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  • Donors pledge USD 3.8 bln in Syria aid: UN chief

    Donors pledge USD 3.8 bln in Syria aid: UN chief

    Date: 2015-03-31 16:41:59 GMT - Kuwait - International - SN:69 - ID:2286645

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced Tuesday that donors taking part in Kuwait III pledged a total of USD 3.8 billion to help the Syrian people suffering from murder, displacement and poverty since March 2011, according to KUNA news ....

  • Trial of Morsi, 10 others over leaking confidential documents to Qatar delayed to Wednesday

    Trial of Morsi, 10 others over leaking confidential documents to Qatar delayed to Wednesday

    Date: 2015-03-31 16:38:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:2286617

    Cairo Criminal Court postponed on Tuesday the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi along with ten other members of the Muslim Brotherhood group over charges of passing national security documents to Qatar to Wednesday. Morsi and the ten ....

  • Azhar imam receives delegation of German university

    Azhar imam receives delegation of German university

    Date: 2015-03-31 16:17:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:2286085

    Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb received Tuesday a delegation of Germany's University of Freiburg. The delegation includes university students and professors of the Islamic studies department. The visit comes as part of the ....

  • Azhar slams exploitation of children

    Azhar slams exploitation of children

    Date: 2015-03-31 16:15:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:2286441

    Al Azhar Secretary Abbas Shoman slammed on Tuesday the exploitation of children by some terrorist groups. He said that this act distorts the image of Islam and Muslims. "On contrary, Islam calls for protection of children from extremism," he ....

  • More Egyptians fleeing Libya violence return home

    More Egyptians fleeing Libya violence return home

    Date: 2015-03-31 16:11:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:2286417

    Over the past 24 hours 301 Egyptians fleeing the conflict in Libya returned home via the Salloum crossing point western Egypt, Matrouh Security Chief Maj. Gen. El Anani Hahouda said on Tuesday. Out of the 301, 87 people arrived illegally, he ....

  • 18th COMESA summit lauds power sharing in Egypt

    18th COMESA summit lauds power sharing in Egypt

    Date: 2015-03-31 16:09:01 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:2286385

    Wrapping up work here Tuesday, the 18th COMESA summit congratulated President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for winning the presidential election in Egypt. The summit praised the presidential polls, which were conducted with professionalism through the ....

  • Coordination underway with EEAA to legalize status of factories near Lake Manzala, says minister

    Coordination underway with EEAA to legalize status of factories near Lake Manzala, says minister

    Date: 2015-03-31 16:07:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:2286365

    Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said on Tuesday that coordination is underway with the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) to legalize the status of the old factories, which pump its sanitation water to Lake Manzala. On the sidelines ....

  • Iraqi security forces recapture parts of Tikrit from Islamic State

    Iraqi security forces recapture parts of Tikrit from Islamic State

    Date: 2015-03-31 16:05:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:2286357

    Iraq’s security forces have recaptured west and south of the city of Tikrit, Iraqi state media reported Tuesday, in what would be the largest victory yet against Islamic State insurgents since the Sunni extremist group seized swaths of the country ....

  • Habib el Adly acquittal verdict challenged at Cassation Court

    Habib el Adly acquittal verdict challenged at Cassation Court

    Date: 2015-03-31 15:59:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:2286285

    Egypt's illicit Gains Authority (IGA) decided to challenge verdicts issued earlier by a criminal court to acquit Mubarak-era interior minister Habib el Adly of influence peddling charges. The IGA asked the Cassation Court to challenge the ruling ....

  • Sisi honors families of martyrs, injured in military operations

    Sisi honors families of martyrs, injured in military operations

    Date: 2015-03-31 15:46:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:2286093

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday took part in the Armed Forces 16th educational seminar as part of celebrating the Martyr's and Veteran Day where he was received by a standing ovation. A documentary, prepared by the military's Department ....

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