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Youth min. inspects new Suez Canal project
Date: 2015-06-17 13:34:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2816073
Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz visited on Wednesday the new Suez Canal project. During a meeting with Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish, Abdel Aziz said his ministry will participate in the inauguration ceremony of ....
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Greek PM meets Arab ambassadors
Date: 2015-06-17 13:16:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:2815865
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras discussed with Arab ambassadors here the latest developments in the region, the Greek embassy in Cairo said in a statement Wednesday. They discussed ways to boost bilateral ties between Greece and the Arab ....
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Sisi exchanges Ramadan greetings with Arab, Muslim heads of state
Date: 2015-06-17 13:15:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2814849
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi exchanged happy Ramadan cables with heads of state of Arab and Muslim countries Wednesday. Sisi wished the Arab and Muslim worlds prosperity during the holy month. The president also sent cables of greetings to ....
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Azhar imam confident Lebanese could quickly overcome problems
Date: 2015-06-17 13:10:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2815829
Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb said Wednesday the Lebanese people are capable of quickly overcoming their problems, pointing to their "rare culture of co-existence". Tayyeb, in a meeting with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Salam, ....
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Bombs found at Boko Haram camp kill 63 in Nigeria
Date: 2015-06-17 13:05:14 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:38 - ID:2815745
A sack of home-made bombs discovered at an abandoned Boko Haram camp exploded, killing 63 people in northeast Nigeria, civilian self-defense fighters said Wednesday, according to ABC News. A witness to the blast, said the local militia was ....
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Hammond wishes Muslims in Britain, world happy Ramadan
Date: 2015-06-17 13:01:48 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:39 - ID:2815761
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has sent warmest wishes to Muslims in the UK and across the world at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. "To Muslims in the UK and around the world I wish ‘Ramadan Mubarak’," Hammond said in a press ....
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Presidential spokesman denies Palestinian PM resignation
Date: 2015-06-17 12:58:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2815725
Palestinian President's Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina denied on Wednesday reports on the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. The Palestinian Premier will attend the executive committee's meeting of the Palestine Liberation ....
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PLO to convene Monday to discuss forming national unity government
Date: 2015-06-17 12:52:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:2815689
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met here Wednesday with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. They agreed to hold a meeting for the executive committee for the Palestine Liberation Organization on Monday in order to discuss ways of ....
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Supreme committee for legislative reform convenes
Date: 2015-06-17 12:50:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:2815665
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ibrahim el Heneidy chaired a meeting for the supreme committee for legislative reform on Wednesday. Heneidy is also the minister of transitional justice. The members of the panel discussed several bills and ....
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EU funds project to combat child labor in Egypt - ambassador
Date: 2015-06-17 12:47:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2813741
The European Union (EU) allocated 60 million euros to combat child labor in Egypt and improve access to education for children who are at risk of entering the labor market , said Head of the EU Delegation to Egypt James Moran. He also said that ....