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  • Yemeni al-Qaeda leader 'killed in suspected drone strike'

    Yemeni al-Qaeda leader 'killed in suspected drone strike'

    Date: 2015-06-16 07:50:17 GMT - Yemen - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2806085

    The Yemeni leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al Qaeda's second in command globally, Nasser al Wuhayshi, who was once an associate of Osama bin Laden, has been killed in a suspected US drone strike. In a video statement ....

  • Mahlab returns home after chairing Egypt's delegation to African Summit

    Mahlab returns home after chairing Egypt's delegation to African Summit

    Date: 2015-06-16 07:47:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2806073

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab returned home early Tuesday winding up a three-day visit to South Africa where he took part in NEPAD and African Union Summit held in Johannesburg on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Mahlab delivered Egypt's ....

  • Sisi agrees to settle problems of agricultural reform farmers

    Sisi agrees to settle problems of agricultural reform farmers

    Date: 2015-06-16 07:11:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2805853

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi agreed Monday to settle the problems of the farmers benefiting from the agricultural reform. During his meeting with Agricultural Minister Salahuddin Hilal, Sisi ordered to swiftly finalize measures of contracts of ....

  • State Council, election committee agree in principle to reduce constituencies to 205

    State Council, election committee agree in principle to reduce constituencies to 205

    Date: 2015-06-16 07:02:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2805793

    A committee in charge of amending election laws reached an initial agreement with the State Council's legislative department to reduce the number of constituencies to 205 instead of 206, the minister of transitional justice and parliamentary affairs ....

  • UN chief describes human crisis in Yemen as

    UN chief describes human crisis in Yemen as "catastrophic"

    Date: 2015-06-16 06:46:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2805741

    UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate humanitarian truce in Yemen as peace talks began in Geneva and a Saudi-led Arab coalition continued aerial bombardments of the ravaged country. Global powers are keen for a speedy resolution of the ....

  • Press Syndicate renews commitment to ethics code

    Press Syndicate renews commitment to ethics code

    Date: 2015-06-16 06:44:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2805725

    The Syndicate of Journalists board renewed on Monday commitment to the press code of ethics. In a statement following a meeting that was attended by the chief editors of newspapers, the council hailed the Egyptian judiciary as "the fortress ....

  • Egypt, China sign agreement to implement 15 projects worth USD 10 bln

    Egypt, China sign agreement to implement 15 projects worth USD 10 bln

    Date: 2015-06-16 06:37:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2805681

    Egypt and China signed a framework agreement to implement 15 projects worth 10 billion dollars. The projects aim to boost bilateral industrial and investment relations in electricity, petroleum, natural gas, railways, highways, ports, mining, ....

  • 4,583 violations on Nile removed -- Irrigation Ministry

    4,583 violations on Nile removed -- Irrigation Ministry

    Date: 2015-06-15 19:38:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:2804641

    Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry announced on Monday that 4,583 out of 50,399 violations on the Nile River were removed within a national campaign to save the Nile. In a press release title "Saving Nile River Counter", the ministry said ....

  • Sisi agrees to settle problems of agricultural reform farmers

    Sisi agrees to settle problems of agricultural reform farmers

    Date: 2015-06-15 19:36:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2804633

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi agreed Monday to settle the problems of the farmers benefiting from the agricultural reform. During his meeting with Agricultural Minister Salahuddin Hilal, Sisi ordered to swiftly finalize measures of contracts of ....

  • Bashir was keen to participate in AU Summit in South Africa --Sudan FM

    Bashir was keen to participate in AU Summit in South Africa --Sudan FM

    Date: 2015-06-15 19:35:47 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2804625

    Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim el Ghandour asserted on Monday that Sudanese President Omar el Bashir was keen to participate in the African Union Summit held in South Africa. This came in a press conference that was held at Khartoum ....

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