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Daesh claims responsibility for suicide attack in Libya
Date: 2015-05-20 11:11:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2627577
Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for a suicide attack, which targeted Libya's eastern town of al Koba and left one soldier killed and injured eight others. Libya has remained in a state of turmoil since an uprising ended the ....
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Huge fire erupts in building in central Cairo
Date: 2015-05-20 11:05:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2627497
A huge fire erupted in a building on Sabtiya Street in central Cairo earlier Wednesday. Firefighters are acting to put out the flames in el Gomrok building. Twelve fire engines rushed to extinguish the blaze, said director of the general ....
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MENA, PETRA discuss cooperation
Date: 2015-05-20 11:04:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2627485
MENA Board Chairman and Editor In Chief Alaa Haidar met on Wednesday with Jordanian Minister of Information and Communications Mohammad Al Momani at MENA premises in Cairo. The two sides discussed means of bolstering cooperation between MENA and ....
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26 people busted over illegal immigration attempt
Date: 2015-05-20 10:49:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2627333
Some 26 Sudanese and Syrian nationals were arrested while trying to illegally migrate near Kafr el Sheikh coast into Italy. During investigations, the 26 people admitted that unidentified brokers took 2,500 dollars from each to help them ....
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German MP: Sisi's visit to Germany very important
Date: 2015-05-20 10:46:17 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2627289
German Parliament member and head of the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce Peter Ramsauer on Wednesday held that Egypt is an important economic partner with Germany. In statements to MENA correspondent here, Ramsuer, also a former transport ....
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59 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-05-20 10:16:15 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:2627053
Fifty-nine ships transited the Suez Canal Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of about 3.14 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 24 vessels carrying 1.47 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 35 ships carrying 1.66 tons on ....
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Netanyahu suspends 'apartheid' bus plan for Palestinians
Date: 2015-05-20 10:14:37 GMT - palestine - International - SN:18 - ID:2627025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blocked a controversial plan to ban Palestinian workers from riding the same bus lines as Israelis, hours after it was approved by Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, Radio Israel reported. Netanyahu ....
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Higher education minister injured in car accident
Date: 2015-05-20 10:02:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2626861
Higher Education Minister El Sayyed Abdel Khaleq was injured Wednesday in a car accident in New Cairo. A security source told MENA that the minister's car was smashed when it collided with another car on the highway. The minister was rushed to ....
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Israel begins separating Palestinians, Israelis on West Bank buses
Date: 2015-05-20 09:59:27 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2626397
Israel on Tuesday launched a pilot program under directive from Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon to separate Israeli and Palestinian bus travel in the West Bank, Haartez reported Wednesday. Palestinian workers will now have to return from Israel to ....
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Zend sworn in before Sisi as new justice minister
Date: 2015-05-20 09:52:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2626253
Counselor Ahmed el Zend took on Wednesday the constitutional oath before President Abdel Fattah El Sisi as the new justice minister. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab attended the swearing-in ceremony, said Presidential spokesman Alaa ....
