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Adly Mansour leaves Cairo en route to Budapest
Date: 2015-06-07 08:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2744773
Egypt's ex-President Adly Mansour left here on Sunday morning to Frankfurt en route to Hungary. President of the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) is expected to hold a several days visit to Hungary. ....
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Gov't vows utmost efforts to contain MERS
Date: 2015-06-07 08:32:07 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:2744665
Acting Prime Minister Choi Kyung-hwan, upon his return from an overseas trip, vowed stepped-up government efforts to contain the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus that keeps spreading in South Korea despite national disinfection ....
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China ship tragedy: Toll escalates to 431
Date: 2015-06-07 08:23:30 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:2744573
A total of 431 people have been confirmed dead after rescuers lifted a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze river on June 1, India Today quoted authorities as saying on Sunday. According to rescue officials, only 14 people have been ....
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Israeli defense minister closes Erez, Kerem Salom crossings due to rocket shelling
Date: 2015-06-07 08:16:46 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2744509
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon ordered the closure of Israel's two border crossings to the Gaza Strip - Kerem Shalom and Erez - until further notice. Only humanitarian cases will be allowed through in the wake of a rocket shelling from Gaza ....
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Palestinian president receives US consul general
Date: 2015-06-06 19:11:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2743205
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received US Consul General in Jerusalem Michael Ratney Saturday at the end of his term of duty in Palestine. Abbas lauded the efforts of Ratney during his term of duty. ....
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Mahlab meets deputy chairman of Le Meridien
Date: 2015-06-06 19:09:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2743193
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Saturday with Sheikh Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Aibrahim, the deputy chairman of the company that owns Le Meridien hotel. The meeting was attended by the ministers of trade and industry and tourism and the Cairo ....
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Egyptian expatriates in North Ireland hails Sisi’s bid to form Egyptian expatriates ministry
Date: 2015-06-06 19:09:09 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2743185
Egyptian expatriates in North Ireland hailed President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s bid to form a new ministry for Egyptian expatriates. In a press release on Saturday, head of Egyptian expatriates in North Ireland Afaf Abd Rabbou Ali described the bid ....
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Iraqi PM to discuss with Obama military needs
Date: 2015-06-06 19:07:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2743181
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi will discuss in Berlin with US President Barack Obama Iraq's urgent military needs during its current war against Daesh. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the Group of 7, will discuss coordination with ....
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French Open final: Serena Williams wins 20th Grand Slam
Date: 2015-06-06 19:06:46 GMT - France - Sport - SN:23 - ID:2743173
Serena Williams won a dramatic French Open final against Czech 13th seed Lucie Safarova to claim her 20th Grand Slam title, the BBC Sports reported Saturday. The American, ranked number one, needed two hours and one minute to win 6-3 6-7 (2-7) ....
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Mahlab: Moses Springs in Sinai to return as tourist attraction
Date: 2015-06-06 19:03:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2743169
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has said the Oyoun Musa (Moses Springs) in Sinai needs better services to return as a tourist attraction for Egyptians and foreign tourists. The premier added in a meeting Saturday on development of the Moses Springs ....