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  • Elysee: Hollande guest of honor at next GCC summit

    Elysee: Hollande guest of honor at next GCC summit

    Date: 2015-04-29 08:07:36 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2479961

    President Francois Hollande will leave for Riyadh on Monday on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia to attend the extraordinary Gulf Cooperation Summit as guest of honor, the Elysee has announced. The GCC, involving Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Oman, ....

  • Israel allows 760 trucks into GS

    Israel allows 760 trucks into GS

    Date: 2015-04-29 08:06:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2479957

    Israeli authorities decided on Wednesday to allow 760 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors along with aid ....

  • Indonesia executions: Australia recalls ambassador

    Indonesia executions: Australia recalls ambassador

    Date: 2015-04-29 08:05:10 GMT - Australia - International - SN:6 - ID:2479953

    Australia has recalled its ambassador from Indonesia after two Australian men were executed for drug smuggling, the BBC reported. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were among eight people from several countries executed by firing squad shortly ....

  • Pope Tawadros to go on European tour ًThursday

    Pope Tawadros to go on European tour ًThursday

    Date: 2015-04-29 08:03:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2479941

    Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II will start a European tour on Thursday that will take him to the Netherlands, France and Austria. In the Netherlands, during his five-day visit, he will open a new church and meet with the ....

  • Profile: Saudi crown prince

    Profile: Saudi crown prince

    Date: 2015-04-29 08:01:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2479909

    Saudi Arabia's new Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Crown Prince Mohamed Ben Nayef Ben Abdel Aziz Al Saud is one of the sons of Prince Nayef Ben Abdel Aziz. Prince Mohamed Ben Nayef was born in Jeddah on August 30, 1959, a son of the late ....

  • Transport min.: Metro Line 3 back to normal

    Transport min.: Metro Line 3 back to normal

    Date: 2015-04-29 08:00:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2479889

    The 3rd Metro line is back to normal after making sure all trains and the platform at Abbassiya station are safe after an accident involving a commuter-free train at the station, Minister of Transport Hani Dahi said Wednesday. The Metro line 3 ....

  • Saudi King relieves CP Muqrin of his duties, names Prince Mohammad bin Nayef as new heir

    Saudi King relieves CP Muqrin of his duties, names Prince Mohammad bin Nayef as new heir

    Date: 2015-04-29 07:58:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2479825

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Al Saudi issued Wednesday a royal decree to relieve his Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz of his duties, naming Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Nayef bin Abel Aziz as the new heir to the Saudi throne. Prince ....

  • Sisi leaves for Cyprus on first leg of European tour

    Sisi leaves for Cyprus on first leg of European tour

    Date: 2015-04-29 07:35:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2479693

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left here on Wednesday for Nicosia on an official visit to Cyprus on the first leg of a European tour that will take him also to Spain. In Nicosia, Sisi will meet with his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades and ....

  • Interior minister says constructive criticism welcomed

    Interior minister says constructive criticism welcomed

    Date: 2015-04-28 18:57:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:2478221

    Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar asserted on Tuesday that he welcomes positive and constructive criticism. Abdel Ghaffar made the remarks during a meeting with head of the Syndicate of Journalists Yahia Qalash to discuss ways of boosting ....

  • 13 terrorist MB members' trial adjourned to August

    13 terrorist MB members' trial adjourned to August

    Date: 2015-04-28 18:51:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:2478189

    A Minya criminal court decided on Tuesday to postpone the trial of 13 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group until August. The defendants face charges of cutting roads and joining an outlawed group. They were arrested in ....

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