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New Suez Canal 'step towards development': Mamish
Date: 2015-08-05 06:28:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3102405
The New Suez Canal planned to open on Thursday is a first step towards development, an overseer of the project said. "The work in the Suez Canal Corridor Development project will start in the following day of the opening of the new waterway in ....
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Pope Tawadros to resume weekly sermon
Date: 2015-08-04 18:21:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:3101393
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese decided to resume his weekly sermon at the end of August, the Orthodox Church said in a statement. The sermon is scheduled on Wednesday weekly at a Cairo church. The statement ....
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Heneidy chairs legislative reform committee meeting
Date: 2015-08-04 17:53:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:3101297
The Legislative Reform Committee kicked off a meeting Tuesday to discuss draft laws introduced by sub-committees. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ibrahim Heneidy chaired the meeting on behalf of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab. Ministers of ....
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Saudi king launches initiative to hold regular meetings between Egyptian, Saudi journalists
Date: 2015-08-04 17:17:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:3101121
Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan on Tuesday said King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud launched an initiative to hold regular meetings between Egyptians and Saudi journalists. The meetings aim to overcome a gap between journalists ....
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Thursday is bank holiday on New Suez Canal opening
Date: 2015-08-04 17:15:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:3101105
Thursday will be a bank holiday on the inauguration of the New Suez Canal, sources at the Central Bank of Egypt and Egyptian Stock Exchange said Tuesday. The sources told MENA that the day will be off to allow Egyptians to participate in the ....
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AL chief condemns Turkish airstrkis on northern Iraq
Date: 2015-08-04 15:47:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3100681
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil El Araby on Tuesday condemned the Turkish airstrikes on various districts in northern Iraq. In a statement, the A/ chief called on Turkey to respect Iraq's sovereignty over all its territory, to abide by ....
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Cabinet: Thursday holiday on New Suez Canal inauguration
Date: 2015-08-04 14:36:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:3100221
The Cabinet decided on Tuesday that Thursday will be a holiday in all government offices on the occasion of the New Suez Canal inauguration. Cabinet spokesman Hossam Qawish said the decision will enable the citizens to join the celebration of the ....
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Defense minister inspects final security preparations for inauguration of New Suez Canal
Date: 2015-08-04 14:33:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3100177
Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi has inspected final preparations to secure an international ceremony to inaugurate the New Suez Canal, slated for August 6. He visited the orientation building of the Suez Canal Authority Tuesday and listened to an ....
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Jordan follows up arrest of 6 guards of Aqsa mosque
Date: 2015-08-04 14:31:33 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3100145
Spokeswoman for the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Sabah Al Rafie, said the Jordanian ambassador in Tel Aviv follows up the issue of detaining six Jordanians from Al Aqsa Mosque guards at the hands of Israeli ....
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PM, Cairo Governor inspect historical Al Moez street
Date: 2015-08-04 13:39:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3099649
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, accompanied by Cairo Governor Galal Mustafa Saeed, inspected Tuesday the historical Al Moez street to follow up the work progress in a number of restoration and development projects. The Egyptian government is ....
