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Death toll from Warraq boat crash rises to 16, says health ministry
Date: 2015-07-23 15:51:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:3031325
The death toll from the Warraq boat crash rose to 16, while the injured remained at four, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. Two cases were discharged from hospital after receiving medical care, ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar ....
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Social solidarity min. orders compensation to Nile boat tragedy victims
Date: 2015-07-23 14:18:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:3030713
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali had assigned a committee to rush to a boat accident scene to stand on the number of victims and set the compensation. Speaking to MENA, Wali said she ordered doubling damages to the families of the dead in ....
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Officer, 3 soldiers killed in N. Sinai blast: Military spokesman
Date: 2015-07-23 14:15:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:3030689
An officer and three soldiers were killed and three army personnel injured when an explosive charge went off in Rafah, North Sinai, on Thursday morning. The bomb exploded at an army vehicle as the forces were combing the borderline between the ....
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Local development minister follows up developments of Warraq sunken boat
Date: 2015-07-23 14:14:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:3030677
Local Development Minister Adel Labib followed up with Giza Governor Khaled el Adly the developments of the sunken boat in Warraq district, Giza on Wednesday. Labib was briefed about the measures taken to rush the injured to hospitals, recovering ....
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Bourse gains EGP 1.7 bln in 2 sessions
Date: 2015-07-23 11:52:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:3029589
The Egyptian Exchange gained EGP 1.7 billion in two sessions only held this week because of national holidays marking Eidul Fitr and 23rd July revolution anniversary. The capital market rose to EGP 488.2 billion, 0.3 percent more than the week ....
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Egypt, Italy working on strategic cooperation – Expo Milano official
Date: 2015-07-23 11:52:08 GMT - Italy - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3029581
Egypt and Italy are working to promote strategic cooperation and find investment chances to further push ties, the general coordinator of Expo Milano 2015 said. During the official opening of the Egyptian pavilion at Expo Milano, which was ....
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Rescuers expand search scope for capsized Nile boat victims - source
Date: 2015-07-23 11:51:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:3029573
Search and rescue efforts are going on at a large scale to look for victims of the Nile boat that capsized when it collided with a barge on Wednesday, said an official security source. The source told MENA on Thursday that a body of one of the ....
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Giza governor orders paying compensation to Warraq boat crash victims
Date: 2015-07-23 11:49:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3029557
Giza Governor Khalid Zakaria ordered on Thursday paying 20,000 pounds in compensation to families of each deceased victim in Warraq boat crash. Each injured will get 5,000 pounds, At least 16 people were killed and four others injured when a ....
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Closure plan of Guantanamo prison in 'final stages' - White House
Date: 2015-07-23 08:01:12 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:3027821
The White House is in the "final stages" of drafting a plan to close the controversial US military prison Guantanamo Bay, a spokesman has said. Josh Earnest said the closure of the Cuban detention camp was a national security interest. It was ....
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Obama, Erdogan agree to stem flow of foreign fighters into Syria
Date: 2015-07-23 07:57:49 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3027785
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US counterpart Barack Obama agreed Wednesday to "stem the flow of foreign fighters and secure Turkey's border with Syria," the White House said in a statement. The two leaders also discussed a plan to ....
