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  • Lavrov, Kerry could meet at sidelines of UN general assembly

    Lavrov, Kerry could meet at sidelines of UN general assembly

    Date: 2015-08-21 10:15:45 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:3197285

    Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September if their schedules allow for it, Sputnik reported ....

  • Australia considering joining anti-ISIS airstrikes in Syria

    Australia considering joining anti-ISIS airstrikes in Syria

    Date: 2015-08-21 08:02:27 GMT - Australia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3196409

    Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday that he was considering a formal request from the United States for Australia to join air strikes in Syria against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group, CBS News ....

  • 87 local, foreign NGOs to monitor parliamentary polls -- committee

    87 local, foreign NGOs to monitor parliamentary polls -- committee

    Date: 2015-08-21 08:01:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3196401

    Eighty-seven local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will monitor the upcoming presidential elections, said the Higher Election Commission. The commission approved 81 applicants submitted by the local NGOs to follow up the ....

  • Historical buildings not affected by Shubra blast: Governor

    Historical buildings not affected by Shubra blast: Governor

    Date: 2015-08-21 07:56:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3196385

    Historical buildings, located near Shubra el Kheima national security building that was hit by a powerful explosion early Thursday, were not affected by the blast, said the Qalyoubia governor. In a statement late on Thursday, Mohamed Abdel Zaher ....

  • Bomb explodes on railway in Zagazig

    Bomb explodes on railway in Zagazig

    Date: 2015-08-21 07:54:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3196365

    A bomb exploded early Friday on Zagazig-Mansoura railway, leaving a line break and a crater adjacent to Haryet Razana village of Sharqiya governorate. Receiving a call of a bombing sound, civil protection authorities rushed to the scene to find a ....

  • Governor, information minister discuss free Wifi hotspots in Alexandria

    Governor, information minister discuss free Wifi hotspots in Alexandria

    Date: 2015-08-20 19:49:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:3195521

    Alexandria Governor Hany el Messiry held a meeting Thursday with Minister of Communications and Information Khaled Negm to discuss creating free WiFi hotspots which will give residents a strong and free internet connection in the streets of the ....

  • Arab League, int'l organizations to organize Cairo Marathon Friday

    Arab League, int'l organizations to organize Cairo Marathon Friday

    Date: 2015-08-20 19:42:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:3195493

    The Arab League humanitarian aid department, in partnership with the UN regional office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs in the Middle East and North Africa, will organize Cairo Marathon on Friday, in cooperation with Cairo Runners. A ....

  • Trial of Morsi, 10 others on espionage charges postponed to Sat.

    Trial of Morsi, 10 others on espionage charges postponed to Sat.

    Date: 2015-08-20 19:36:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:3195481

    Cairo Criminal Court adjourned until Saturday the trial of former president Mohamed Morsi and 10 other Muslim Brotherhood members over charges of leaking classified documents on Egypt's national security and Armed Forces to Qatar. The decision ....

  • Presidential decree referring senior administrative prosecution member to retirement

    Presidential decree referring senior administrative prosecution member to retirement

    Date: 2015-08-20 19:35:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:3195469

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree referring senior Administrative Prosecution Authority member Ayman Fahmy Al Deeb to retirement over lack of validity in his judicial post. According to the decree, the justice minister ....

  • Hegazy meets UK security official

    Hegazy meets UK security official

    Date: 2015-08-20 18:33:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:3195225

    Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy met visiting Deputy Advisor of the UK National Security Council Gwynne Jenkins on Thursday. The meeting took up a number of files of mutual interest, mainly the war against terrorism and regional ....

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