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President Sisi greets Jordan on Independence Day
Date: 2015-05-25 10:00:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2659385
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday delegated presidential secretary Ahmad Al Ansari to the Jordanian Embassy in Cairo to extend greetings on Jordan's Independence Day. On May 25, 1946, Jordan became an independent sovereign state ....
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CAPMAS: 94.3% increase in Egyptian cotton exports during 2nd quarter of season
Date: 2015-05-25 09:47:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:21 - ID:2659301
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) stated Monday that Egyptian cotton exports during the second quarter of the agricultural season of 2014-2015 totaled 246,000 metric quintals compared to 126,006 metric quintals ....
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Egypt expects $45 bn investments in renewable energy in 10 years – min.
Date: 2015-05-25 09:44:29 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:2659273
Egypt is expecting $45 billion investments in new and renewable energy in the coming ten years, Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said. McKinsey Consulting Company has issued a recent study that emerging markets need $60 trillion for investments ....
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Soldier opens fire at Tunis base
Date: 2015-05-25 09:06:20 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2658889
A Tunisian soldier has opened fire on other troops at a military base in Tunis, the Tunisian Defense Ministry said Monday. It was not immediately clear if there were any fatalities at the Bouchoucha base. The shooting sparked an evacuation of ....
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China calls for setting up nuclear-free ME
Date: 2015-05-25 09:00:28 GMT - China - International - SN:15 - ID:2658821
China said it hopes all parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to promote dialogue and hold an international conference on establishing a region free of nuclear weapons in the Middle East as soon as possible. Responding to a question by ....
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Egypt, France in contact to render climate change conference success
Date: 2015-05-25 08:59:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2658853
Egypt and France are continuing contacts to render the coming conference on climate change a success, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Monday. "We have been preparing for the conference, to take place in Paris in December, for nine ....
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More than 30 persons killed in oil tanker blast in Taiz
Date: 2015-05-25 08:52:03 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2658797
More than 30 people were killed when an oil tanker exploded in al Masbah area in the southern Yemeni governorate of Taiz late Sunday. A group of Houthi militants raided the tanker, according to Mandab Press. A huge fire erupted as a result ....
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Sudan confiscates many papers before hitting newsstands
Date: 2015-05-25 08:42:08 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2658681
Sudanese authorities confiscated on Monday a number of newspapers before hitting newsstands. No reason was given for the motion. The confiscated papers are Al Sudani, Al Intibaha, Al Watan, Alwan, Al Jareeda, Akhirlahza and Al Youm Al ....
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EU citizens not eligible for referendum vote, says No 10
Date: 2015-05-25 08:40:29 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:12 - ID:2658661
Citizens from most EU countries living in the UK will not get a vote in the referendum on Europe, No 10 has said. The franchise will be broadly the same as for a general election, rather than local or European elections, according to the ....
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Syrian TV: Gov't planes shell Daesh locations in Tadmur
Date: 2015-05-25 08:36:06 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2658609
The official Syrian television said Monday that government planes shelled the locations of the terrorist Daesh elements in Tadmur city in Homs governorate. The raids targeted areas that are believed to belong to Daesh militants in Tadmur which ....
