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  • Saudi Arabia: Airstrikes removed threats posed on kingdom, neighbors

    Saudi Arabia: Airstrikes removed threats posed on kingdom, neighbors

    Date: 2015-04-21 18:35:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:2429525

    Saudi Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that the coalition airstrikes launched on Houthis in Yemen have "removed" all threats posed to the kingdom and neighboring countries. In a statement, the ministry said the coalition sorties on Yemen ....

  • Ahram ex-official released on bail over corruption

    Ahram ex-official released on bail over corruption

    Date: 2015-04-21 18:33:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:2429513

    An investigating judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a former official of Al Ahram Press Institution over corruption charges. Hoda Awadallah, ex-head of the central management of Ahram's advertisement accountancy, was released on bail of ....

  • Water in Qena not affected by sunken phosphate tanker - local official

    Water in Qena not affected by sunken phosphate tanker - local official

    Date: 2015-04-21 18:31:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:76 - ID:2429509

    Chairman of Qena's drinking water and sanitation company Hani Mahmoud Hamdi on Tuesday said water was not affected by a phosphate tanker that sank earlier in the day in the Nile within the governorate. Hamdi added that all potable water plants ....

  • Tanta University, Shandong University agree on academic cooperation

    Tanta University, Shandong University agree on academic cooperation

    Date: 2015-04-21 18:18:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:2429469

    President of Tanta University Dr Abdel Hakim Abdel Khaleq met Tuesday with a delegation of China's Shandong University. Talks took up possible cooperation between the two universities in the field of Arabic language studies, Abdel Khaleq ....

  • Alliance jets hit Daesh hideouts in Mosul

    Alliance jets hit Daesh hideouts in Mosul

    Date: 2015-04-21 17:47:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:2429181

    Jets of the international alliance struck Daesh hideouts in Mosul Tuesday while an Iraqi force killed three Daesh members in Boghdadi in Anbar. The alliance planes shelled mobile and fixed targets of the group, security and local sources ....

  • Israel shuts Kerem Abu Salem crossing with Gaza

    Israel shuts Kerem Abu Salem crossing with Gaza

    Date: 2015-04-21 17:42:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:2429293

    Palestinian sources said Tuesday Israeli authorities have closed Kerem Abu Salem crossing with Gaza Strip. The closure was due to Jewish holidays and weekend. The borders will close on Wednesday and Thursday due to holidays and Friday and ....

  • New Egyptian ambassador to Knights of Malta accredited

    New Egyptian ambassador to Knights of Malta accredited

    Date: 2015-04-21 17:41:36 GMT - Vatican - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:2428953

    Egypt's ambassador to the Vatican Wafaa Bassim presented her credentials to Sovereign Military Order of Malta's Prince and Grand Master Fra' Matthew Festing as a non-resident ambassador. During a ceremony on this occasion, Bassim delivered a ....

  • Encroachers of desert lands to be fined

    Encroachers of desert lands to be fined

    Date: 2015-04-21 17:38:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:2429273

    The General Authority for Rehabilitation Projects and Agricultural Development (GARPAD) set on Tuesday a fine of 2.125 per faddan against those who establish buildings on the authority's desert lands. This came following a meeting between the ....

  • Education minister meets representatives of German bank

    Education minister meets representatives of German bank

    Date: 2015-04-21 17:30:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:2429201

    Education Minister Moheb el Rafae met on Tuesday with representatives of Germany's KfW Development Bank to follow up the joint cooperation projects. The projects include a program to support the quality of education of which the first phases have ....

  • Aviation minister opens regional forum on air transport in Sharm

    Aviation minister opens regional forum on air transport in Sharm

    Date: 2015-04-21 17:29:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:2429189

    Minister of Aviation Hossam Kamal has opened the 14th regional session of the air transport organized by Airbus in Egypt. The 3-day event includes training on workshops on practical and dynamic challenges encountering air transport. The forum ....

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