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Electricity tower sabotaged between Fayyoum, Beni Suef governorates
Date: 2015-05-03 09:48:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2506625
Saboteurs damaged a 132 kv electricity tower between Fayyoum and Beni Suef governorates on Sunday, head of the Egyptian Electricity Transfer Company Ahmed el Hanafy said. Unidentified men destroyed the bases of the tower using explosives, he ....
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Egypt bourse denies hacking rumors
Date: 2015-05-03 08:52:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:2506109
Egypt bourse administration denied on Sunday rumors that its trading systems were hacked, saying the news are totally void of truth. In a statement Sunday, it said the trading systems are highly protected and confidential. While going through ....
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3 Turkish mayors decided not to welcome, attend programs of Erdoğan
Date: 2015-05-03 08:35:45 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:10 - ID:2506017
The pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) said mayors of Diyarbakır, Batman and Siirt decided not to welcome and attend programs of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan scheduled for Saturday in their cities, Today's Zaman reported on Sunday. In ....
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Abadi reiterates rejection of bills undermining unity of Iraq
Date: 2015-05-03 08:33:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2505993
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi informed on Sunday US Vice President Joe Biden about his rejection of any project or bills that could lead to the division of Iraq on sectarian and ethnic grounds, local media reported. The implications of the ....
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Tourism minister leaves for Dubai's travel forum
Date: 2015-05-03 08:32:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2505985
Tourism Minister Khaled Rami left for Dubai on Sunday to take part in the Arabian Travel Market 2015 (ATM), to kick off on Monday. More than 2,700 exhibitors will take part in the three-day event aiming at restoring Arab tourism movement during ....
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Four Afghan soldiers, 45 militants killed in fresh military operation
Date: 2015-05-03 08:21:23 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:6 - ID:2505873
Four Afghan soldiers and 45 militants have been killed in fresh military operations across the country, Khaama Press quoted General Zahir Azimi spokesman for the Ministry of Defense as saying in a statement issued on Sunday. General Zahir Azimi ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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. ....
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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. ....