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  • 5 PKK elements killed in clashes with Turkish police

    5 PKK elements killed in clashes with Turkish police

    Date: 2015-08-12 09:35:15 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:5 - ID:3144893

    At least five separatists of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in clashes with Turkish police on the Iğdır-Doğubeyazıt highway in eastern Turkey. PKK militants, meanwhile, hurled hand grenades at troops guarding a police station ....

  • Cairo hosts 2nd Africa Smart Grid Forum

    Cairo hosts 2nd Africa Smart Grid Forum

    Date: 2015-08-12 09:34:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3144877

    The International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) will organize the second Africa Smart Grid Forum which the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity hosts on March 6-7, 2016. The African Electrotechnical Standardization Commission (AFSEC) will also ....

  • Environment ministry to stiffen penalties against environmental rules violators

    Environment ministry to stiffen penalties against environmental rules violators

    Date: 2015-08-12 08:36:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3144365

    The Environment Ministry will stiffen penalties against violators of environmental regulations in the face of black cloud. The black cloud, the inky haze of pollution, has been attributed to farmers burning rice straw after their harvest. The ....

  • Conflicting news about Thinni resignation

    Conflicting news about Thinni resignation

    Date: 2015-08-12 08:21:25 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3144293

    News of Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al Thinni's resignation has been circulating since Tuesday night. Thinni announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television Tuesday. "If my exit is the solution, then I announce it here," ....

  • Hamas tunnel digger giving up much intel, says Shin Bet

    Hamas tunnel digger giving up much intel, says Shin Bet

    Date: 2015-08-12 08:08:17 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3144177

    Hamas fighter and tunnel digger has given his interrogators in Israel a bevy of intelligence about the group’s recent tunnel construction, planned attacks, battlefield and strategy, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. The Shin Bet - Israel ....

  • Egyptian GDRs in London show mixed performance

    Egyptian GDRs in London show mixed performance

    Date: 2015-08-11 18:29:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:15 - ID:3142905

    The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) traded on London Stock Exchange (LSE) showed mixed performance at the close of Tuesday's trading. The GDRs of EFG Hermes went up by 10.19 percent to reach 2.98 dollars. The GDRs of the Commercial ....

  • Awqaf Ministry bans mosque activities without prior permits

    Awqaf Ministry bans mosque activities without prior permits

    Date: 2015-08-11 17:28:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:3142625

    The Awqaf Ministry called Tuesday on all its bodies and directorates not to allow any social or preaching activities at mosques before obtaining permits, as the parliamentary elections are set to take place soon. "The move aims at protecting ....

  • Irrigation Ministry working on implement 1mn-feddan project

    Irrigation Ministry working on implement 1mn-feddan project

    Date: 2015-08-11 16:29:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:3142337

    The Irrigation Ministry is working around the clock to implement the one-million-feddan project. A number of rules should be taken into consideration when selecting areas that should be reclaimed as part of the project, said Irrigation Minister ....

  • Mufti backs Azhar statement on terrorist groups' claims

    Mufti backs Azhar statement on terrorist groups' claims

    Date: 2015-08-11 16:27:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:3142321

    Egypt's Mufti Shawqy Allam praised on Tuesday a statement issued by al Azhar to refute claims fanned by the Islamic political groups about Egypt's rulers. In a statement, Allam announced his support for Azhar statement, denying false news carried ....

  • PM inspects development project in Upper Egypt

    PM inspects development project in Upper Egypt

    Date: 2015-08-11 16:23:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:3142301

    Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab inspected Tuesday a land reclamation project west of Qena's governorate Al Marasheda area. The project aims to reclaim 12,500 feddans, to be irrigated through Al Marasheda water station. Mahlab's visit to ....

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