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  • Saudi Arabia: Military cooperation, terror combat to figure high at Camp Davd summit

    Saudi Arabia: Military cooperation, terror combat to figure high at Camp Davd summit

    Date: 2015-05-12 14:53:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2572837

    Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir said that the Camp David summit will focus on three main axes dealing with military cooperation, combating terrorism and confronting regional challenges, including the Iranian interference ....

  • 5 MB members arrested in Alex

    5 MB members arrested in Alex

    Date: 2015-05-12 14:51:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2573357

    Alexandria police have arrested five Muslim Brotherhood members wanted for violence charges. Arrest warrants had been issued for Ashraf S. H., 52, Mohamed H. E., 19, Ahmed S. A., 42, Mohamed M. M., 33 and Mohamed M. A., 35. They are accused of ....

  • Nepal earthquake, magnitude 7.3, strikes near Everest

    Nepal earthquake, magnitude 7.3, strikes near Everest

    Date: 2015-05-12 14:48:52 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:11 - ID:2571729

    A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 died in a devastating quake, the BBC reported. At least 16 people have been killed and 846 injured, according to Nepal's information minister. The ....

  • EGX loses EGP 1.4bn

    EGX loses EGP 1.4bn

    Date: 2015-05-12 14:47:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:37 - ID:2573301

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went down on Tuesday on the back of share sales by Egyptian investment funds. The market capital lost about 1.4 billion pounds to reach 497.8 billion after transactions worth 1.6 billion. The main benchmark ....

  • Sisi, S. Korean leader praise ties

    Sisi, S. Korean leader praise ties

    Date: 2015-05-12 14:46:01 GMT - south korea - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2573285

    On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Egypt, President Park Geun-hye of exchanged celebratory letters with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, said a press release issued ....

  • Mahlab meets chairman of French CSA

    Mahlab meets chairman of French CSA

    Date: 2015-05-12 14:44:16 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:2573253

    Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, currently visiting here, met Tuesday with Olivier Schrameck, the chairman of the French Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA). The premier thanked the CSA for stopping the transmission of a "Rabaa" ....

  • Girls raped, boys abducted as South Sudan battle rages -- UN

    Girls raped, boys abducted as South Sudan battle rages -- UN

    Date: 2015-05-12 14:01:13 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:2572985

    Gunmen in South Sudan have raped girls, seized boys to become soldiers and torched towns in some of the heaviest fighting seen in the 17-month-long civil war, the Daily Mail quoted the United Nations as saying on Tuesday. Over 300,000 civilians ....

  • AL chief meets ATF chairman

    AL chief meets ATF chairman

    Date: 2015-05-12 13:59:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2572961

    Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el Araby met on Tuesday with Chairman of the Arab Thought Foundation (ATF) Prince Khalid al Faisal. They discussed preparations for a conference to be organized by the foundation at the headquarters of the pan-Arab ....

  • MENA hosts African journalists

    MENA hosts African journalists

    Date: 2015-05-12 13:58:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:2572941

    The Middle East News Agency (MENA) hosted on Tuesday a number of African journalists, who raised questions about the mega projects in the country including the Suez Canal project. They affirmed that Egypt enjoys stability and security, pointing ....

  • Fifty-one vessels cross Suez Canal

    Fifty-one vessels cross Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-05-12 13:56:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:31 - ID:2572917

    Forty-nine vessels crossed the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of about 2.6 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 23 ships carrying 952,000 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 26 vessels carrying about 1.7 million ....

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