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PM chairs "Tahya Misr" meeting
Date: 2015-05-31 17:28:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:2703197
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab chaired a meeting of the board of trustees of "Tahya Misr" (Long live Egypt) fund on Sunday. The ministers of planning, urban development, health, transport and investment and the governor of Cairo attended the ....
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Palestinian PM asks Germany to recognize Palestinian state
Date: 2015-05-31 17:28:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:2703181
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Sunday called on Germany to follow in the footsteps of the nations that have recognized the Palestinian state. "This recognition will help jumpstart peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel," he ....
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Awqaf Ministry part and parcel of Azhar – min.
Date: 2015-05-31 17:27:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:2703173
Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said the ministry is an inseparable part of Al Azhar, denying news reports about disagreements between the two entities. Leaders of the two institutions are fully aware of the nature of the current phase that ....
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Saudi FM wraps up Egypt visit
Date: 2015-05-31 17:27:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:2703169
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir left here Sunday, after a few hours' visit to Egypt, where he met with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry to discuss bilateral ties and the latest developments in Yemen, region and terrorism issues. ....
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German FM demands restart of Middle East peace talks
Date: 2015-05-31 17:25:46 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2703157
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for resuming the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. Following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu here on Sunday, Steinmeier stressed the need for peace and concrete ....
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Bourse loses EGP 5.4 bn Sunday
Date: 2015-05-31 17:23:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:43 - ID:2703149
The Egyptian Exchange closed on Sunday with losses amounting to EGP 5.4 billion and its indexes were all down amid anticipation of a visit by an International Monetary Fund mission after it expressed reservations over the government's decision to ....
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John Kerry suffers broken leg in bike accident in France
Date: 2015-05-31 17:23:23 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:42 - ID:2703137
US Secretary of State John Kerry suffered a broken leg in a bike accident in France early Sunday, and will return to the U.S. for treatment, the State Department said, according to NBC News. The cycling accident occurred near Scionzier, France, ....
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Factories discharging wastes into Nile River to punished, says minister
Date: 2015-05-31 14:14:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2701849
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy on Sunday said factories that discharge their wastes into the Nile River will be punished. "There will be no toleration of any plant that discharges wastes into the Nile River," the minister said after meeting ....
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Sisi orders halting legal chases of defaulting farmers - min.
Date: 2015-05-31 13:57:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2701669
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had ordered a halt to legal chases of farmers defaulting on the payment of loans they got from the state's Principal Bank for Development and Agricultural Credit (PBDAC), Agriculture Minister Salah Helal ....
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Port Said court postpones trial of 51 over violent riots to Monday
Date: 2015-05-31 13:26:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2701453
Port Said Criminal Court on Sunday adjourned to Monday the trial of 51 defendants in the riots that took place in the governorate in 2013 following the issuance of death sentences against a number of defendants in the Port Said stadium massacre ....
