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Egyptian, Saudi FMs discuss bilateral relations
Date: 2015-05-31 12:18:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:2699877
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held on Sunday talks with his Saudi counterpart Adel el Jubeir, currently on his first visit to Egypt since assuming office. Talks covered boosting bilateral cooperation and the latest developments in Yemen, Syria, ....
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Interior minister urges solidarity with policemen to maintain stability of the nation
Date: 2015-05-31 12:10:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2700557
Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghafar on Sunday made a field tour to check on security conditions in the Mediterranean City. In statements on Sunday, the minister voiced his appreciation for the efforts exerted by security bodies to stand up ....
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Netanyahu says interested in renewing direct peace talks with Palestinians
Date: 2015-05-31 11:29:35 GMT - Israel - International - SN:29 - ID:2700109
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is interested in renewing direct peace talks with the Palestinians, and emphasized that he was committed to the principle of "two states for two peoples," Haaretz reported on Sunday Netanyahu has asked ....
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'Israel expects Germany to lead fight against West Bank product labeling'
Date: 2015-05-31 11:00:40 GMT - Israel - International - SN:27 - ID:2699873
Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely told visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday that Israel expects Germany to lead the fight against the labeling of products manufactured in the West Bank, Jerusalem Post reported. ....
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Scientific research min. leaves for Germany
Date: 2015-05-31 10:59:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2699853
Minister of Scientific Research Sherif Hammad left here Sunday heading for Berlin on a five-day visit at an invitation from the German scientific exchange authority. In pre-departure statements to MENA, Hammad said that the visit will take up ....
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Turkey celebrates 562nd anniversary of Istanbul's conquest
Date: 2015-05-31 10:56:51 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:25 - ID:2699841
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey “will not excuse those who said ‘despotism started in 1453’ and [claimed that there was an] ‘Armenian genocide’ and a ‘Pontic genocide’”, Anadolu Agency reported on Sunday. Delivering a speech ....
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100 staffers of Cairo City Hall visit new Suez Canal
Date: 2015-05-31 10:52:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2699765
Around 100 employees of Cairo City Hall visited on Sunday the new Suez Canal site where 41,000 workers are operating. They expressed thanks for the role played by the Armed Forces to oversee the implementation of the project and secure the two ....
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John Kerry: US secretary of state in Swiss hospital with likely leg injury after bicycle crash
Date: 2015-05-31 10:50:00 GMT - France - International - SN:22 - ID:2699749
The US Secretary of State John Kerry has been taken to hospital in Switzerland after a biking accident in the nearby French Alps. Kerry, 71, is in a stable condition and is likely to have suffered a leg injury, the BBC quoted a spokesman as ....
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Assiut governor makes surprise inspection of industrial zone
Date: 2015-05-31 10:47:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2699725
Assiut Governor Yasser el Dessouki made a surprise inspection of several factories in the industrial zone of Al Safa in the governorate. Dessouki toured furniture manufacturing and plastic factories in the area to get acquainted with their needs ....
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FM Yun: More hurdles lie ahead in S. Korea-Japan ties
Date: 2015-05-31 10:19:09 GMT - south korea - International - SN:20 - ID:2699441
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se has pledged his government will strive to improve ties with Japan, but added that Japan's failure to apologize for its wartime sex slavery and some other history disputes should be cleared first, Yonhap ....