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Shoukry opens UN training course on peacekeeping missions leaders
Date: 2015-05-31 10:17:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:2698781
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday opened a UN training course on peacekeeping mission leaders which is held for the first time in North Africa in the presence of UN regional representative for UN secretary-general. Egypt is the first ....
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1,707 megawatts to be added to national power grid - minister
Date: 2015-05-31 10:15:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2699417
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said 1,707 megawatts will be added on Sunday to the national power grid as part of the ministry's plan to face summer loads. The minister's remarks came in a ministry's statement on the occasion of opening the ....
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Visit of Saudi FM reflects strong relations between Egypt, Arabia
Date: 2015-05-31 10:13:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2699393
Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Badr Abdel Aatti asserted the importance of the visit of Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir to Egypt. Jubeir is to meet with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi later on Sunday, Abdel Aati said. The visit ....
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4 killed, 6 injured in car blast in Libya; Daesh claims attack
Date: 2015-05-31 09:30:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2699021
Four people were killed, while six others were injured on Sunday when a booby-trapped car exploded at Dafniya Gate near Misrata city, member of Misrata city council Ahmed Gekhia told MENA. Meanwhile, Twitter accounts affiliated to Daesh said a ....
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Guatemalan protesters demand president quit over corruption
Date: 2015-05-31 09:28:16 GMT - Guatemala - International - SN:15 - ID:2699013
Guatemalans angry over corruption scandals protested on the capital's main square Saturday, pressing their demands that President Otto Perez Molina resign, Miami Herald reported. People from all sectors of society in the Central American nation ....
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Schools reopen in quake-hit areas of Nepal
Date: 2015-05-31 09:26:29 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:14 - ID:2699005
Thousands of schools across the districts worst hit by two earthquakes in Nepal have reopened, ABC News reported. With most buildings damaged or unsafe, classes are being held in temporary classrooms that were ordered by the Education ....
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EGP 8 million earmarked for Kafr el Sheikh Museum - governor
Date: 2015-05-31 09:19:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2698933
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty agreed to allocate eight million pounds to complete construction works at Kafr el Sheikh Museum that have been on hold for almost 15 years now, the governor said on Sunday. Works at the museum were suspended ....
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Sisi meets Saudi FM, Suez Canal authority head
Date: 2015-05-31 09:17:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2698661
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi meets on Sunday with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel el Jubeir, said Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef. Sisi also meets with Suez Canal Authority head Mohab Mamish. Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi will arrive ....
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Japanese and South Korean defense chiefs hold first talks in four years
Date: 2015-05-31 09:13:53 GMT - Japan - International - SN:12 - ID:2698897
Japanese and South Korean defense ministers on Saturday held their first bilateral talks in four years and agreed to continue a dialogue to improve strained relations, The Japan Times reported. “It is extremely meaningful” to resume defense ....
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Somali parliament to approve laws to encourage investment especially Egyptian investments -- Min.
Date: 2015-05-31 09:07:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2698865
Said Hussein, Somalia's Minister of Livestock, Forestry and Range, said the Somali parliament will approve a number of laws to encourage investment in agriculture and livestock fields to boost relations with African and Arab countries especially ....