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  • Min.: Panel formed to examine activities of associations accused of Shiism

    Min.: Panel formed to examine activities of associations accused of Shiism

    Date: 2015-05-16 11:48:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2598649

    Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali said a panel was formed to review the activities of a number of civil associations after complaints were received that they are propagating Shiism in the governorates of Alexandria, Gharbiya and ....

  • France calls on new Israeli govt to work for peace

    France calls on new Israeli govt to work for peace

    Date: 2015-05-16 11:17:45 GMT - France - International - SN:29 - ID:2598425

    France called on the new Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu to work tangibly for peace. In a statement, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said his country urges both the Palestinian and Israeli sides to reach a final and ....

  • Italy says military interference in Libya not possible

    Italy says military interference in Libya not possible

    Date: 2015-05-16 11:16:13 GMT - Libya - International - SN:28 - ID:2598409

    Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti has said that there won't be any military interference in Libya, rather moves to stop human smuggling. Pinotti, in press statements published in Libya Saturday, stressed an urgent need to move to stop ....

  • Egypt welcomes Mali peace accord

    Egypt welcomes Mali peace accord

    Date: 2015-05-16 11:12:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2598049

    The Foreign Ministry welcomed the signature of a peace agreement between the Mali government and separatists, saying it marks the end of the civil war that erupted after the coup that toppled president Toumani Toure in March 2012. In a ....

  • Boko Haram recaptures key town in northeast Nigeria: official

    Boko Haram recaptures key town in northeast Nigeria: official

    Date: 2015-05-16 11:11:19 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:27 - ID:2598377

    Boko Haram Islamists have recaptured the strategic town of Marte in northeastern Nigeria’s restive Borno state, a regional official said early on Saturday. “It is sad as we have been made to understand that Marte has today completely fallen under ....

  • Egyptian envoy to Japan meets Nissan official

    Egyptian envoy to Japan meets Nissan official

    Date: 2015-05-16 10:50:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2598185

    Egypt's Ambassador to Japan Ismail Khairat met with the deputy chairman of car giant "Nissan" as part of embassy efforts to promote trade and investment ties. Khairat hailed the performance of the Japanese car manufacturer in the Egyptian market ....

  • Court seeks mufti opinion in death sentences against Morsi, MB leaders on jailbreak charges

    Court seeks mufti opinion in death sentences against Morsi, MB leaders on jailbreak charges

    Date: 2015-05-16 10:36:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2597821

    Cairo Criminal Court Saturday said it is seeking the opinion of the Egyptian mufti in death sentences against ousted president Mohamed Morsi and other co-defendants on jailbreak charges. Among the defendants on death row are ousted president ....

  • Court seeks opinion of Mufti on death sentences for espionage

    Court seeks opinion of Mufti on death sentences for espionage

    Date: 2015-05-16 10:33:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2598037

    The Cairo Criminal Court under Counselor Sha'ban el Shami referred on Saturday the files of a number of defendants to the Mufti to give his opinion in death sentences for espionage charges. The defendants include Mohamed Khairat el Shater, ....

  • Health min. heads to Geneva for WHO meeting

    Health min. heads to Geneva for WHO meeting

    Date: 2015-05-16 09:58:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2597805

    Minister of Health Adel Adawy headed to Geneva on Saturday to take part in the meetings of the World Health Organization (WHO). During the meetings, Adawy will expound Egypt’s experience in treating patients of Hepatitis C virus in addition to ....

  • 2 brotherhood members arrested in Arish

    2 brotherhood members arrested in Arish

    Date: 2015-05-16 09:28:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2597429

    North Sinai security bodies arrested two members of the terrorist Brotherhood group over charges of organizing marches and committing violent acts against police and Armed Forces along with military establishments. The arrested were referred to ....

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