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Egyptian pilgrims crisis still unsolved
Date: 2015-06-24 12:50:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2856701
The only solution to the Egyptian pilgrims' crisis is getting the Saudi authorities to allow the issuance of entry visas within 48 hours, a board member of the Egyptian Travel Agents Association said Wednesday. If this does not happen, the fate ....
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Israel Police arrest 9 suspects in attack on IDF ambulance carrying wounded Syrians
Date: 2015-06-24 12:43:32 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2856505
The Israel Police early Wednesday arrested nine suspects in two separate attacks on an Israeli forces ambulance carrying wounded Syrians being treated in Israel two days ago, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Five of the suspects were ....
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Sisi greet Mozambique, Slovenia on their National Days
Date: 2015-06-24 11:35:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2855905
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi delegated presidential secretary Mohamed Yahya Wednesday to Mozambique embassy here to extend greetings on the National Day. President El Sisi delegated also presidential secretary Karim el Diwani to the Embassy of ....
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Cabinet holds meeting to discuss political, economic, social files
Date: 2015-06-24 11:32:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2855873
The cabinet held a meeting on Wednesday under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to discuss a number of political, economic and security files. The cabinet is scheduled to approve the executive statutes of the economic draft laws, preparations for ....
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NCW lauds Alex. governor decision to appoint woman as municipality head
Date: 2015-06-24 11:31:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2855829
The National Council for Women (NCW) has praised a decision by Alexandria Governor Hany el Meseiry to appoint a woman as municipality head. Soad Helmy is the first woman to take such top post. She was appointed head of the Wasat ....
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Culture min. watches stage show on prince Seif el Din Taz
Date: 2015-06-24 11:29:26 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:22 - ID:2855809
Culture Minister Abdel Wahed el Nabawi watched on Wednesday a stage show on Prince Seif el Din Taz, one of the well-known princes in the Mamluk era. El Amir (or the prince) play comes as part of cultural events organized by the Cultural ....
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Security forces carry out large-scale security campaigns nationwide
Date: 2015-06-24 11:25:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2855753
Security forces carried out large-scale security campaigns to restore security and order on Egyptian streets nationwide. The campaigns, launched upon directives from Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghafar, resulted in seizing 940 arms of various ....
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FM presses for unified vision toward neighborhood policy with EU
Date: 2015-06-24 11:18:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2855689
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed the importance of reaching an Arab consensus on the neighborhood policy with the EU. He pressed for issuing a unified Arab paper to that effect, adding that the paper should also take into consideration ....
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Social solidarity min. mulls expanding social protection umbrella for seasonal labor
Date: 2015-06-24 10:22:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2855125
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali met Wednesday with Board Chairman of the Egyptian Federation For Construction & Building Contractors (EFCBC) Hassan Abdel Aziza and a number of board members to discuss expanding social protection umbrella ....
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France summons US ambassador over spy claims
Date: 2015-06-24 09:44:30 GMT - France - International - SN:18 - ID:2854749
France has summoned the US ambassador after claims the US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on the past three French presidents, Sky News reported Wednesday. Material released by WikiLeaks claims the NSA wiretapped former presidents Jacques ....