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Armed Forces deal strong blow to terrorists in Sinai
Date: 2015-03-18 14:55:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2193005
The Egyptian Armed Forces have dealt a strong blow to terrorist groups in Sinai when the border guard forces foiled an attempt to smuggle advanced wireless telecommunications sets, whose range could reach 100-200 km via one of the tunnels in Rafah ....
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Egypt expects upcoming Israeli gov't to directly engage in political process, says spokesman
Date: 2015-03-18 14:54:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2192985
Egypt expects the forthcoming Israeli government to directly engage in the political process in a manner that ensures a quick resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Badr Abdel Aati ....
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Egyptian-Saudi agreement inked to facilitate trade
Date: 2015-03-18 14:53:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2192973
The Chairman of the Egyptian Customs Authority Magdy Abdel Aziz signed with Saudi Director General of Customs Authority Saleh bin Manie' al Khelaiwi an agreement to facilitate trade between the two countries. Saudi Arabia is the first commercial ....
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Shoukry asserts need for standing up to terrorist challenges facing international peace and security
Date: 2015-03-18 14:52:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2192965
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted on Wednesday the dire need for standing up to the challenges facing international peace and security by terrorist groups. Addressing the activities of a UN Model Simulation that was organized by the ....
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Mahlab inaugurates Cairo international fair
Date: 2015-03-18 14:51:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2192945
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab opened on Wednesday the 48th session of Cairo International Fair, which runs from 18 March to 27. Some 700 Egyptian, Arab and foreign companies are participating in the fair, which is held at the Cairo Fair Grounds ....
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Court postpones to Monday session of trial of Morsi and 10 co-defendants
Date: 2015-03-18 13:03:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2191741
Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday postponed to Monday a session of the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 10 other co-defendants of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group in the espionage case. The defendants are facing charges of ....
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Russia to host Syria peace talks in April
Date: 2015-03-18 12:34:53 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:2191433
Talks between Syrian regime and opposition figures will continue in Russia in April after last meeting ended without conclusive results, Novosti reported. Moscow said it would host talks between representatives of Syrian President Bashar ....
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Nuclear talks in crucial stage: Afkham
Date: 2015-03-18 12:27:06 GMT - Iran - International - SN:24 - ID:2190313
The ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the world six powers have reached a “very sensitive and complicated” stage, Spokeswoman of Foreign Ministry Marziyeh Afkham said on Wednesday, IRNA reported. She made the remarks while speaking to ....
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42 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-03-18 12:25:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:2191349
Up to 42 ships crossed the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of around 2.4 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 24 ships carrying about 1.2 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 18 vessels carrying around 1.2 ....
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6 people killed in clashes in Yemen's Aden
Date: 2015-03-18 12:15:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2191077
Six people were killed in clashes on Wednesday between Special Security Forces (SSF) and popular committees in Mualla district in Aden. The two parties blame each other for the clashes that led to the killing of two soldiers of SSF and four ....