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Libya airstrikes marks 'fresh start' in anti-terror war: Egypt amb.
Date: 2015-02-17 12:54:03 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1984585
The airstrikes staged by the Egyptian Air Forces on the positions of Daesh terror group in Libya marks a "fresh start" for the war against terrorism, Egypt Ambassador in London Nasser Kamel said on Tuesday. "We have been battling domestic ....
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Dostour Party mourns Egyptians killed in Libya
Date: 2015-02-17 12:44:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:1985289
Al Dostour Party on Tuesday mourned the Egyptian martyrs who were killed on Sunday by Daesh terrorist group in Libya. In a released statement, the party said that such groups have nothing to do with human values. The party also expressed its ....
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38 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-02-17 12:19:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:1984953
Thirty-eight ships carrying around 1.8 million tons transited the Suez Canal in two convoys on Monday. The south-bound convoy carried 792,000 tons, while the north-bound convoy carried 1.051 million tons. ....
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French defense minister impressed by Egyptian pyramids
Date: 2015-02-17 12:03:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:1984701
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian voiced happiness and was deeply impressed by the huge structures of the Great Pyramids of Giza, praising the greatness of the Old Egyptians. The Media Center of the Pyramids Plateau told MENA that the ....
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Japan to extend $15.5 million in antiterrorism aid for Middeast
Date: 2015-02-17 11:49:09 GMT - Japan - International - SN:35 - ID:1984521
Japan unveiled a set of measures Tuesday to help tackle terrorism including financial aid of $15.5 million, or 1.83 billion yen, to build counterterrorism capacity in Africa and the Middle East where Islamic State and other terrorists are active, ....
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Egyptians urged to back anti-terror efforts
Date: 2015-02-17 11:27:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1984289
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam called on Tuesday on the Egyptian people to fully back the political and military leaderships in the country's war against terror groups. "We are going through critical times of our country's history with terror ....
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ECFA decries killing of Egyptians in Libya
Date: 2015-02-17 11:13:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1984169
The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) condemned on Tuesday the killing of 21 Egyptians in Libya by the terrorists of Daesh group. Head of the ECFA Mohamed Shaker called on the international community to shoulder its responsibility and ....
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Jordan's Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate to hold funeral service for slain Copts
Date: 2015-02-17 11:01:00 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1983989
The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Jordan is to hold a funeral service for 21 Copts who have been beheaded by the Daesh terrorist group in Libya. The funeral will take place on Wednesday in the capital Amman, the Patriarchate said in a ....
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Pope leads mass in honor of Daesh massacre martyrs
Date: 2015-02-17 10:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:1983749
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II led a mass on Tuesday to commemorate the 21 Egyptian Copts who were beheaded by Daesh along the seashore of Tripoli, Libya. The mass in their memory was held at St Mark's Coptic Orthodox ....
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Sisi says it is time to rectify NATO mistakes in Libya
Date: 2015-02-17 10:41:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:1981417
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Monday that it is time to fix the mistakes made by the NATO in Libya. "The NATO operation in Libya was not complete, which led the North African country to fall under the control of militant and ....