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  • Police seize 90 firearms, remove 4,113 encroachments nationwide

    Police seize 90 firearms, remove 4,113 encroachments nationwide

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:22:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2331109

    In a wide-scale campaign over the past 24 hours, security forces seized 90 firearms and a huge amount of ammunition. As many as 233 drug cases, 325 supply cases were registered, according to security sources. Also, 4,113 encroachments were ....

  • FM takes part in Egyptian-Algerian-Italian meeting on Libya in Rome

    FM takes part in Egyptian-Algerian-Italian meeting on Libya in Rome

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:18:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2331089

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will take part in a three-way meeting with his Algerian and Italian counterparts in the Italian capital Rome on Wednesday. The meeting is part of consultations between the parties concerned with the Libyan crisis ....

  • 780 Egyptians evacuated from Yemen so far: Foreign Ministry

    780 Egyptians evacuated from Yemen so far: Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:14:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2330289

    As many as 780 Egyptians were evacuated from Yemen so far, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Aatti on Tuesday. He added that 585 Egyptians arrived in Saudi Arabia via border crossings, while 90 others arrived in Djibouti on board cargo ....

  • Israeli forces arrest, beat up Palestinians in WB

    Israeli forces arrest, beat up Palestinians in WB

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:06:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2330965

    Israeli forces Tuesday detained eight Palestinians and physically assaulted another in West Bank districts, WAFA news agency quoted security sources as saying. Israeli police detained five Palestinian minors from the Old City of Jerusalem ....

  • ICRC aid plane to land at Sanaa airport Wednesday, says spokeswoman

    ICRC aid plane to land at Sanaa airport Wednesday, says spokeswoman

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:04:22 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2330949

    An aid flight with medical supplies for Yemen will land at Sanaa airport Wednesday morning, says a spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross. A plane carrying 16 tons of medical supplies has been held back because of logistical ....

  • Electricity grids in Baer Abd replaced, renewed -- official

    Electricity grids in Baer Abd replaced, renewed -- official

    Date: 2015-04-07 12:49:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2330781

    Electricity grids in Baer Abd city have been replaced and renewed, municipality chairman Adly el Yamani said Tuesday. The replacement and renovation cost a total of five million pounds, Yamani said, noting that 60 percent of the work has already ....

  • Egypt hands over AARDO presidency to Mauritius

    Egypt hands over AARDO presidency to Mauritius

    Date: 2015-04-07 12:42:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2330661

    Egypt's Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali handed over the presidency of the African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) to Mauritius Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth. During the AARDO's annual conference, Wali provided a review of the ....

  • 51 ships transit Suez Canal

    51 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-04-07 12:35:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:2330589

    Fifty-one vessels crossed the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2,341 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 32 ships carrying 1,429 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 19 vessels carrying 912,000 tons. ....

  • Iran nuke deal positive for S. Korean firms: finance minister

    Iran nuke deal positive for S. Korean firms: finance minister

    Date: 2015-04-07 12:32:50 GMT - south korea - International - SN:9 - ID:2330577

    A landmark deal on limiting Iran's nuclear program is expected to help South Korean companies make inroads into the key Middle Eastern market, Seoul's economic czar said Tuesday, according to Yonhap News Agency. Chairing a meeting of ....

  • Aswan governor allots EGP 3 mln for roads' maintenance projects

    Aswan governor allots EGP 3 mln for roads' maintenance projects

    Date: 2015-04-07 12:22:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2330441

    Aswan Governor Mostafa Yousri allocated on Tuesday EGP 3,800 million for the completion of projects of paving roads in Aswan city. The projects will be completed by the end of April 2015, Head of Aswan City Mohamed Atef Barakat said in ....

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