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  • Cairo governor lays wreath on unknown soldier memorial

    Cairo governor lays wreath on unknown soldier memorial

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:56:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:2428017

    Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa laid on Tuesday a wreath on the Memorial of the Unknown Soldier on the occasion of celebrations marking Sinai Liberation Day. He was accompanied by Commander of the Central Zone Tawhid Tawfiq and Cairo Security Chief ....

  • 32 ships cross Suez Canal

    32 ships cross Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:54:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:49 - ID:2427981

    Thirty-two ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 1.791 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 25 vessels carrying 1.501 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included seven ships carrying 290,000 tons. ....

  • Bahrain condemns massacring of Ethiopian nationals by Daesh in Libya

    Bahrain condemns massacring of Ethiopian nationals by Daesh in Libya

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:42:42 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2426889

    Bahrain has condemned the heinous massacring of 28 Ethiopian nationals by Daesh group in Libya. In a statement Tuesday, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry said Manama condoles with families of the victims. The statement stressed the importance of ....

  • Jets shell Sanaa-Taez road

    Jets shell Sanaa-Taez road

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:40:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2427217

    Decisive Storm jets have shelled a Kassara bridge in al Dalil district of Eb governorate in central Yemen. The major road connecting Sanaa and Taez governorates was blocked as a result of the strike, which took place earlier Tuesday. The jets ....

  • Israel seeking remains of 2 troops killed in Gaza

    Israel seeking remains of 2 troops killed in Gaza

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:37:01 GMT - palestine - International - SN:48 - ID:2427757

    Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon on Tuesday said his country was working to retrieve the remains of two troops killed in last year's military offensive against the Gaza Strip. Speaking to the Israeli radio, Yaalon said that the government's ....

  • Renowned lyricist Abnoudy passes away

    Renowned lyricist Abnoudy passes away

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:33:05 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:47 - ID:2427713

    Renowned lyricist Abdel Rahman el Abnoudy passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76. Abnoudy was admitted to hospital a few days ago suffering from health problems. Abnoudy is married to TV presenter Nihal Kamal. He is survived by two ....

  • Armed Forces will never be lenient in fighting terrorism -- Minister

    Armed Forces will never be lenient in fighting terrorism -- Minister

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:31:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:2427693

    Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel General Sedqy Sobhy on Tuesday asserted that the Egyptian Armed Forces will never be lenient in fighting terrorism. In statements while inaugurating training facilities, he added that this war ....

  • EGX loses EGP 1.4bn

    EGX loses EGP 1.4bn

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:29:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:2427681

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went down on Tuesday on the back of intensive share sales by Arab and local investment funds. The market capital lost about 1.4 billion pounds to reach 500.9 billion after transactions worth 434 million. The ....

  • China and Russia to expand energy cooperation

    China and Russia to expand energy cooperation

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:28:31 GMT - China - International - SN:44 - ID:2427673

    Vice premier of the Chinese State Council Zhang Gaoli on Tuesday said energy cooperation is a key focus of China-Russia cooperation. Zhang, also Chinese co-chair of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee, met with Russian deputy prime ....

  • Ship loaded with 500 tons of phosphate sinks in Nile River

    Ship loaded with 500 tons of phosphate sinks in Nile River

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:21:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2427593

    A lighter loaded with 500 tons of phosphate sank in Nile River on Tuesday after slamming into a bridge pillar near Qena, Upper Egypt. The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said it started measures in coordination with security agencies ....

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