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  • Kuwait to build, renovate houses in Upper Egyptian village

    Kuwait to build, renovate houses in Upper Egyptian village

    Date: 2015-03-23 08:52:38 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2222297

    Envelopes submitted to build and renovate 362 houses in el Makhzan village in the Upper Egyptian city of Minya will be opened on March 27 and April 1, said a member of a Kuwaiti initiative to support the Egyptian people Monday. Part of the ....

  • April 18 set for trial of 13 defendants of Zamalek Ultras over attempted killing of Mortada Mansour

    April 18 set for trial of 13 defendants of Zamalek Ultras over attempted killing of Mortada Mansour

    Date: 2015-03-23 08:50:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2222273

    The Cairo Court of Appeal under Counselor Ayman Abbas set April 18 as the first session of the trial of 13 defendants of Zamalek Club Ultras, aka White Knights, over charges of assaulting and attempted killing of Zamalek Sporting Club Chairman ....

  • Families visit Gazan detainees in Nafha jail

    Families visit Gazan detainees in Nafha jail

    Date: 2015-03-23 08:32:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2222061

    Families of Gazan detainees held in Israel's Nafha prison were allowed to visit them Monday. Eighty-four family members of 42 detainees crossed Beit Hanoun terminal in the northern Gaza Strip to visit the inmates, said Sohair Zaqout, the ....

  • Israel allows 600 trucks into Gaza Strip

    Israel allows 600 trucks into Gaza Strip

    Date: 2015-03-23 08:02:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2221905

    Israeli authorities decided on Monday to allow 600 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors along with aid ....

  • Arab League lauds Egypt's efforts to host Arab Summit Saturday

    Arab League lauds Egypt's efforts to host Arab Summit Saturday

    Date: 2015-03-23 08:01:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2221885

    The Arab League has praised the efforts exerted by Egypt in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh to host the 26th Arab Summit, due to convene on March 28-29. In statements to MENA on Monday, Arab League Assistant Secretary General for ....

  • Singapore's founding PM dies aged 91

    Singapore's founding PM dies aged 91

    Date: 2015-03-23 08:00:06 GMT - Singapore - International - SN:5 - ID:2221853

    Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has died in hospital at the age of 91 after suffering from severe pneumonia, Sky News reported Monday. Mr Lee was admitted to Singapore General Hospital on February and was later placed on life ....

  • S. Korea signs free trade deal with New Zealand

    S. Korea signs free trade deal with New Zealand

    Date: 2015-03-23 07:58:41 GMT - south korea - International - SN:7 - ID:2221877

    South Korea formally signed a free trade agreement with New Zealand on Monday, the latest in a series of deals Seoul has inked to boost the country's exports, Yonhap News Agency reported. South Korean President Park Geun-hye and New Zealand Prime ....

  • All civil servants to cash their salaries through banks as of July - minister

    All civil servants to cash their salaries through banks as of July - minister

    Date: 2015-03-23 07:57:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:2221865

    Finance Minister Hani Qadri said on Monday that all government employees will cash their salaries from banks as of July. He said state salaries reached 207 billion pounds this year. He stressed that government purchases over 1,000 pounds will ....

  • US evacuates nationals from Aden

    US evacuates nationals from Aden

    Date: 2015-03-23 07:50:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2221833

    Two US military cargo planes evacuated on Sunday US nationals from the Yemeni city of Aden after news that Houthis are advancing toward the southern city. The two planes took off at dawn of Sunday from Aden airport with scores of American ....

  • Policeman wounded in patrol attack in Suez

    Policeman wounded in patrol attack in Suez

    Date: 2015-03-23 07:49:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2221817

    One police conscript was wounded when gunmen opened fire at a police patrol in El Sallam City in Suez late on Sunday, a security source said. The gunmen were driving a motorcycle when they opened fire at the patrol members who fired back, the ....

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