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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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FM thanks Foreign Ministry employees for well-organized Arab summit
Date: 2015-03-31 15:32:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:2285981
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has thanked Ministry employees for a well-organized Arab Summit that took place in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el Sheikh on March 28-29. Shoukry had met with Ministry employees after the end of the 26th Arab ....
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Saudi FM: Operation Decisive Storm will continue till its goals are achieved
Date: 2015-03-31 15:30:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:2285897
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al Faisal said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states spared no effort to reach a peaceful solution to the Yemeni crisis. "The Operation Decisive Storm will continue until its targets are met," Faisal ....