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  • Housing min.: EEDC projects underway

    Housing min.: EEDC projects underway

    Date: 2015-05-11 11:37:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:2563285

    Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the investment projects floated during the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), held in March, are being carried out without procrastination. The ministry, represented by the New Urban Communities ....

  • Wheat consumption amounts to 8.3mn tons in 2014-2015 -- Minister

    Wheat consumption amounts to 8.3mn tons in 2014-2015 -- Minister

    Date: 2015-05-11 11:36:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:2563277

    Wheat consumption in Egypt has decreased from 10.2 million tons in 2013-2014 to 8.3 million in 2014-2015, Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy said Monday. He credited a new bread system applied in the country for the 23 percent drop. Talking facts ....

  • Amnesty says migrants in Libya face rape, torture and abductions

    Amnesty says migrants in Libya face rape, torture and abductions

    Date: 2015-05-11 11:09:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2562993

    Refugees and migrants across Libya face rape, torture and abductions for ransom by traffickers and smugglers, Amnesty International said on Monday. "The ghastly conditions for migrants, coupled with spiralling lawlessness and armed conflicts ....

  • Leaders of parties to meet Thursday to discuss future role

    Leaders of parties to meet Thursday to discuss future role

    Date: 2015-05-11 11:07:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:2562953

    Leaders of a number of political parties will hold a workshop Thursday on a "unified project" initiative. The meeting will focus on the role parties should play in the coming stage and their attempts to amend parliamentary elections ....

  • 2 killed as typhoon Noul hits Philippines

    2 killed as typhoon Noul hits Philippines

    Date: 2015-05-11 11:06:10 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:31 - ID:2562921

    A powerful typhoon has hit the north-east Philippines, in Cagayan province, killing two people and cutting electricity supplies to many parts of the region, The Daily Star reported. Warnings of flash floods, landslides and storm surges forced ....

  • Syrian army destroys Daesh hideouts in Rif Homs

    Syrian army destroys Daesh hideouts in Rif Homs

    Date: 2015-05-11 11:03:19 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2562905

    Syrian army units have destroyed the hideouts and vehicles of Daesh militant group in Rif Homs as part of its war against terrorism, the Syrian News Agency reported quoting a military source. The source said Daesh vehicles, arms and ammunition ....

  • China welcomes humanitarian truce in Yemen

    China welcomes humanitarian truce in Yemen

    Date: 2015-05-11 11:02:04 GMT - China - International - SN:28 - ID:2562885

    China has welcomed a five-day humanitarian ceasefire agreed between the different Yemeni factions to allow aid into the war-torn country. Hopefully the truce would help alleviate the humanitarian problem in Yemen, said Chinese Foreign Ministry ....

  • British PM completes cabinet reshuffle

    British PM completes cabinet reshuffle

    Date: 2015-05-11 10:55:21 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:27 - ID:2562809

    Women PMs were promoted by British Prime Minister David Cameron as he completed the make up of his Cabinet, the BBC reported. Amber Rudd was made Energy Secretary, replacing Ed Davey who was among the 49 Liberal Democrat MPs to lose their seats ....

  • 51 ships transit Suez Canal

    51 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-05-11 10:45:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:26 - ID:2562741

    Fifty-one vessels crossed the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 2,194 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 28 ships carrying 1,364 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 23 vessels carrying 830,000 tons. ....

  • Lebanese army arrests 29 Syrians while trying to sneak to Lebanon

    Lebanese army arrests 29 Syrians while trying to sneak to Lebanon

    Date: 2015-05-11 10:41:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2562693

    The Lebanese army announced on Monday it arrested 29 Syrians while attempting to illegally sneak into Lebanon. This comes within the framework of regulating Lebanese-Syrian borders against infiltration and smuggling, according to a statement of ....

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