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Defense min. attends training of Special Forces
Date: 2015-05-04 12:13:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2514785
Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister General Sedqi Sobhi attended a practical training of the Special Forces and reconnaissance units codenamed “Taba 2015” on Monday. Nothing will deter the Armed Forces from performing their ....
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Saudi king meets GCC chief
Date: 2015-05-04 11:10:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2514053
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received at Al-Yamamah Palace here Monday the Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States, Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, the Saudi Press Agency said. At the outset of the ....
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40 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-05-04 11:07:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:28 - ID:2514013
Forty ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 2.846 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 30 vessels carrying 2.279 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included five ships carrying 148,000 ....
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PM inaugurates projects in Damietta
Date: 2015-05-04 10:45:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2513781
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab inaugurated a number of projects during his tour in Damietta. Mahlab was accompanied by Minister of Local Development Adel Labib, Minister of Housing Mostafa Madbouli, Minister of Youth and Sport Khaled Abdel Aziz ....
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12 takfiris killed, 14 suspects arrested in N.Sinai
Date: 2015-05-04 10:40:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2513729
North Sinai security forces have carried out wide-scale security campaigns in a number of cities to arrest outlaws, suspects and destroy terror hotbeds. Security sources said the campaigns targeted South Arish, Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah, where ....
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Shoukry, German FM confer on bilateral ties, regional issues, terror
Date: 2015-05-04 10:34:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2513641
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry conferred Monday with his German opposite number German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on means to boost bilateral ties and a number of regional and international issues along with combating terror. Both ....
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Court upholds death sentences over Kerdasa massacre
Date: 2015-05-04 10:33:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2513661
The Giza Criminal Court upheld the death penalty in the trial of five defendants over killing police officers after storming Kerdasa police station in Giza in 2013 during unrest that followed the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. The court had ....
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Foreign Ministry issues 2,659 automated passports for Egyptian expats
Date: 2015-05-04 10:27:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2513605
The passport center of the Foreign Ministry has issued 2,659 automated passports for Egyptian expats. The new passports have already been sent to Egyptian embassies and consulates abroad, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aati on Monday. ....
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Supply min. to give speech at Beirut economic forum
Date: 2015-05-04 09:32:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:22 - ID:2513109
Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy will deliver a speech at the 23rd Arab Economic Forum, which kicks off Tuesday in Beirut. Hanafy will attend the event on behalf of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and his delegation will include President of the ....
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Kerry 'guarantees' Israelis that US can prevent an Iranian bomb
Date: 2015-05-04 09:30:49 GMT - Israel - International - SN:21 - ID:2513097
US Secretary of State John Kerry sought to pacify Israeli worries over an emerging nuclear deal with Iran in an interview aired Sunday, dismissing some concerns as brought on by “hysteria” over the possible agreement, The Guardian ....