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  • Sisi directs action to restore Egypt's leading role in Africa -- PM

    Sisi directs action to restore Egypt's leading role in Africa -- PM

    Date: 2015-03-21 11:20:34 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2211309

    Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued crystal clear directions for the government to act to restore the country's leading role in Africa, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said. Mahlab's remarks came during talks held on Saturday with ....

  • 40 victims of Yemen attacks flown to Oman for treatment

    40 victims of Yemen attacks flown to Oman for treatment

    Date: 2015-03-21 11:19:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2211281

    Forty people injured in Friday's attacks in Yemen were flown Saturday to hospitals in Oman, 26 September news website quoted a source as saying. The unnamed source said the 40 cases are in critical condition. They were admitted to Omani ....

  • New internet cable to be installed from el Qantra to N.Sinai

    New internet cable to be installed from el Qantra to N.Sinai

    Date: 2015-03-21 11:16:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2211249

    A new internet cable is being installed from el Qantra to North Sinai governorate, a source with telecommunications companies said Saturday. Internet service has been suspended in North Sinai since midnight as a result, the source noted. The ....

  • PM meets Egyptian peacekeepers in Cote d'Ivoire

    PM meets Egyptian peacekeepers in Cote d'Ivoire

    Date: 2015-03-21 10:51:36 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2211029

    Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met Saturday with a number of Egyptian army and police troops, who are part of peacekeeping forces in Cote d'Ivoire. The Egyptian premier told them that their country was proud of them. Mahlab touched on ....

  • Cairo-Aswan train movement back to normal

    Cairo-Aswan train movement back to normal

    Date: 2015-03-21 10:48:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2210985

    The train movement along Cairo-Aswan route is back to normal after a one-and-a-half hour halt after a suspicious object was found on the tracks of Bani Hidir station in Beni Suef, said the Egyptian Railway Authority. In a statement, the ERA said ....

  • 12 killed as bus falls into Mariottia canal

    12 killed as bus falls into Mariottia canal

    Date: 2015-03-21 10:46:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2210953

    At least 12 people were killed and 15 others injured when their work bus plunged into Mariottia Canal in Giza's Haram district, said Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar. In exclusive statements to MENA Saturday, Abdel Ghaffar said ....

  • Defense minister attends maneuver in western region

    Defense minister attends maneuver in western region

    Date: 2015-03-21 10:23:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2210753

    Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi attended Saturday "Ra'ad 23" maneuver, which is carried out by units from the Western Military Region and rapid intervention force elements. The drill involved ....

  • Giza bus accident leaves 12 dead

    Giza bus accident leaves 12 dead

    Date: 2015-03-21 10:10:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2209873

    The death toll from a bus accident that occurred in Giza earlier Saturday rose to 12, while 15 persons were injured, Giza Governor Khaled el Adly said. In statements, the governor extended his condolences to the victims' families and the Egyptian ....

  • Cairo-Aswan train movement halted over strange object in Beni Suef

    Cairo-Aswan train movement halted over strange object in Beni Suef

    Date: 2015-03-21 09:57:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2210513

    Train movement along Cairo-Aswan route was halted on Saturday after a strange object was found on the tracks of Bani Hidir station in Beni Suef, said the Egyptian Railway Authority. In a statement, the ERA said that bomb disposal experts were ....

  • Romania to deport two police officers suspected of wiretapping to Turkey

    Romania to deport two police officers suspected of wiretapping to Turkey

    Date: 2015-03-21 09:50:05 GMT - Romania - International - SN:18 - ID:2210497

    Authorities in Romania are expected to extradite to Turkey two Turkish police officers, still under detention in this country on suspicion of eavesdropping on their President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to the Justice Ministry. The ex-police ....

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