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  • European nations harmonize laws barring citizens from becoming foreign fighters for extremists

    European nations harmonize laws barring citizens from becoming foreign fighters for extremists

    Date: 2015-05-19 17:04:27 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:51 - ID:2623309

    European governments have agreed to synchronize their laws to bar citizens from going abroad to fight for Daesh group and other extremists, Fox News reported. A document signed Tuesday by foreign ministers from the 47-nation Council of Europe ....

  • Egypt's strategic reserve of wheat sufficient for 4 months: Minister

    Egypt's strategic reserve of wheat sufficient for 4 months: Minister

    Date: 2015-05-19 17:02:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:50 - ID:2623297

    Egypt's strategic stock of wheat is sufficient for more than four months to come, the supply minister said on Tuesday. Khaled Hanafy made the remarks during Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab's visit to Middle and West Delta Flour Mills in ....

  • No intention to increase oil products price: Oil Ministry

    No intention to increase oil products price: Oil Ministry

    Date: 2015-05-19 16:58:49 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:49 - ID:2623277

    The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on Tuesday denied any intention to increase the prices of petroleum products. News published today on newspaper and websites are mere rumors and totally void of truth, Spokesman of Petroleum ....

  • Mahlab meets Tourism minister, leaders of private travel industry

    Mahlab meets Tourism minister, leaders of private travel industry

    Date: 2015-05-19 16:56:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:2623253

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab held a meeting on Tuesday with Tourism Minister Khalid Rami and a group of the private tourism industry officials in Egypt. The meeting took up obstacles facing the Egyptian tourism investment fund along legal ....

  • WHO: Egypt achieved progress in health field

    WHO: Egypt achieved progress in health field

    Date: 2015-05-19 16:40:57 GMT - Egypt - Science - SN:47 - ID:2623193

    Director General of the World Health Organization Margaret Chan announced that Egypt achieved noticeable progress in the field of health specially in combating hepatitis C virus and bird flu. A statement issued by the Ministry of Health on ....

  • Israel detains Palestinian holding Swedish nationality at Erez crossing

    Israel detains Palestinian holding Swedish nationality at Erez crossing

    Date: 2015-05-19 16:39:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2622281

    Israeli forces detained on Tuesday a Palestinian holding the Swedish nationality at the Erez Crossing which is under the Israeli control in northern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian was traveling with his family outside the enclave. The Palestinian ....

  • Israel slams US for allowing Iranian purchase of aircraft, violating sanctions

    Israel slams US for allowing Iranian purchase of aircraft, violating sanctions

    Date: 2015-05-19 16:37:35 GMT - Israel - International - SN:46 - ID:2623181

    A senior Israeli official took a swipe at Washington on Tuesday over Iran's purchase of second-hand civilian aircraft, saying the acquisition violated US sanctions and went ahead despite a tip-off from Israel, Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post ....

  • Jabouri: Daesh control on Ramadi serious

    Jabouri: Daesh control on Ramadi serious

    Date: 2015-05-19 16:35:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:2623169

    Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al Jabouri termed Daesh control of Ramadi as "serious”, adding that the reasons behind the control should be known and handled. During a parliament session, Jabouri called for reconsidering the security plans to ....

  • EGX gains EGP 1.5bn

    EGX gains EGP 1.5bn

    Date: 2015-05-19 16:32:37 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:2623153

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained about 1.5 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchase operations by Arab and Egyptian investors following a government decision to suspend the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for two ....

  • Al Azhar concerned about Rohingya Muslims fleeing oppression in Myanmar

    Al Azhar concerned about Rohingya Muslims fleeing oppression in Myanmar

    Date: 2015-05-19 16:31:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2621645

    Egypt's Al Azhar has voiced concern about conditions of the Rohingya Muslims fleeing oppression in Myanmar. The Rohingya Muslims are reportedly refused entry to any of the neighboring states and are counting on humanitarian conscience to save ....

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