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  • EGP 12.5m allocated to develop nature reserves in S. Sinai - minister

    EGP 12.5m allocated to develop nature reserves in S. Sinai - minister

    Date: 2015-03-18 11:48:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2190937

    Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy underlined that the nature reserves in South Sinai will be developed with total cost of EGP 12.5 million. This will provide 4,000 direct and indirect jobs, he added. The reserves include Ras Mohamed, Nabaq, ....

  • Palestinian presidency to continue dealing with any Israeli gov't abides by int'l resolutions

    Palestinian presidency to continue dealing with any Israeli gov't abides by int'l resolutions

    Date: 2015-03-18 11:47:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2190901

    The Palestinian Presidency on Wednesday said it will continue to deal with any Israeli government that abides by international resolutions and the two-state solution. Presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeinah said "We are not concerned about ....

  • Oil minister: Egypt keen on boosting cooperation with Jordan

    Oil minister: Egypt keen on boosting cooperation with Jordan

    Date: 2015-03-18 11:46:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:2190917

    Egypt is keen on boosting cooperation with Jordan in the fields of oil and gas, Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail said on Wednesday. At a meeting with his Jordanian counterpart Ibrahim Seif, Ismail discussed regional cooperation between Egypt, ....

  • Two soldiers killed, two others wounded by mine blast in Benghazi

    Two soldiers killed, two others wounded by mine blast in Benghazi

    Date: 2015-03-18 11:41:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2189461

    Two soldiers were killed and two others wounded when a landmine exploded in a Benghazi district that has recently been controlled by the Libyan army. A military source in Benghazi said the landmine exploded while the army troops were combing the ....

  • Awqaf Ministry announces Friday sermon on Arab solidarity

    Awqaf Ministry announces Friday sermon on Arab solidarity

    Date: 2015-03-18 11:26:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2190733

    The Awqaf Ministry announced that the sermon of the first Friday in Gamadi el-Akher month (a month in the Islamic calender) in all the mosques of all governorates will be on Arab solidarity and prospects of the future. This will be on the ....

  • 1 takfiri element killed, 14 suspects arrested in N. Sinai campaign

    1 takfiri element killed, 14 suspects arrested in N. Sinai campaign

    Date: 2015-03-18 11:24:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2190725

    A takfiri element has been killed and 14 suspects have been arrested in a security campaign in southern Arish, Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah. Security troops stormed a number of hotbeds of terrorists in the North Sinai cities, sources said ....

  • Israeli reopens Karam Abu Salem crossing to allow commodities into GS

    Israeli reopens Karam Abu Salem crossing to allow commodities into GS

    Date: 2015-03-18 11:23:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2190717

    Israeli authorities on Wednesday reopened Karam Abu Salem crossing after its closure on Tuesday under the pretext of the Israeli parliamentary elections. Head of the Commodities Coordination Committee in Gaza said 640 trucks are scheduled to ....

  • Sisi greets Arab League on anniversary of its foundation

    Sisi greets Arab League on anniversary of its foundation

    Date: 2015-03-18 10:40:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2190297

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday delegated Presidential Secretary Ahmed al Ansari to the Arab League premises to offer greetings on the 70th anniversary of the Arab League's establishment. The Arab League is one of the oldest regional ....

  • Mufti of Egypt says no place for terror in Islam

    Mufti of Egypt says no place for terror in Islam

    Date: 2015-03-18 10:25:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2190149

    Mufti of Egypt Shawki Allam stressed that Islam is against extremism and terrorism and urged for international action to face this growing phenomenon. Every Muslim is in utter shock about the senseless, appalling and cowardly attack on Charlie ....

  • 7 dead in suicide blast on Afghanistan government compound

    7 dead in suicide blast on Afghanistan government compound

    Date: 2015-03-18 10:24:26 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:21 - ID:2190129

    A massive car bomb attack on the governor's compound in southern Helmand province on Wednesday killed at least seven people and wounded 43, ABC News said. The governor's spokesman was among several bureaucrats hurt in the attack in the volatile ....

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