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  • Former Sharqiya governor held in custody for 15 days over leading Brotherhood protest in Nasr City

    Former Sharqiya governor held in custody for 15 days over leading Brotherhood protest in Nasr City

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:01:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2276033

    Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat issued a decision to detain head of the appeals court and former Sharqiya governor during the era of the Brotherhood group Hassan el Naggar for 15 days pending investigations over charges of staging protests in Nasr ....

  • Saudi cabinet praises Egypt's efforts in hosting Arab Summit

    Saudi cabinet praises Egypt's efforts in hosting Arab Summit

    Date: 2015-03-30 12:59:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2276525

    The Saudi Cabinet on Monday praised the Sharm El Sheikh Declaration and resolutions issued by the 26th Arab Summit, welcoming all measures taken by the Saudi-led coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen which has been snatched by the Houthis ....

  • Egypt auctions T-bonds

    Egypt auctions T-bonds

    Date: 2015-03-30 12:56:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:36 - ID:2276481

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Monday treasury bonds at a total value of EGP 4 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 2.25 billion of 5-year and EGP 1.5 million of 10-year. A coupon of 12.599% was offered on the ....

  • 8 dead, 10 injured after van crashes into Florida Canal

    8 dead, 10 injured after van crashes into Florida Canal

    Date: 2015-03-30 12:55:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:35 - ID:2276453

    At least eight people died and 10 others were injured after the van they were riding in crashed into a Florida canal, ABC News reported. The accident occurred at State Road 78 and US Highway 27 in Moore Haven, Glades County, in the southern part ....

  • Setting up common market for Nile basin states urged

    Setting up common market for Nile basin states urged

    Date: 2015-03-30 12:19:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2276061

    Irrigation experts called on Monday for setting up a common market for all Nile basin states to be based in Cairo to increase the volume of trade exchange. Speaking at the end of a conference organized by the Water Resources and Irrigation ....

  • Italian ministerial meeting probes latest Libyan developments

    Italian ministerial meeting probes latest Libyan developments

    Date: 2015-03-30 12:14:12 GMT - Italy - International - SN:32 - ID:2276001

    Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi decided to hold a ministerial meeting here on Friday to discuss the latest developments in Libya and means of fighting terrorism. The get-together comes in the framework of the periodical meetings held by ....

  • Without peace, security, no economic development to take place in Africa  - Mahlab

    Without peace, security, no economic development to take place in Africa - Mahlab

    Date: 2015-03-30 11:48:39 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2274861

    Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab stressed that achieving peace and security is inevitable for bringing about economic development and prosperity in the African continent. "Without peace and security, no economic stability or prosperity will ....

  • Russia reiterates necessity of immediate halt to fighting in Yemen

    Russia reiterates necessity of immediate halt to fighting in Yemen

    Date: 2015-03-30 11:45:54 GMT - Russia - International - SN:30 - ID:2275689

    The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday said Russia's Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov has met with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nuhayyan on the fringe of the 26th Arab Summit, which wrapped up in Sharm ....

  • Court sends Al Ahram dog killers to 3 months in jail

    Court sends Al Ahram dog killers to 3 months in jail

    Date: 2015-03-30 11:44:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2275673

    Shubra el Kheima Misdemeanor Court accepted on Monday a challenge by the killers of a dog and commuted their three-year sentence to three months in jail. Three defendants are accused of brutally killing a dog and releasing its torture video on ....

  • Clashes between Houthis, tribes in Yemen's Dalae city

    Clashes between Houthis, tribes in Yemen's Dalae city

    Date: 2015-03-30 11:42:29 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2275657

    A group of Houthi militants loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh have entered al Dalae city in southern Yemen after fierce clashes with tribes who support President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Fourteen Houthi elements and five tribesmen were ....

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