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Mahlab inaugurates Banha power plant at total capacity of 750 MW
Date: 2015-05-19 12:21:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2620513
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Tuesday lauded achievements realized by the electricity sector. The remark was made at the inauguration ceremony of Banha power plant at a total capacity of 750 MW. Attending the ceremony were Minister of ....
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2 persons killed, wounded in 2 attacks in North Sinai
Date: 2015-05-19 12:18:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:2620481
At least one person was killed and another injured in two separate armed attacks in Sheikh Zuwaid, North Sinai, Tuesday. Seliman M. H., 45, received a gunshot to the hand and was moved to Sheikh Zuwaid Central Hospital, security sources ....
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Tzipi Livni: Israel is weak, isolated without the US
Date: 2015-05-19 12:10:01 GMT - Israel - International - SN:8 - ID:2620409
Israeli MK Tzipi Livni slammed at Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for supposedly ruining Israel's relationship with the United States, the Jerusalem Post reported. Speaking at an Israel Bar Association conference in Eilat on Tuesday, Livni said that ....
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64 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-05-19 12:04:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:2620353
Sixty-four ships transited the Suez Canal Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of about 3.6 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 30 vessels carrying 1.566 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 34 ships carrying 2.45 tons on ....
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FM: Egyptian stance on Yemen is inalienable
Date: 2015-05-19 11:02:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2619717
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday stressed that the Egyptian stance towards Yemen is inalienable, especially towards the aspirations of the Yemeni people for setting up a genuine democratic system that maintains the territorial integrity of ....
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Israeli opposition leader warns of looming war in Gaza Strip
Date: 2015-05-19 10:32:19 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2619441
Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog warned of a looming war in the Gaza Strip unless the EU works on promoting 'immediate demilitarization' of the Gaza Strip. In statements during a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Borg Brende, he said ....
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UK to send specialists for migration mission
Date: 2015-05-19 10:30:49 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2619401
Defense Secretary Michael Fallon on Tuesday said Britain would send specialist staff to help develop the details of a mission to disrupt the criminal networks behind the flow of migrants heading to Europe via Libya. "We have made some progress ....
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Egypt arrests 4 foreigners for trying to illegally migrate to Italy
Date: 2015-05-19 10:28:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2619357
Behira security bodies foiled Tuesday an attempt by four foreigners to illegally migrate to Italy through the Mediterranean Sea from Rosetta city. Three are from Sudan and one from Nigeria. They confessed that they paid EGP 2,500 each to a ....
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Artist Hassan Mostafa dies at age of 82
Date: 2015-05-19 06:28:34 GMT - Egypt - Arts - SN:2 - ID:2617473
Renowned Egyptian artist Hassan Mostafa died on Tuesday at the age of 82 after long suffering with illness. The funeral will be held on Tuesday after noon prayers at Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque. Mostafa was born in 1933 and graduated from the High ....
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Saudi-led coalition hit Houthi posts in Sanaa
Date: 2015-05-19 06:25:23 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:2617437
The Saudi-led coalition bombed posts manned by Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh on Tuesday for the first time since a five-day humanitarian truce expired. The warplanes also hit the presidential residence in ....