ar
en
fr
English webnews
- Service : English
-
Qatar to buy Rafale jets from France in May
Date: 2015-04-30 09:50:48 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2488557
Qatar is to purchase 24 Rafale fighter jets from France in May, Elysee Palace said in a statement Thursday. French President Francois Hollande will travel to Doha on May 4 to attend the inking of the purchase contracts. The French and Qatari ....
-
Antiquities min. visits archeological area in Menoufia
Date: 2015-04-30 09:48:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2488537
Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damaty visited Thursday an archaeological area in Quesna in Menoufia after discovering a pharaonic tomb of a 3rd dynasty king. Damaty was accompanied by Menoufia Governor Hisham Abdel Baset. A museum will be ....
-
Egypt, Spain to sign MOU to establish fish farms in Suez Canal axis
Date: 2015-04-30 08:16:56 GMT - Spain - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2487769
A memorandum of understanding will be signed on Thursday between Egypt and Spain to establish fish farms in the New Suez Canal Axis, said Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish. In press statements on the sidelines of President Abdel ....
-
Kerry, top EU official discuss Yemen, Libya developments
Date: 2015-04-30 08:07:30 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2487709
US Secretary of State John Kerry met with EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini for talks on the developments n the Middle East, especially Libya and Yemen. "We are working together on Libya, which is at a critical moment where we believe ....
-
Kerry says Prince Saud is most wisest foreign minister in world
Date: 2015-04-30 08:04:01 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2487681
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saudi Prince Saud al Faisal has not just been the planet’s longest-serving Foreign Minister but also among the wisest. "He worked with 12 of my predecessors as U.S. Secretaries of State, and was universally ....
-
US says ties to Saudi Arabia to stay ‘close, enduring’
Date: 2015-04-30 08:03:28 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2487673
The United States said it would continue its “close, productive relationship” with Saudi Arabia after the shake-up announced by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Acting State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf also paid tribute to outgoing ....
-
Fire at sponge factory in Cairo contained; no casualties
Date: 2015-04-30 08:02:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2487665
Civil defense forces contained a fire that erupted late on Wednesday at a sponge factory in Badr city, 46 km from the capital Cairo, Mamdouh Abdel Kader, director of the general administration of Civil defense in Cairo told MENA. No casualties ....
-
PM says private water plants should be legalized
Date: 2015-04-29 18:51:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2485865
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Wednesday called for legalizing private water plants. They must match with standards and criteria of the health ministry and the Regulatory Agency for Potable Water, Wastewater and Consumer Protection, Mahlab ....
-
Antiquites min.: Grand Museum project provides 21,000 jobs
Date: 2015-04-29 18:50:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2485857
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty said on Wednesday that the Egyptian Grand Museum project would provide 21,000 jobs over the implementation period. Also, it will contribute to developing the surrounding area, thus allowing the establishment ....
-
PM slams gov't success skeptics
Date: 2015-04-29 18:50:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2485849
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab blasted critics who questioned his government's success in achieving its development policy. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting Wednesday at the site of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza city, Mahlab reiterated his ....
