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France says can’t confirm Algerian fighter killed in US strike
Date: 2015-06-18 10:47:10 GMT - France - International - SN:7 - ID:2820909
Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar was very likely killed by a US strike in Libya but his death has not been confirmed, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. Libya has said that Belmokhtar, who masterminded a 2013 attack on Algeria’s ....
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Merkel urges Greece to deliver on commitments to carry out reforms
Date: 2015-06-18 10:15:51 GMT - Greece - International - SN:6 - ID:2820685
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing Greece to deliver on commitments to carry out reforms, stressing before a meeting of eurozone finance ministers that she wants the country to remain in the common currency, ABC News reported. Merkel ....
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First air-conditioned train now operational on Helwan/Marg Metro line
Date: 2015-06-18 10:14:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2820677
The first air-conditioned train came into service on Thursday on the first Metro line stretching from Helwan to Marg stations, the head of the Metro Company said. The move comes as part of efforts to improve services offered to citizens. The ....
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New head of illicit gains authority to be named within days - source
Date: 2015-06-18 07:51:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2819737
Justice Minister Ahmed el Zend will name a new head of the Illicit Gains Authority within days, a judicial source said. The new counselor will succeed Counselor Youssef Othman who will return to his work as head of the Cairo Appeals Court, the ....
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Egypt selection as head of Federation of Arab Teachers affirms its regional role
Date: 2015-06-18 07:50:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2819733
Chairman of teachers syndicate and Head of the Federation of Arab Teachers Khalaf el Zanati said that selecting Egypt as the head to the federation affirmed its role in the Arab world. In statements to MENA Thursday, Zanati said that this choice ....
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ٍSisi meets Yemeni vice president, Mamish today
Date: 2015-06-18 07:49:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2819721
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi meets later on Thursday Yemeni Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish, said Presidential spokesman Alaa Yousef in a statement. ....
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FM meets British PM's national security adviser
Date: 2015-06-18 07:49:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2819717
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received British Prime Minister's national security adviser Sir Kim Darroch to discuss means of boosting bilateral relations, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Atti said in a statement Thursday. The meeting also ....
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Efforts underway to finalize visas of Safax, Taraji clubs to Egypt -- amb.
Date: 2015-06-17 18:33:04 GMT - Tunisia - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:2818385
Contacts were made with the administrations of Safax and Taraji clubs of Tunisia to finalize their entry visas into Cairo, Egypt's Ambassador to Tunisia Aymen Meshrefa said on Wednesday. The two clubs will play against Egypt's Ahly and Zamalek ....
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Ex-information minister Fiqi acquitted
Date: 2015-06-17 18:26:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:2818337
A Cairo criminal court acquitted former information minister Anas el Fiqi on charges of undermining the interests of the state television. He was also accused of broadcasting false news during the January 25 revolution. Tried on the same ....
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Foreign Ministry: Egypt rejects interference by foreign countries, organizations in its judicial affairs
Date: 2015-06-17 18:18:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:2818297
Egypt's foreign ministry has rejected attempts by foreign countries and organizations to interfere in the country's judicial affairs. This came in a statement on Wednesday distributed to foreign embassies in Cairo, Egyptian embassies ....
