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  • Mahlab inaugurates Cairo international fair

    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 ....

  • Court postpones to Monday session of trial of Morsi and 10 co-defendants

    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 ....

  • Russia to host Syria peace talks in April

    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 ....

  • Nuclear talks in crucial stage: Afkham

    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 ....

  • 42 ships transit Suez Canal

    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 ....

  • 6 people killed in clashes in Yemen's Aden

    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 ....

  • Alamein officer laid to rest in hometown

    Alamein officer laid to rest in hometown

    Date: 2015-03-18 12:14:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2191185

    A huge military funeral was held Wednesday for officer Karim Hendawi who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Alamein. The body was wrapped in the Egyptian flag. Funeral prayers were held at a mosque in el Kawadi village, his ....

  • Interior Ministry announces arrest of 68 MB members, other terrorist elements

    Interior Ministry announces arrest of 68 MB members, other terrorist elements

    Date: 2015-03-18 12:00:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:2191029

    Security bodies have announced the arrest of 68 terrorist elements in security campaigns carried out nationwide. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said security bodies foiled an attempt by a takfiri element to sneak into ....

  • Banque Misr to fund small, medium-sized projects

    Banque Misr to fund small, medium-sized projects

    Date: 2015-03-18 11:51:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:31 - ID:2190957

    Banque Misr will provide necessary funding for small and medium-sized projects as part of efforts to fight unemployment and encourage free business away from government jobs. Mohamed Atrebi, board chairman of the bank, told MENA that the move ....

  • Turkey confirms downing of US predator

    Turkey confirms downing of US predator

    Date: 2015-03-18 11:49:40 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2190081

    Military sources in Turkey Wednesday confirmed news that a US predator was shot down by Syrian air defenses in northern Latakia. The drone had taken off from the US Incirlik air base in Turkey's southern province of Adana. Syria’s state news ....

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