with the ....
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4 athletes from MENA participate in athletics championship
Date: 2015-09-05 08:30:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3289565
The 48th round of Egypt's championship for the companies league will start Saturday at the New Suez Canal. Four athletes from the Middle East News Agency (MENA) will participate in the athletics game. The athletes are Mostafa Kasban Osama Abd ....
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Sisi leaves Indonesia
Date: 2015-09-05 08:28:58 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3289557
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left Indonesia on Saturday at the end of an Asian tour that also took him to Singapore and China. During his three-leg tour, Sisi held important talks with leaders of the three Asian countries on means of boosting ....
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Egypt, Indonesia sign 2 MoUs
Date: 2015-09-04 14:18:57 GMT - Indonesia - Economy - SN:7 - ID:3286977
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi on Friday signed two Memorandums of Understanding on the sidelines of a summit meeting between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Indonesian counterpart Joko ....
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David Cameron: UK to accept 'thousands' more Syrian refugees
Date: 2015-09-04 13:46:06 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:6 - ID:3286741
British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the UK is to provide resettlement to "thousands" more Syrian refugees in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis, the BBC reported. He said the extra refugees would come from UN camps ....
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Economic development strategy prepared for Ismailia, Minya -- min.
Date: 2015-09-04 08:43:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3284837
Local Development Minister Adel Labib said that an economic development strategy is being prepared for Ismailia and Minya governorates. The strategy is prepared in coordination with governors, economic development teams in both governorates and ....
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Saudi FM: King Salman's Washington visit aims to enhance strategic relations with US
Date: 2015-09-04 08:42:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3284833
The visit of King Salman bin Abdelaziz of Saudi Arabia to the US is very important, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir said on Friday. In exclusive statements to Al Arabiya television, Jubeir said the visit is for coordination and discussing ....
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President Sisi to visit Indonesia today
Date: 2015-09-04 08:41:53 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3284821
Wrapping up an Asian tour, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will visit Indonesia on Friday. Sisi's tour also included Singapore and China and would be concluded in Jakarta on Saturday. His visit to Indonesia is the first for an Egyptian ....