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  • Azhar imam, intellectuals confer on renewing religious discourse

    Azhar imam, intellectuals confer on renewing religious discourse

    Date: 2015-06-02 14:30:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2716025

    Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb met Tuesday with a group of intellectuals and scholars to discuss mechanisms and regulations of a new religious discourse. The meeting, the second with intellectuals, focused on ways to protect society ....

  • Egypt calls for action to counter Daesh in line with int'l law

    Egypt calls for action to counter Daesh in line with int'l law

    Date: 2015-06-02 14:22:16 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2715957

    Egypt has pressed for action to counter the Daesh terrorist organization in line with international law. The Iraqi government should honor its commitments to involve the Sunni community in the political process and conduct reforms, a statement by ....

  • Iraqi defense minister discusses with New Zealand counterpart efforts to fight Daesh

    Iraqi defense minister discusses with New Zealand counterpart efforts to fight Daesh

    Date: 2015-06-02 14:19:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:2715841

    Iraq's Defense Minister Khalid Al Obeidi on Tuesday received his New Zealand counterpart Gerry Brownlee. The meeting dealt with bilateral relations and war against Daesh in Iraq. The two ministers discussed support provided by the New Zealand ....

  • Egyptians advised to obtain visas to Ghana from embassy in Cairo

    Egyptians advised to obtain visas to Ghana from embassy in Cairo

    Date: 2015-06-02 14:14:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2715785

    The Egyptian Embassy in Accra has urged citizens wishing to travel to Ghana to obtain visas from Ghana's embassy in Cairo. The authorities in Ghana have cancelled airport visas for Egyptians, the embassy in Accra said, stressing that nationals ....

  • Palestinian Cabinet holds Hamas responsible for Gaza suffering

    Palestinian Cabinet holds Hamas responsible for Gaza suffering

    Date: 2015-06-02 14:13:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2715773

    Palestinian Prime Minister Ramy al Hamdallah said his government is abiding, since its formation, by the directives of President Mahmoud Abbas, which focused on ending division and facilitating the measures of holding presidential and legislative ....

  • Libyan airport workers suspend strike after agreement on receiving salaries

    Libyan airport workers suspend strike after agreement on receiving salaries

    Date: 2015-06-02 14:10:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2715741

    Workers at Libyan civilian airports suspended strike after reaching a compromise with officials on receiving their delayed salaries. The general union of the Libyan air transport said in a statement on Tuesday work resumed at all airports which ....

  • Higher education min. meets Guinean amb.

    Higher education min. meets Guinean amb.

    Date: 2015-06-02 13:28:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2715329

    Egyptian Minister of Higher Education el Sayyed Abdel Khaleq met on Tuesday with Guinean Ambassador in Cairo Soriba Camara. During the meeting, they discussed ways of bolstering cooperation between the two countries in the field of higher ....

  • EGX gains EGP 3.5bn

    EGX gains EGP 3.5bn

    Date: 2015-06-02 13:25:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:2715317

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained about 3.5 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of intensive purchases by local investment funds. The EGX 30 benchmark index leapfrogged by 1.17 percent to close at 8,847.59 points. The ....

  • Detainee admits filming servicemen slaughter vedio

    Detainee admits filming servicemen slaughter vedio

    Date: 2015-06-02 13:24:35 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2715293

    A detainee in Lebanon confessed on Tuesday that he shot a video showing the slaughter of two Lebanese soldiers by Daesh terrorist group. During investigations, Abdurrahman Yashi, nicknamed as Baghdadi's grandson, admitted killing another military ....

  • Sisi: Coordination with Sudan at highest level

    Sisi: Coordination with Sudan at highest level

    Date: 2015-06-02 13:22:46 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2715285

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi wished Sudanese President Omar al Bashir a success during his new term in office, expressing hope for progress and development in Sudan during his new tenure. Egyptian Presidential spokesman Alaa Yousef ....

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