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  • US Defense Secretary visits Afghanistan

    US Defense Secretary visits Afghanistan

    Date: 2015-02-21 09:15:52 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:19 - ID:2010849

    US Defense Secretary Ash Carter made his international debut on Saturday with a visit to Afghanistan to see American troops and commanders, meet with Afghan leaders and assess whether US withdrawal plans are too risky to Afghan security, ABC News ....

  • Mahlab hails development works at Safaga port

    Mahlab hails development works at Safaga port

    Date: 2015-02-21 09:10:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2010797

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab hailed on Saturday development works at Safaga Port, which cost 325 million pounds. During inspecting the port, along with Transport Minister Hani Dahi, Mahlab underlined the need of abiding by the deadline set to ....

  • Paper addresses GCC anti-Egypt statement

    Paper addresses GCC anti-Egypt statement

    Date: 2015-02-21 09:08:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2010781

    A well-placed Gulf source revealed further details about two statements issued by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), one against Egypt and the second in support. The source said the first anti-Egypt statement was issued unilaterally outside the ....

  • Port Said security forces foil terrorist bombing

    Port Said security forces foil terrorist bombing

    Date: 2015-02-21 09:06:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2010757

    National security officers in cooperation with criminal investigation officers managed to foil a terrorist scheme to explode a number of police and governmental establishments in Port Said governorate. The terrorist scheme was foiled after ....

  • Iraqi VP invited to visit Turkey

    Iraqi VP invited to visit Turkey

    Date: 2015-02-21 09:05:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2010749

    Iraqi Vice President Osama al Nujaifi received an invitation from Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to visit Ankara to discuss issues of mutual concern. The Iraqi vice president accepted the invitation and promised to visit Turkey within ....

  • Egypt envoy opens pavilion at Indian book fair

    Egypt envoy opens pavilion at Indian book fair

    Date: 2015-02-21 09:02:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2010733

    Egypt's Ambassador to India Hatem Taguldin opened the Egyptian pavilion at the 23rd New Delhi International Book Fair. The Egyptian pavilion at the Indian book fair displays a number of books and publications of the General Egyptian Book ....

  • 192 Egyptians arrive home from Libya

    192 Egyptians arrive home from Libya

    Date: 2015-02-21 08:59:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2010693

    As many as 192 Egyptians returned home from Libya on Saturday. The nationals were airlifted from Tunisia's Djerba airport on the first flight by the Civil Aviation Ministry to evacuate Egyptians from Libya. The flight landed at Cairo airport, ....

  • Yemeni rival parties discuss interim governing council

    Yemeni rival parties discuss interim governing council

    Date: 2015-02-21 08:54:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2010645

    Negotiations continued among rival parties in Yemen under a United Nations sponsorship to reach a solution to the political crisis in the country. UN mediator Jamal Benomar had announced on Thursday that the rival groups had agreed to form a ....

  • Syrian rebels regain control over parts of Aleppo

    Syrian rebels regain control over parts of Aleppo

    Date: 2015-02-21 08:52:48 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2010625

    Syrian opposition gunmen restored control over a number of areas in northern Aleppo that government forces had seized during an offensive. The rebels made further progress in northern Aleppo and retook several parts that the government had gained ....

  • NBI extra-ordinary meeting kicks off in Khartoum

    NBI extra-ordinary meeting kicks off in Khartoum

    Date: 2015-02-21 08:44:18 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2010225

    An extra-ordinary meeting of members of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) started here Saturday. Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi is leading Egypt's delegation to the conference for the first time in five years. Egypt has frozen its NBI ....

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