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11 Libyan soldiers killed in Derna ambush
Date: 2015-06-29 07:42:49 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2884393
At least 11 soldiers of the Libyan army have been killed in an ambush by militants of the Mujahideen Shura Council (MSC) in Derna at the western entrance to the city. The death toll from the attack that occurred late Sunday is apt to increase, a ....
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2 makeshift bombs explode under power tower on Aswan-Cairo road
Date: 2015-06-29 07:38:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2884369
Two makeshift bombs placed beneath a high-voltage power transmission tower on Aswan-Cairo road went off early Monday. No word of casualties was reported. The explosion, which occurred in front of Banbat village, caused no damage. Sappers ....
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Mahlab chairs meeting on disabled people
Date: 2015-06-28 18:13:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:2882905
The National Council for Disability Affairs, under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, convened on Sunday to discuss a number of topics related to the disabled people. Attending the meeting were the ministers of planning, health, manpower, social ....
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Prosecution issues gag order in foreign funding case
Date: 2015-06-28 18:12:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2882901
Prosecutor General Hisam Barakat issued a gag order on the case known in the media as foreign funding case. The gag order covers all mass and electronic media. The media and press can only publish statements issued by the prosecution office ....
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Presidential decree raises military pensions 10%
Date: 2015-06-28 18:12:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2882897
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree to raise military pensions 10% starting from July 1. The presidential decree amends some provisions of Army Law 90 of 1975 on retirement, insurance and pensions. The pension increase will not have ....
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Arab League chief to meet Russian FM in Moscow
Date: 2015-06-28 18:11:31 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2882873
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during his upcoming visit to Moscow in early July, he said in an interview with Sputnik on Sunday. The secretary general said the meeting will take ....
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Azhar imam meets Awqaf minister to review training programs for imams
Date: 2015-06-28 18:11:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:2882885
Al Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb met Sunday with Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa to review plans of Awqaf Ministry to train imams through organizing courses throughout Egypt after Eidul-Fitr vacation. In a statement by the Awqaf ....
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Abbas discusses cultural issues with number of Palestinian writers
Date: 2015-06-28 18:10:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2882881
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received Sunday a delegation of the General Union of Palestinian Writers (GUPW) and Palestinian writers' union in the occupied territories. Abbas lauded accrediting the Palestinian writers' in the occupied ....
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Mahlab chairs ministerial meeting on urban communities
Date: 2015-06-28 12:40:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:2880789
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab chaired on Sunday a ministerial meeting to discuss a proposal to establish integrated urban communities across the nation. The meeting was attended by the ministers of agriculture and scientific research as well as ....
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Egypt's bourse wins 3.5 billion pounds
Date: 2015-06-28 12:33:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:2880857
The Egyptian Exchange started this week trading with gains amounting to EGP 3.5 billion and its indexes were all up. The capital market climbed to EGP 489.6 billion. The benchmark index EGX 30 rose by 1.26 percent to 8511,98 points. The ....
