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48 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-04-27 11:12:02 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:32 - ID:2465561
Forty-eighty ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 2.280 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 24 vessels carrying 1.200 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 24 ships carrying 1.80 tons. ....
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Gulf countries welcome appointment of new UN envoy to Yemen
Date: 2015-04-27 11:11:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2465553
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdel Latif bin Rashed al Zayani has welcomed the appointment of Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed as a new envoy of the UN chief to Yemen. GCC countries are keen on supporting efforts of the new envoy to ....
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Sudan's Bashir re-elected with 94% of Vote
Date: 2015-04-27 11:09:49 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2465537
Sudan's Election Commission says President Omar al-Bashir has won re-election with 94 percent of the vote, ABC News reported. The Election Commission puts turnout at 46.4 percent and denies widespread reports of low participation. Mokhtar al ....
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Syrian rebels seize army base in Idlib
Date: 2015-04-27 11:06:57 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2464385
The Syrian opposition announced taking over a military base in Idlib city, northwest of the country, after one of its fighters drove an explosives-loaded truck into the site. The truck was loaded with two tons of explosives when it stormed the ....
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Program to fight illicit trade, fake goods starts in Cairo
Date: 2015-04-27 11:02:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2465469
A mentoring program organized by the international Interpol to fight fake and illicit goods opened here on Monday. The program, held under the sponsorship of Interior Minister Magdi Abdel Ghafar, comes as part of the Egyptian ministry's efforts ....
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ILO: More than half of the global rural population excluded from health care
Date: 2015-04-27 10:28:33 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:28 - ID:2465145
A new ILO report shows that 56 per cent of people living in rural areas worldwide do not have access to essential health-care services – more than double the figure in urban areas, where 22 per cent are not covered. The report Global evidence on ....
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Foreign Ministry warns Egyptians of dealing with internet visa brokers
Date: 2015-04-27 10:24:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2465093
The Foreign Ministry warned Monday Egyptians who want to work in Saudi Arabia from dealing with visa brokers through the internet as they can be victims of fraud. This comes within the framework of care and protection of the Egyptian expatriates, ....
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Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa
Date: 2015-04-27 10:21:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2465061
Dozens of extremist Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque on Monday morning under the guard of the Israeli police. Nearly 52 settlers stormed the mosque in three groups, Palestinian sources have said. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrested three ....
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Libya, Morocco, Tunisia FMs discuss situation in Libya, UN talks
Date: 2015-04-27 10:12:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2464949
Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammad Dairi on Monday conferred separately with his Moroccan and Tunisian counterparts on the situation in Libya and the UN-led negotiations on the Libyan crisis on the fringe of their participation in ASEAN summit which ....
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Police seize 8,989 arms, 446 gangs in 3 months
Date: 2015-04-27 10:11:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2464929
Security forces continued wide-scale campaigns to confront acts of thuggery, arrest outlaws and seize firearms and unlicensed weapons. Security forces seized 8,989 arms, including machine-guns, pistols and locally-made guns over the past three ....
