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Daesh militants bomb oldest mosque in Anbar
Date: 2015-02-20 16:24:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2008201
The terrorist Daesh group Friday bombed the oldest mosque in the Iraqi province of Anbar. The Al Farouk Mosque had been built during the reign of Umar bin al Khattab, the second Khalifa of Muslims. Daesh militants planted bombs that went off ....
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Industry min. meets with French companies representatives
Date: 2015-02-20 13:23:20 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2006941
Minister of Trade and Industry Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour held an expanded meeting on Friday with representatives of major French companies to promote mega economic projects in Egypt. During the meeting, Abdel Nour invited French investors to ....
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UN rights chief condemns racist bahavior of some Chelsea club fans
Date: 2015-02-20 13:21:22 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:13 - ID:2006925
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, strongly denounced on Friday the racist behavior of some Chelsea football club's supporters who appeared to racially abuse a black commuter as he tried to board a train in ....
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Wheat stocks enough until end of May -- minister
Date: 2015-02-20 13:19:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2006917
Wheat reserves for the production of subsidized bread will be sufficient until the end of May, Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy has said. The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) had signed a contract to buy 240,000 tons of French and ....
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6 ports closed over bad weather
Date: 2015-02-20 10:29:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2005781
The Red Sea Ports Authority closed on Friday six harbors in Suez, Damietta and Sinai governorates due to bad weather. In a statement, Port Tawfiq, Adabiya, El-Zaytiat, Ain Sokhna, Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh were closed due to heavy rains and ....
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Egypt defends itself, Middle East, world against terrorism: FM from Washington
Date: 2015-02-20 10:03:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2005589
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry took part on Thursday in the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism in Washington, which was attended by representatives of 97 countries, international organizations, civil society and the private ....
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FM: Egypt will remain fighting terrorism at local and regional levels
Date: 2015-02-20 09:11:25 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:2005281
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has asserted that Egypt will remain fighting terrorism at the local and regional levels. In his statements after meeting with US State Secretary John Kerry late Thursday, the Egyptian top diplomat added ....
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AL chief, Kerry discuss fighting terrorism
Date: 2015-02-20 09:10:20 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2005273
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby held talks on Thursday evening with US State Secretary John Kerry on the sidelines of a summit on countering violent extremism that was hosted by the White House over two days. The talks took up ....
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US reviews draft resolution on lifting arms ban on Libya
Date: 2015-02-20 09:09:17 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2005265
The US is reviewing a draft resolution submitted by Egypt and Libya to the United Nations Security Council to lift an arms embargo on Libya. “The sanctions measures currently in place do not prohibit the Government of Libya from procuring arms. ....
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US official meets Egypt FM in Washington
Date: 2015-02-20 09:08:17 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2005257
US National Security Advisor Susan Rice had a meeting last night with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on the sidelines of the anti-terrorism conference. Rice underlined the US’ commitment to strategic partnership with Egypt and offered ....
