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Egypt chooses cooperation, construction, development regarding Nile River - Sisi
Date: 2015-03-23 12:50:05 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2225141
Egypt has chosen cooperation, construction and development among the Nile Basin countries, affirmed President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. "We have chosen confidence among each other and further cooperation for the sake of building and development," he ....
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OIC warns from dangerous escalations witnessed in Yemen
Date: 2015-03-23 12:43:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2225069
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad bin Ameen Madani warned of the dangerous escalations witnessed by Yemen. He noted that the Houthis adoption of the military choice and refusal of international and ....
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EGP 6 billion treasury bills auctioned
Date: 2015-03-23 12:21:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:2224801
The Finance Ministry on Monday auctioned three-year, seven-year and zero-coupon treasury bills at a total value of six billion pounds. In an online statement, the ministry said it auctioned three-year T-bills worth EGP 2.5 billion and seven-year ....
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Suez Canal sees record high in tonnage of cargo last February
Date: 2015-03-23 12:19:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2224785
Egypt saw during February a record high in the tonnage of cargo passing through its vital Suez Canal waterway. The Suez Canal witnessed the passing of 1,219 ships carrying 73.21 million tons last February compared to 1,238 vessels which carried ....
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One Tunisian soldier killed, two wounded in landmine blast
Date: 2015-03-23 12:16:21 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2223457
A Tunisian soldier was killed and two wounded in a landmine blast late on Sunday, the official news agency TAP reported on Monday. "One soldier has been killed and two others slightly wounded by a landmine set by terrorists near the Algerian ....
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PM to meet parties' head for legislative vote
Date: 2015-03-23 12:14:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2224761
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Monday said heads of the political parties will be invited for a meeting on laws that are related to the next legislative elections. The meeting, which will be chaired by Mahlab, will be attended by a panel that ....
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Gasoline bomb thrown at Berlin parliament offices
Date: 2015-03-23 11:44:28 GMT - Germany - International - SN:35 - ID:2224397
Berlin police say a gasoline bomb was thrown at a parliamentary office building in the capital overnight and they are investigating a possible far-right connection. Police said in a statement that the projectile was thrown at the facade of the ....
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Sisi calls for turning River Nile into axis for development, prosperity of Nile basin countries
Date: 2015-03-23 11:40:54 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2224301
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has called for rendering the River Nile an axis for cooperation, prosperity and development of the Nile basin countries. Addressing a session on a deal in principle involving Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, Sisi said ....
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Nile vital source of life for basin states - Ethiopia PM
Date: 2015-03-23 11:29:45 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2224137
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn stressed on Monday that the Nile river is a vital source of life for all countries overlooking its banks. Desalegn, speaking at the signing session of the document of the Declaration of Principles on ....
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Ebola outbreak 'over by August', UN suggests
Date: 2015-03-23 11:20:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:32 - ID:2224025
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa will be over by August, the head of the UN Ebola mission told the BBC. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed admitted the UN had made mistakes in handling the crisis early on, sometimes acting "arrogantly". A year after ....