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Egypt open to FDIs, minister says
Date: 2015-06-19 14:07:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2827709
Egypt is open to and welcomes foreign direct investments (FDIs) in development projects, especially from Russia, the trade and industry minister has said. Mounir Fakhri Abdel Nour, according to a statement issued by his Ministry Friday, said ....
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Rafah crossing open for 7th day in row
Date: 2015-06-19 14:05:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:2827705
The Rafah border terminal with the Gaza Strip remained open on Friday for the seventh day in a row to allow stranded Palestinians and aid supplies into the coastal enclave. The crossing first opened on Saturday for three days but the Egyptian ....
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Chad strikes Boko Haram in Nigeria, bans burqas
Date: 2015-06-19 12:02:06 GMT - Chad - International - SN:8 - ID:2826893
The central African country of Chad has conducted airstrikes against Boko Haram sites in neighboring Nigeria. The Chad army and security forces hit Boko Haram bases and related sites, according to a government statement, destroying six bases and ....
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Arab ministerial committee to meet with French FM Saturday
Date: 2015-06-19 10:58:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2826273
An Arab ministerial committee aimed at ending the Israeli occupation, under Egypt, is scheduled to meet with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Cairo Saturday. The committee was formed following a decision by the recent Arab summit in ....
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Logistics, commercial centers to be established in Gharbiya: min.
Date: 2015-06-19 10:33:22 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:2826097
Minister of Internal Trade Khaled Hanafy said that integrated commercial and logistics areas will be established in the city of Tanta in el Gharbiya governorate. The planned project will be established on nearly 82 feddans with total investments ....
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UN chief criticizes Israel over killing, injuring Palestinian children during war on Gaza
Date: 2015-06-19 10:31:04 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2826085
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized Israel for the death and suffering of many Palestinian children during last summer's conflict in Gaza and is urging the Israeli government to take immediate steps to prevent such killings, Fox News ....
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Egypt keen on reaching unified African stance on climate change: min.
Date: 2015-06-19 09:34:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2825753
Egypt is keen on reaching a unified African vision over climate change in preparation for presenting it at the Paris conference, slated for December, said Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy. In statements to MENA, Fahmy said he chaired a committee ....
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570 Palestinians cross Rafah terminal
Date: 2015-06-19 09:33:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2825745
As many as 570 people crossed the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Thursday. About 62 people arrived in Egypt from the strip, while 508 others left for the opposite direction, official at the terminal said. Egypt opened Rafah ....
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Obama calls deaths in South Carolina church shooting 'senseless murders'
Date: 2015-06-19 09:31:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:2825729
US President Barack Obama on Thursday called the nine deaths in the Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting "senseless murders" and suggested more gun control is needed in the wake of the tragedy, the CNN reported. "Any death of this sort is ....
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Policeman wounded as masked gunmen throw bomb at his home in Arish
Date: 2015-06-19 07:37:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2825081
Two masked gunmen riding a motorbike threw a hand grenade at the house of a non-commissioned police officer in Al Arish, the local capital of North Sinai, security sources said on Friday. The blast destroyed parts of the house's walls while the ....
