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  • Bahrain FM receives award of best Arab politician in social media

    Bahrain FM receives award of best Arab politician in social media

    Date: 2015-03-17 16:41:34 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2186497

    UAE Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum presented to Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed al Khalifa the award for Best Arab Political Figure in Social Media, the Bahrain news ....

  • Yemeni president welcomes invitation from Sisi to attend AL summit

    Yemeni president welcomes invitation from Sisi to attend AL summit

    Date: 2015-03-17 16:31:39 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2185405

    Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi welcomed on Tuesday an invitation by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to participate in the Arab League (AL) summit, due to be held in Sharm El Sheikh on March 28-29. He also expressed wishes to convene with ....

  • Hope still there Libya not to be divided: German FM

    Hope still there Libya not to be divided: German FM

    Date: 2015-03-17 16:29:46 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:42 - ID:2186437

    German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that there is still hope that Libya will not be divided and no more violence will take place. This came in Steinmeier's statements on the sidelines of the meeting of the EU foreign ministers in ....

  • WB senior official wraps up Egypt visit

    WB senior official wraps up Egypt visit

    Date: 2015-03-17 16:26:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2186425

    World Bank (WB) Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati wrapped up on Tuesday a three-day visit to Egypt, where she participated in the Egypt Economic Development Conference, which closed on Sunday. Indrawati chaired the high-level meetings with ....

  • US offers Blair new role in Middle East - paper

    US offers Blair new role in Middle East - paper

    Date: 2015-03-17 16:23:12 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:40 - ID:2186413

    The United States is understood to be in talks with former UK prime minister Tony Blair about giving him a new role in getting Arab states to back a fresh Middle East peace initiative, The Times reported on Tuesday. The idea is believed to have ....

  • Pope Tawadros gives Kudos to his predecessor Shenouda

    Pope Tawadros gives Kudos to his predecessor Shenouda

    Date: 2015-03-17 16:17:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2186397

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese praised his predecessor late Pope Shenouda III, saying the late pope served the church during his tenure which witnessed an increase in monasticism. In a speech at Anba Beshoy ....

  • Communications Minister calls on Zewail City to establish wide-range industry

    Communications Minister calls on Zewail City to establish wide-range industry

    Date: 2015-03-17 16:13:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2186377

    Minister of Communication and Information Technology Khaled Negm has called on Zewail City for Science and Technology to establish wide-range industries sweeping the world. The remarks were made during a joint press conference held Tuesday with ....

  • Security agencies foil attemts by three Sudanese to sneak into Israel

    Security agencies foil attemts by three Sudanese to sneak into Israel

    Date: 2015-03-17 16:12:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2186301

    North Sinai security agencies foiled an attempt by three Sudanese to sneak into Israel on Tuesday. A security source in North Sinai said that one Palestinian was arrested in an operation due to the expiry of his permit to stay in the ....

  • Libya's NGO calls for probe into use of internationally-banned bombs

    Libya's NGO calls for probe into use of internationally-banned bombs

    Date: 2015-03-17 16:08:08 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2184153

    The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya has called for opening an international investigation into reports about the use of the internationally-banned bombs during clashes in the country. There is credible evidence on the use of ....

  • First and longest document condemning terrorism launched at AL

    First and longest document condemning terrorism launched at AL

    Date: 2015-03-17 16:00:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:2186273

    The first and longest document condemning terrorism, extremism and violence was launched on Tuesday at the Arab League. The move was made on the sidelines of the first conference of the international union of poets, now in session ....

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