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  • Bogdanov: Syrian parties interested in holding 3rd round of consultations in Moscow

    Bogdanov: Syrian parties interested in holding 3rd round of consultations in Moscow

    Date: 2015-04-24 13:41:08 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2448417

    Russian President's Special Representative for the Middle East and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that the Syrian parties are interested in organizing a third round of consultations in Moscow. "The Syrian opposition's ....

  • Tourism sector expected to revive after Samra reached North Pole -- Ministry

    Tourism sector expected to revive after Samra reached North Pole -- Ministry

    Date: 2015-04-24 13:39:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2448397

    Making it to the North Pole, Egyptian mountaineer Omar Samra has contributed to improving the image of tourist sites in Egypt, the Tourism Ministry said on Friday. Samra successfully reached the North Pole on Tuesday and raised Egypt's flag ....

  • Awqaf minister to join peace summit in Abu Dhabi

    Awqaf minister to join peace summit in Abu Dhabi

    Date: 2015-04-24 13:27:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2448273

    Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa is to take part in the second annual Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies Conference to be held in Abu Dhabi. At least 350 religious leaders are expected to attend the event scheduled for ....

  • Biden: US will deliver new F-35 jets to Israel next year

    Biden: US will deliver new F-35 jets to Israel next year

    Date: 2015-04-24 13:25:35 GMT - Israel - International - SN:12 - ID:2448261

    US Vice President Joe Biden said the United States would deliver new F-35 fighter jets to Israel next year to help its ally maintain its military edge in the Middle East, Haartez reported. Speaking at an Israeli Independence Day celebration in ....

  • Hawatmeh to MENA: Conditions are

    Hawatmeh to MENA: Conditions are "calm" in Yarmouk camp now

    Date: 2015-04-24 13:10:20 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2448133

    Secretary General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) Naif Hawatmeh announced Friday that a delegation led by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee member Zakaria al Agha and representing all the ....

  • Electoral districts law in review stage, says minister

    Electoral districts law in review stage, says minister

    Date: 2015-04-24 12:31:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2447825

    The electoral districts law is still in the review stage, Minister of Transitional Justice Ibrahim el Henidy said on Friday. In a statement issued by the ministry, Henidy denied reports about allocating 444 seats for individuals during the coming ....

  • Egypt restores 123 smuggled antiquities from US

    Egypt restores 123 smuggled antiquities from US

    Date: 2015-04-24 12:15:48 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:9 - ID:2447705

    Egypt restored on Friday 123 smuggled antiquities from the US. The smuggled items arrived safely at Cairo international airport, where Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty was present. The restored items included a coffin and two wooden ....

  • Defense minister's China visit aims at boosting military ties, says Army

    Defense minister's China visit aims at boosting military ties, says Army

    Date: 2015-04-24 12:13:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2447677

    The Egyptian Army said on Friday the current visit by Defense Minister Colonel General Sedki Sobhi to China is aimed at boosting military cooperation between Egypt and China. The visit comes within the framework of deeply-rooted ties between the ....

  • Sisi inspects works of expanding Cairo-Alex. desert road

    Sisi inspects works of expanding Cairo-Alex. desert road

    Date: 2015-04-24 12:06:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2447637

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inspected works of upgrading and expanding the Cairo-Alexandria desert road early on Friday, his media office said in a statement. ....

  • Egypt FM to take part in NPT review conference in New York

    Egypt FM to take part in NPT review conference in New York

    Date: 2015-04-24 09:44:23 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2446753

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said he will participate in the opening session of the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) on April 27 in New York as Egypt has a prominent ....

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