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Rights groups convene over fair parl't elections
Date: 2015-02-11 14:10:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1943625
A number of human rights groups convened on Wednesday to agree on recommendations to ensure fair upcoming parliamentary elections. Head of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights Hafez Abu Seada said that a number of former parliament members ....
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Motto of coming Arab Summit "70 years of joint Arab action"-- Envoy
Date: 2015-02-11 14:09:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:1943621
Egyptian delegate to the Arab League (AL) Ambassador Tarek Adel on Wednesday said the coming Arab Summit that will be hosted by Egypt on March 28-29 will be held under the rubric "70 years of joint Arab action". The motto is being adopted on the ....
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EGX loses EGP 5.6bn
Date: 2015-02-11 14:07:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:37 - ID:1943601
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost some 5.6 billion pounds at the end of Wednesday's trading on the back of sales by Arab and foreign investment funds. The EGX 30 benchmark index dropped by 1.31 percent to close at 9,770.78 points. The broader ....
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Palestinian official, French consul discuss latest developments
Date: 2015-02-11 14:06:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1943581
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the head of Jerusalem Affairs Department, Ahmed Qurei met on Wednesday with French Consul General Hervé Magro. The meeting took up the latest political developments in ....
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Mahlab meets UAE counterpart
Date: 2015-02-11 14:04:32 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1943393
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, now visiting here, held on Wednesday a meeting with Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. During their meeting, Mahlab expressed ....
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Success of Egyptian-Russian negotiations in Cairo will help enhance joint cooperation -- Minister
Date: 2015-02-11 13:51:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1943401
Minister of Trade and Industry Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour on Wednesday said that the success of Egyptian-Russian negotiations in Cairo over the past two days will result in enhancing joint economic cooperation. In press statements, he described this ....
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11 Daesh militants killed in Anbar
Date: 2015-02-11 13:22:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1943169
Eleven Daesh elements were killed and others injured in a military operation carried out by the Iraq security troops in Anbar province, western Iraq, security sources said. Also, two hotbeds of the terrorist group were demolished during the ....
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Thousands protest against Houthis in Yemen as Western diplomats quit
Date: 2015-02-11 13:20:50 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1943153
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the Yemeni capital of Sanaa in the largest protests yet against the Houthi movement, which overran Sanaa in September and formally took power last week. The US, Britain and France closed ....
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IMF says Egypt's reforms starting to spur turnaround in economy
Date: 2015-02-11 12:53:24 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:31 - ID:1942729
The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that Egypt's structural and monetary reforms were starting to produce a turnaround in the economy. The government has introduced reforms, seeking to restore growth while controlling inflation and ....
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Libyan PM sacks Interior Minister
Date: 2015-02-11 12:51:54 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:1942713
Head of the interim Libyan government Prime Minister Abdullah el-Thinni on Wednesday issued a decision suspending his Interior Minister Omar el-Sinki and entrusting chief of Sabha Security Directorate Colonel Mostafa Buharara to take over the post ....
