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  • Cairo City Hall renews licenses of several houseboats, plant nurseries

    Cairo City Hall renews licenses of several houseboats, plant nurseries

    Date: 2015-05-03 08:20:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2505861

    Cairo City Hall agreed on Sunday to renew the licenses of a number of houseboats and plant nurseries overlooking the River Nile. The approvals were granted by the Nile protection committee at the City Hall. The committee also approved a ....

  • N. Korea reveals new satellite control center

    N. Korea reveals new satellite control center

    Date: 2015-05-03 08:13:05 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:2505797

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a newly built satellite control and command center, saying his country will continue developing space technology despite international sanctions, Yonhap News reported on Sunday. "Peaceful space ....

  • Israel opens Karam Abu Salem crossing after weekend

    Israel opens Karam Abu Salem crossing after weekend

    Date: 2015-05-03 08:09:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2505777

    Israeli forces re-opened Karam Abu Salem crossing Sunday to allow goods and aid supplies to the Gaza Strip after the weekend. The troops allowed 650 trucks loaded with goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors. ....

  • 20 shops damaged in Kom Ombo fire

    20 shops damaged in Kom Ombo fire

    Date: 2015-05-03 08:02:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2505733

    Firefighters managed to extinguished the huge fire that ripped through 20 shops in a marketplace in the Aswan city of Kom Ombo early Sunday. A short circuit might be behind the fire. Six fire engines took part in putting out the fire. ....

  • Banque Misr fire under control

    Banque Misr fire under control

    Date: 2015-05-03 07:59:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2505701

    Firefighters put out a fire that broke out at the branch of Banque Misr in Giza early Sunday but no casualties were reported. The fire caused huge losses to the branch, located in Faisal Street. The fire totally damaged the bank facade and ....

  • French president to kick off gulf tour Monday

    French president to kick off gulf tour Monday

    Date: 2015-05-02 20:44:25 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2504593

    French President Francois Hollande will head Monday to Doha so as to finish the Rafale deal that was announced on Thursday. The president's tour will include visiting Saudi Arabia where he will attend on Tuesday the summit of the Gulf Cooperation ....

  • Sisi, King Salman discussed Arab regional security -- spokesman

    Sisi, King Salman discussed Arab regional security -- spokesman

    Date: 2015-05-02 20:42:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2504581

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held talks with Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz that reflected close relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, said Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef on Saturday. The discussions also showed keenness of both ....

  • Bridge collapse, Metro accident reports referred to prosecution

    Bridge collapse, Metro accident reports referred to prosecution

    Date: 2015-05-02 20:41:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2504569

    Transport Minister Hani Dahi decided to refer a technical report prepared by a committee formed of engineering professors on the condition on el Manyal Bridge in Daqahliya to the Public Prosecution. The bridge partially collapsed last ....

  • Sisi delegates senior officers for condolences

    Sisi delegates senior officers for condolences

    Date: 2015-05-02 20:40:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2504557

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday delegated senior officers to offer condolences over the death of public figures. The delegates conveyed Sisi's condolences to the families of the deceased. ....

  • Palestinian president meets Carter in West Bank

    Palestinian president meets Carter in West Bank

    Date: 2015-05-02 20:39:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2504553

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter met on Saturday in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas, during their meeting, urged an end to internal divisions among all Palestinian factions, and called for ....

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