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Sisi's Ethiopia visit positively affected ties with African states: PM
Date: 2015-04-01 06:36:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2288473
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has said that he has touched the positive outcome of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's visit to Ethiopia last week. The premier, who returned home on Tuesday after taking part in the 18th COMESA summit in Addis Ababa, ....
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Saudi-led op in Yemen on day 6
Date: 2015-03-31 17:59:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:2287161
The Saudi-led operation against Houthi militants' positions in Yemen runs on for the sixth day in a row. The operations are going on at the same pace to achieve the stated objectives of the current phase, said a spokesman for Operation Decisive ....
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Transport ministry denies holding minister at Misr station
Date: 2015-03-31 17:57:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:2287141
The Transport ministry on Tuesday denied media reports claiming that Minister Hani Dahi was held by some employees at Misr railway station during his surprise tour. "These news are baseless," Director of the Minister's Office Ayman al Sherai told ....
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Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari set for victory
Date: 2015-03-31 17:30:29 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:74 - ID:2286969
Nigerian opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari is on the verge of a historic victory over President Goodluck Jonathan, with most votes counted, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Gen Buhari, a former military ruler, is ahead by almost three million ....
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Protocol signed between Supply Ministry, AADO
Date: 2015-03-31 17:26:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:73 - ID:2286905
A protocol for developing human resources at the Ministry of Supply was signed between the ministry and the Arab Administrative Development Organization (AADO). Signed by Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy, and head of the AADO, affiliated to the Arab ....
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Mahlab meets Madagascar's president
Date: 2015-03-31 17:22:41 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:2286109
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met with Madagascar's President Hery Rajaonarimampianina. The meeting was attended by the ministers of trade, industry, electricity and population as well as the deputy of the foreign minister and the ....
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Egypt amb. to Qatar returns to Doha due to political considerations, FM says
Date: 2015-03-31 17:20:38 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:2285401
The Egyptian ambassador to Qatar has returned to Doha due to, what the foreign minister calls, "political considerations". The move followed the return of Qatar's ambassador to Cairo. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the third donors ....
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Turkish court acquits all 236 defendants in Sledgehammer case
Date: 2015-03-31 17:15:41 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:72 - ID:2286825
A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted all 236 army officers accused of plotting to stage a coup in 2003 against the government of then-prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The 236 army officers were accused of being involved in the so-called ....
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Health minster receives US delegation to follow up free-HCV national plan
Date: 2015-03-31 17:08:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:2286777
Egypt's Health Minister Adel Adawi on Tuesday met with Regional Director of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Francisco Averhoff and his accompanying delegation, to follow up measures taken by the ministry to make Egypt free of hepatitis C ....
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AL urges world community to pressure Israel to end occupation of Palestinian lands
Date: 2015-03-31 16:57:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:2286729
The Arab League has reiterated support for the Palestinian people in their struggle to achieve their noble goals. In a statement Tuesday, the AL urged the world community, particularly the UN Security Council, to effectively and seriously act to ....