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  • Former MENA chief editor advisor passes away

    Former MENA chief editor advisor passes away

    Date: 2015-04-21 11:44:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2425865

    Former advisor to editor-in-chief Nabil el Sharqawi passed away on Tuesday at the age of 72 after a long illness. Sharqawi served the Middle East News Agency from 1970 till 2003 after graduating from Cairo University's Faculty of Arts in 1968. ....

  • Planning minister takes part in Afro-Asian Summit in Jakarta

    Planning minister takes part in Afro-Asian Summit in Jakarta

    Date: 2015-04-21 11:38:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2425805

    Planning Minister Ashraf el Arabi will take part in the three-day Afro-Asian Summit in Jakarta, to open Wednesday, as part of Egypt's official delegation to the summit that will be led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab. In a statement released on ....

  • Morsi wears blue suit for first time as a convict

    Morsi wears blue suit for first time as a convict

    Date: 2015-04-21 11:19:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2425653

    Ousted president Mohamed Morsi was moved on Tuesday to Borg el Arab prison in Alexandria after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the case of Ittihadiya Palace. This is the first time, since he was held in remand over several charges, the ....

  • Egyptian, Saudi FMs probe regional, int'l developments

    Egyptian, Saudi FMs probe regional, int'l developments

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:58:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2425397

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al Faysal met here on Tuesday for talks on bilateral relations and the latest regional and international developments of mutual concern. The Egyptian top diplomat ....

  • Morsi carried from court to Borg el Arab prison by helicopter -- Source

    Morsi carried from court to Borg el Arab prison by helicopter -- Source

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:57:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2425381

    Ousted president Mohamed Morsi was moved to Borg el Arab prison in Alexandria after he stood trial before Cairo Criminal Court where he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the Ittihadiya Palace case. A security source told MENA that he was ....

  • Bomb explodes outside Spanish embassy in Libya

    Bomb explodes outside Spanish embassy in Libya

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:57:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2425373

    A bomb exploded outside Spain's embassy in the Libyan capital on Monday night without causing injuries, a security source told reports, an attack later claimed by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) group, according to News 24. "Daesh extremists ....

  • Security officer injured in terrorist attack in Sheikh Zuwayed

    Security officer injured in terrorist attack in Sheikh Zuwayed

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:36:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2425101

    A security officer was injured in a terrorist attack on a security checkpoint in Sheikh Zuwayed in North Sinai on Tuesday. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a security checkpoint in al Wahshi district in Sheikh Zuwayed injuring First Lt. Mohamed ....

  • Hamdallah calls on African, Asian nations to show more support to Palestinians

    Hamdallah calls on African, Asian nations to show more support to Palestinians

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:36:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2425097

    Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah called on Asian and Asian countries to show more support to the Palestinians to create their viable, independent state. He made his comments during his meeting with Indonesian President Joko ....

  • Egypt, Libya agree to boost ties in labor field

    Egypt, Libya agree to boost ties in labor field

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:33:21 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2425065

    Egypt and Libya agreed on Tuesday to boost cooperation in the field of labor. This came in a meeting between Egyptian Minister of Manpower Nahed Ashry and her Libyan counterpart Ahmed Belqasem. Belqasem said stability in Libya will have ....

  • AL head meets Egypt's chief of staff

    AL head meets Egypt's chief of staff

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:32:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2425057

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby received on Tuesday Egypt's Army Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy. They touched on a meeting of Arab chiefs of staff that will take place in Cairo on Wednesday. The top brass meeting is expected to ....

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