English webnews

  • Service : English
  • Foreign Ministry prepares for Arab summit

    Foreign Ministry prepares for Arab summit

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:48:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:2175569

    The Foreign Ministry is working on final preparations for an Arab summit Egypt will host on March 23-29. Work is underway at the international conferences center in Sharm el Sheikh to guarantee the event is successful and reflects Egypt's ....

  • Local development min. stresses need of qualifying youths for political participation

    Local development min. stresses need of qualifying youths for political participation

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:44:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2175525

    Local Development Minister Adel Labib underlined the need of qualifying youths for political participation and working in public affairs. It is important to choose youths from both genders from each village, district and town in order to qualify ....

  • Moscow concerned about growing number of NATO drills near Russian borders

    Moscow concerned about growing number of NATO drills near Russian borders

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:43:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:32 - ID:2175521

    The growing number of NATO drills near Russian borders leads to destabilization of the situation in north-eastern Europe, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Meshkov said on Monday, according to TASS News Agency. "Russia is deeply concerned ....

  • Afghan army says kills 10 militants affiliated with Daesh

    Afghan army says kills 10 militants affiliated with Daesh

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:12:49 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:31 - ID:2175249

    Afghan security forces have killed 10 fighters who claimed to be from Daesh in Afghanistan, Euronews quoted officials as saying on Monday. Reports said growing numbers of disgruntled Taliban fighters have joined the militant group that controls ....

  • Israel allows Gazan prisoners to receive family visits

    Israel allows Gazan prisoners to receive family visits

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:10:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2175237

    Israeli authorities on Monday allowed Gazans to visit relatives detained in Israel's Rimon Prison in southern Israel. "As many as 66 Gazans on Monday visited relatives in Rimon Prison through the Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel," ....

  • Vatican supports military force against Daesh to stop ‘genocide’

    Vatican supports military force against Daesh to stop ‘genocide’

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:08:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:28 - ID:2175205

    Vatican's UN ambassador Archbishop Silvano Tomasi has backed military action against Daesh in Iraq and Syria. "We have to stop this kind of genocide," the Italian archbishop told Crux, a US Catholic website. "Otherwise we'll be crying out in the ....

  • Some projects signed at EEDC to be implemented swiftly - minister

    Some projects signed at EEDC to be implemented swiftly - minister

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:05:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2175181

    A number of projects, signed during the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), will start to be implemented immediately, said Planning Minister Ashraf el Araby. Most of the projects will be enlisted as part of the upcoming fiscal year ....

  • 205 Egyptians return home from Libya via Salloum crossing over past 24 hours

    205 Egyptians return home from Libya via Salloum crossing over past 24 hours

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:04:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2175169

    Some 205 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing over the past 24 hours, said Matroh Security Chief Anani Hamouda. He assured that entry procedures are being quickly finalized. Libya has been witnessing a rising insurgency by ....

  • Houthis lift house arrest on Yemeni premier, cabinet ministers

    Houthis lift house arrest on Yemeni premier, cabinet ministers

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:03:38 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2175153

    Yemen's Houthi militia group on Monday released Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and all his cabinet ministers after nearly two months under house arrest, government spokesman Rajeh Badi said. In a statement on his Facebook page, Bahah - who resigned ....

  • CBE to receive Gulf deposits within days - Ramez

    CBE to receive Gulf deposits within days - Ramez

    Date: 2015-03-16 10:59:17 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:24 - ID:2175117

    Deposits announced by Gulf leaderships during the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), will be received by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) within days, said CBE Governor Hisham Ramez. In exclusive statements to MENA Monday, Ramez said ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD