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Unverified e-media threatens national security -- official
Date: 2015-04-28 16:31:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:2477457
A senior Interior Ministry official has warned of grave threats posed by the electronic media to society and national security. In the absence of a mechanism to verify news posted on websites, the electronic media will continue to be a threat, ....
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US ship seized by Iranian warships
Date: 2015-04-28 16:29:35 GMT - Iran - International - SN:54 - ID:2477445
The Iranian Navy has confiscated an American cargo vessel with all its 34 crew, reports said, according to FARS News Agency. Other reports said the vessel has been seized for trespassing Iran's territorial waters. Al-Arabia said an Iranian ....
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Cell members behind mufti's villa blast remanded for 15 days
Date: 2015-04-28 16:26:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:2477425
The prosecution office in Fayyoum has remanded in custody for 15 days members of a terrorist cell accused of blowing up the villa of former mufti Dr Ali Gomaa pending a probe. The cell also faces charges of burning a number of electrical ....
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Tourism minister denies ministry officials failed English exam
Date: 2015-04-28 16:23:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:2477381
Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy on Tuesday denied reports claiming that head of foreign offices and officials of the ministry and the Tourism Promotion Authority failed an English Exam. The minister told MENA that these officials passed the exam, ....
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Syrian army kills scores of militants in Allajat - military source
Date: 2015-04-28 16:21:28 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:2477393
A Syrian military source on Tuesday said that the army killed scores of militants in Allajat area between the provinces of Sweida and Daraa, SANA news agency reported. Other militants were arrested, the source said. Weapons and ammunition ....
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Bashir warns S. Sudan from supporting rebels
Date: 2015-04-28 16:15:05 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:2477353
President Omar el Bashir warned South Sudan from supporting and rebel and armed movements that lauch terrorist acts in Sudan. This came Tuesday during Bashir’s speech to Sudanese armed forces after defeating rebels in South Darfur. Bashir ....
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Trial of Morsi, 10 others over leaking confidential documents to Qatar delayed until Thursday
Date: 2015-04-28 15:55:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:2477121
Cairo Criminal Court postponed on Tuesday the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi along with 10 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group on charges of passing national security documents to Qatar to Thursday. Morsi and the 10 ....
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Foreign Ministry warns expats in China against violating intellectual property rights
Date: 2015-04-28 15:33:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2476325
Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Amr Me'awad has urged Egyptian expats in China to avoid all illegal activities, including trading in counterfeit goods. He said Tuesday the Chinese authorities have recently toughened penalties ....
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French president meets Patriarch of Antioch
Date: 2015-04-28 15:24:10 GMT - France - International - SN:47 - ID:2476841
French President Francois Hollande held on Tuesday talks with Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and all the East Beshara Boutros al Rahi. The two sides discussed problems facing Christian minorities in the Middle East as well as the latest ....
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AL envoy urges amending ACHR
Date: 2015-04-28 15:22:43 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2476825
Arab League (AL) Envoy to Sudan Salah Halima urged on Tuesday the Sudanese government to amend the Arab Charter on Human Rights (ACHR) to keep pace with the recent developments in the Arab region. In his speech at a ceremony marking the Arab ....