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  • Lebanese forces storm Roumieh prison to end insurgency

    Lebanese forces storm Roumieh prison to end insurgency

    Date: 2015-06-23 14:57:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2851421

    Lebanese security forces stormed Roumieh prison, the country's largest prison, after prisoners took control of two buildings on Tuesday. The forces ended the insurgency in the first building and work to regain control of the other one, a Lebanese ....

  • Shourky, Lavrov discuss situation in Iraq, Syria, Libya

    Shourky, Lavrov discuss situation in Iraq, Syria, Libya

    Date: 2015-06-23 14:54:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2851401

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov ways of bolstering bilateral relations in all fields. Spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Badr Abdel Aati said on Tuesday that the two ....

  • Education minister, WB delegation discuss cementing cooperation

    Education minister, WB delegation discuss cementing cooperation

    Date: 2015-06-23 14:41:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2851281

    Education Minister Moheb el Rafie on Tuesday received a World Bank delegation to discuss ways to promote cooperation in the Educational field. The minister said a strategic plan has already been developed for the pre-university education in ....

  • Saudi, UN officials discuss ways to deliver aid to Yemen

    Saudi, UN officials discuss ways to deliver aid to Yemen

    Date: 2015-06-23 14:17:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2851061

    Advisor at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Work Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabiah on Tuesday received UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O`Brien to discuss ways to ....

  • Court acquits TV anchorman Ahmed Moussa of libel charges

    Court acquits TV anchorman Ahmed Moussa of libel charges

    Date: 2015-06-23 14:01:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2850849

    The Court of Appeals acquitted on Tuesday TV anchorman Ahmed Moussa of charges of insulting politician Osama el Ghazali Harb. The court annulled a previous ruling sentencing Moussa to two years in jail. ....

  • Egyptian-Rwandan coop. in energy, electricity fields probed

    Egyptian-Rwandan coop. in energy, electricity fields probed

    Date: 2015-06-23 13:58:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2850813

    Egyptian Ambassador in Rwanda Namira Negm met with Rwandan Minister of State for Energy Germaine Kamayirese to discuss means of promoting joint cooperation in the field of energy. The meeting took up a memorandum of understanding to be inked by ....

  • Egypt envoy selected to chair WTO committee

    Egypt envoy selected to chair WTO committee

    Date: 2015-06-23 13:57:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2850805

    Egypt’s Permanent Envoy to the United Nation Amr Ramadan was chosen Tuesday to take over the presidency of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Regional Trade Agreements. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said this ....

  • 50 vehicles to be used as fast food restaurants in Red Sea governorate

    50 vehicles to be used as fast food restaurants in Red Sea governorate

    Date: 2015-06-23 13:55:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2850765

    Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdullah agreed to a project presented by a services company to turn 50 eco-friendly vehicles to fast food restaurants as part of the broader "Your Project" project. The governor said the governorate is keen on providing ....

  • Death toll from New Valley accident rises to 3

    Death toll from New Valley accident rises to 3

    Date: 2015-06-23 13:53:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2850741

    The death toll from a car accident that occurred in the New Valley governorate on Tuesday rose to three after an injured breathed his last at hospital. A motorbike collided with a taxi earlier in the day, wounding seven people. The public ....

  • Bin Ali sentenced to 10 years in prison

    Bin Ali sentenced to 10 years in prison

    Date: 2015-06-23 13:50:27 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2850721

    The criminal department in the Tunisian court sentenced to 10 years in prison each of ousted president Zein Al Abdin Bin Ali, his son-in-law Sakher al Materi, minister of state properties and real-estate affairs Reda Qarira, former official at state ....

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