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  • Irrigation ministry: Samples taken from Nile water in Qena tested negative

    Irrigation ministry: Samples taken from Nile water in Qena tested negative

    Date: 2015-04-22 15:50:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2435993

    Samples taken from the Nile water in Qena tested negative, the Irrigation Ministry said on Wednesday. "Water stations are currently working in full swing after the lifting of a vessel that sank in the Nile River yesterday with 500 tons of ....

  • Retrial of 7 Al Jazeera defendants delayed to April 28

    Retrial of 7 Al Jazeera defendants delayed to April 28

    Date: 2015-04-22 15:46:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2435973

    The Cairo Criminal Court delayed to April 28 the retrial of seven defendants over charges of inciting violence and broadcasting false news about Egypt through the screen of the Qatari-funded Al Jazeera English news channel. The session was ....

  • Irrigation minister condoles with Ethiopia over death of Ethiopian Chrisitians in Libya

    Irrigation minister condoles with Ethiopia over death of Ethiopian Chrisitians in Libya

    Date: 2015-04-22 15:10:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2435681

    Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam Moghazi called for rallying the efforts of the international community, particularly the Nile basin countries, to deal with terrorism acts which pose threats to the security and safety of the ....

  • Mahlab, Singaporean counterpart agree on upgrading religious discourse to combat terror

    Mahlab, Singaporean counterpart agree on upgrading religious discourse to combat terror

    Date: 2015-04-22 15:03:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2435637

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Wednesday with his Singaporean counterpart on the fringe of his participation in the Afro-Asian Summit 2015 in Jakarta on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The Singaporean premier asserted the depth of ....

  • Several counselors referred to disciplinary panel

    Several counselors referred to disciplinary panel

    Date: 2015-04-22 14:40:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2435413

    Minister of Justice Mahfouz Saber issued a decision referring several counselors of the State Lawsuits Authority (SLA) to a disciplinary panel over their membership in the banned "Judges for Egypt" movement. The decision was made in light of ....

  • Egypt's Mufti meets with French foreign ministry officials

    Egypt's Mufti meets with French foreign ministry officials

    Date: 2015-04-22 14:10:14 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:2435137

    Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam met on Wednesday with a number of officials at the French Foreign Ministry as part of his first visit to France that will run for four days. Foreign Ministry spokesman Roman Nadal said Allan met with representatives of ....

  • Arab League welcomes end of anti-Houthi operation

    Arab League welcomes end of anti-Houthi operation

    Date: 2015-04-22 14:08:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:2435121

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby welcomed on Wednesday the decision the coalition forces to end the military operation in Yemen after it achieved its goals. The AL chief hailed the move of Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdelaziz to ....

  • Obama won’t call Armenian killings ‘Genocide’

    Obama won’t call Armenian killings ‘Genocide’

    Date: 2015-04-22 14:07:18 GMT - USA - International - SN:33 - ID:2435109

    President Barack Obama won’t use the term “genocide” in remarks Friday marking the 100th anniversary of the killing of more than a million Armenians, officials said, igniting disappointment from critics who say the President is catering too much to ....

  • Interior, health ministers lead mourners at policemen funeral

    Interior, health ministers lead mourners at policemen funeral

    Date: 2015-04-22 12:58:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:2434509

    Interior Minister General Mady Abdel Ghaffar and Minister of Health Adel Adawi led mourners at the funeral of two policemen killed at a terror attack in Cairo's district of Ain Shams. The funeral procession were held at the Police Academy in Al ....

  • AL chief: New force will not be military alliance or army that targets any country

    AL chief: New force will not be military alliance or army that targets any country

    Date: 2015-04-22 12:34:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2434257

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby on Wednesday said that the proposed joint Arab force will not be a new military alliance or an army that is targeting any country. In his speech at the inaugural session of the chiefs of staff of Arab ....

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