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Saudi king launches center to coordinate Yemen humanitarian work
Date: 2015-05-05 14:07:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2524013
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud announced on Tuesday the establishment of a center to coordinate humanitarian assistance for Yemen, and invited the United Nations to join in relief work for the Arab country, Al Arabiya news channel reported ....
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Egypt, UN sign MoU on combating violence against women
Date: 2015-05-05 13:38:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:2523693
Egypt's Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding with the Regional Office for the Middle East of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and North Africa on strengthening criminal justice responses to ....
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Emaar Misr targets raising up to EGP 2.82bn in Egypt IPO
Date: 2015-05-05 13:36:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:2523669
The Egyptian unit of Dubai’s Emaar Properties PJSC said it may raise as much as 2.82 billion Egyptian pounds in an initial public offering that could mark the Arab country’s biggest such sale this year, according to Bloomberg. Emaar Misr for ....
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Moussa: Iranian statements on controling 4 Arab capitals shocking
Date: 2015-05-05 13:34:00 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2523617
Former Arab League chief Amr Moussa on Tuesday asserted that Iranian statements to the effect that Tehran controls four major Arab capitals including Beirut and Baghdad are shocking. In his speech at the Arab Economic Forum inaugural session ....
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Investment minister: Gov seeks to up investments through development of free zones
Date: 2015-05-05 13:31:33 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:28 - ID:2523589
Minister of Investment Ashraf Salman said the government is keen on luring more investments into the country. During a meeting on Tuesday with the heads of some investment associations, he said luring investments takes place through a number of ....
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AL welcomes Hadi's call for holding dialogue in Riyadh on May 17
Date: 2015-05-05 13:13:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2523409
The Arab League (AL) has welcomed a call by Yemeni President Abdrabu Mansour Hadi for holding a session of dialogue of the Yemeni parties concerned in the Saudi capital Riyadh on May 17. AL Assistant Secretary General Ambassador Ahmed bin Helli, ....
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Gov't eager to support scientific research, says Mahlab
Date: 2015-05-05 13:12:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2523393
The government is eager to support scientific research in the political, social and economic fields, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said on Tuesday. Addressing a conference organized by Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS), ....
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Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen calls for safe access to Sanaa airport
Date: 2015-05-05 13:10:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2523377
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the aid operation in Yemen is dependent on safe access in and out of the country to meet the life-saving needs of people. For that reason, it is critical that ....
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Prosecution denies reopening probe against former interior minister over murder of reporter
Date: 2015-05-05 13:08:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2523345
The public prosecution on Tuesday denied reports by some online websites to the effect that Prosecutor General Counselor Hisham Barakat has issued a decision reopening a massive probe against former interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim over the murder ....
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Quds mufti warns of regional consequences of Aqsa attacks
Date: 2015-05-05 13:05:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2523321
The Grand Mufti of Al Quds Sheikh Mohamed Hussein has warned of regional consequences of repeated attacks on the Holy Al Aqsa Mosque. Earlier on Tuesday, an Israeli court allowed Yehuda Glick, an extremist Jew, to visit the so-called Temple Mount ....