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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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. ....
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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 ....