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  • AL chief warns of Houthis escalation in Yemen

    AL chief warns of Houthis escalation in Yemen

    Date: 2015-02-08 12:32:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:1919729

    Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el Araby warned of the gravity of the escalatory steps by the Houthi militants in Yemen, which he said, would lead to the collapse of the political process in the country. In a press release Sunday, he ....

  • Cairo security chief inspects blast scene in Helwan

    Cairo security chief inspects blast scene in Helwan

    Date: 2015-02-08 12:30:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1919717

    Cairo Security Chief Khaled Youssef inspected the scene of a wave of small explosions that hit Helwan district on Sunday. Three home-made bombs went off this morning in different areas in Helwan, causing damage to the front of a KFC restaurant, a ....

  • Romanian FM welcomes Shoukry's visit to Bucharest in April

    Romanian FM welcomes Shoukry's visit to Bucharest in April

    Date: 2015-02-08 12:26:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:1919669

    Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu welcomed a visit to Bucharest by his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in April, asserting his country's support to Egypt's democratic process and efforts to combat terror. A statement released by the ....

  • Saudi king meets UN chief

    Saudi king meets UN chief

    Date: 2015-02-08 12:15:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1919561

    Saudi King Salman ben Abdel Aziz received Sunday UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon along with his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the UN chief extended condolences to king Salman over the death of late Saudi King Abdallah ben Abdel ....

  • Egypt FM, Kerry discuss US meeting with MB del

    Egypt FM, Kerry discuss US meeting with MB del

    Date: 2015-02-08 12:04:44 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:1918845

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed with US Secretary of State John Kerry the latedt US officials' meeting with a delegation of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood leaderships, sources said on Sunday. Shoukry-Kerry meeting took place ....

  • Kerry meets Zarif for 2nd time in Munich

    Kerry meets Zarif for 2nd time in Munich

    Date: 2015-02-08 11:47:08 GMT - Germany - International - SN:35 - ID:1919297

    US Secretary of State John Kerry met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for the second time since their arrival in Munich to attend a security conference. The meeting comes at a time world powers are trying to clinch a nuclear deal ....

  • Court defers retrial of 494 defendants in Fath mosque protest case

    Court defers retrial of 494 defendants in Fath mosque protest case

    Date: 2015-02-08 11:45:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1919285

    Cairo Criminal Court deferred on Sunday the trial of 494 Muslim Brotherhood defendants in the case of El Fath Mosque clashes. The defendants are charged with committing acts of violence, attacking police facilities and setting fire to public ....

  • Lebanese army receives US arms shipment

    Lebanese army receives US arms shipment

    Date: 2015-02-08 11:44:17 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1919257

    The Lebanese army on Sunday received a shipment of heavy weaponry and ammunitions from the United States intended to help Lebanon fight against the so-called Islamic State. According to a report in the An-Nahar Lebanese daily, a ship carrying ....

  • Egypt starts registering parliamentary candidates

    Egypt starts registering parliamentary candidates

    Date: 2015-02-08 11:42:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1919249

    The electoral committees throughout Egypt's governroates started Sunday to receive nomination requests for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The polls will be held in two stages from March 21 to May 7. The elections will be held in 14 ....

  • Area of Azhar Islamic Mission City, dorms to be increased - grand imam

    Area of Azhar Islamic Mission City, dorms to be increased - grand imam

    Date: 2015-02-08 11:41:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:1918269

    The New Urban Communities Authority agreed to Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Tayyeb's request to increase the area allocated for the new headquarters of Al Azhar Islamic Mission City and dorms in New Cairo city. The area, to cover 172 ....

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