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51 British firms to take part in March economic conference: BEBA
Date: 2015-02-25 07:29:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2038001
As many as 51 British companies will take part in the Sharm el Sheikh economic conference slated for March, head of the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA) Sameh Seif el Yazal said on Tuesday. "There are serious promises from British ....
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Activist Abu Saada to run for parliament
Date: 2015-02-25 07:05:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2037805
Human Rights activist Hafez Abu Saada decided to freeze his chairmanship of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights to run in the coming parliamentary elections. He said the decision aims at guaranteeing the independence and the integrity of ....
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Explosion takes place near Gaza police station
Date: 2015-02-25 06:58:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2037773
An explosion took place near a Palestinian police station in Gaza Strip late on Tuesday but no casualties were reported, local sources said. Sources said the blast is caused by a mortar shell that was mistakenly fired near the station by ....
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Obama nominates 1st US ambassador to Somalia since 1991
Date: 2015-02-25 06:43:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:2037701
US President Barack Obama has nominated a career diplomat to be the first U.S. ambassador to Somalia in nearly 25 years, filling a post that has been vacant since the Horn of Africa country collapsed into chaos in 1991, forcing the closure of the ....
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Shoukry arrives in Paris as part of tour
Date: 2015-02-25 06:27:40 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2037649
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived Tuesday night in Paris coming from Tunisia. During his short stay, Shoukry will meet Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal. The meeting is expected to take up preparation for Sharm El ....
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US defense secy phones Egypt's Sedki Sobhy
Date: 2015-02-25 06:14:37 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2037589
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter spoke with Egypt's Minister of Defense Gen. Sedki Sobhy today. In a statement, the spokesman at the US Department of Defense said Secretary Carter expressed condolences to Egypt for victims of recent terrorist ....
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Sisi, Luxembourg FM discuss situation in Egypt: Spokesman
Date: 2015-02-24 19:00:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:2036541
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting Tuesday with Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn on the situation in Egypt during the last four years Presidential adviser Alaa Youssef said that President Sisi stressed during the meeting ....
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Antiquities min. opens Sun Cult Complex in Luxor
Date: 2015-02-24 18:53:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:65 - ID:2036501
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty opened on Tuesday the Complex of the Sun Cult at Deir el-Bahari temple in Luxor. The inauguration ceremony came after the Egyptian-Polish archaeological mission finished the restoration process of the ....
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Investment minister leaves for London to partake in Mideast conf.
Date: 2015-02-24 18:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:2036497
Investment Minister Ashraf Salman left Cairo on Tuesday for London to take part in the Middle East Conference which will be held on February 25-26. Leading a high profile delegation, Salman will review the investment opportunities amid the ....
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Shoukry holds talks with Tunisian counterpart
Date: 2015-02-24 18:46:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:2036469
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a meeting Tuesday with Tunisian counterpart Tayeb Baccouche in Tunis, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Badr Abdel Aati said. The meeting took up facilitation extended to Egyptians in Libya who would like ....