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  • Egypt to try Morsi, others on espionage charges on Feb 15

    Egypt to try Morsi, others on espionage charges on Feb 15

    Date: 2015-02-02 11:46:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1877837

    Cairo Appeals Court set February 15 to start the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 10 other defendants over charges of espionage and leaking confidential documents to Qatar. The state security prosecution says they leaked reports from ....

  • Mahlab meets Kuwait commerce chamber members

    Mahlab meets Kuwait commerce chamber members

    Date: 2015-02-02 11:45:21 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1877809

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met during his current visit to Kuwait with members of the chamber of commerce and industry. A review on investment and trade exchange with Egypt was given during the meeting. The premier addressed the meeting on ....

  • UN Weather Agency says 2014 hottest year

    UN Weather Agency says 2014 hottest year

    Date: 2015-02-02 11:43:57 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:34 - ID:1877597

    The U.N. weather agency says 2014 was the warmest year on record, though the temperature difference with 2010 and 2005 is so small that it's impossible to say for sure which of the three years was the hottest. The World Meteorological ....

  • Hamas denies request to delay PLO visit to Gaza

    Hamas denies request to delay PLO visit to Gaza

    Date: 2015-02-02 11:26:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1877573

    The Palestinian movement of Hamas has denied claims it requested that a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) delegation delay a visit to the Gaza Strip to discuss reconciliation and activate the beach camp accord. Statements by member of the ....

  • Social Solidarity Ministry sorting N.Sinai losses after attacks

    Social Solidarity Ministry sorting N.Sinai losses after attacks

    Date: 2015-02-02 11:23:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1877537

    The Social Solidarity Ministry is working with the governorate of North Sinai to sort civilian losses as a result of the recent terrorist attacks in Arish. The ministry is also assessing damage caused to houses and stores, said Kamal el Sherif of ....

  • Court sentences to death 183 over killing Kerdasa police officers

    Court sentences to death 183 over killing Kerdasa police officers

    Date: 2015-02-02 11:19:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:1877497

    An Egyptian court sentenced to death on Monday 183 defendants for killing police officers in the town of Kardasa in 2013 during unrest that followed the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. The 183 were accused of killing 14 policemen including two ....

  • Boutros Boutros Ghali says Ethiopian dam problem could be solved through diplomatic talks

    Boutros Boutros Ghali says Ethiopian dam problem could be solved through diplomatic talks

    Date: 2015-02-02 11:12:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:1877429

    Boutros Boutros Ghali has called for a diplomatic solution to the Renaissance Dam problem. The former UN secretary general has always advocated diplomatic negotiations as the best way to solve problems between countries. A climate of mutual ....

  • Egypt FM, UN envoy discuss Mideast peace process

    Egypt FM, UN envoy discuss Mideast peace process

    Date: 2015-02-02 11:10:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:1877409

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Monday with UN Special Envoy For Middle East Peace Robert Serry the latest developments of the Palestinian cause. Ideas proposed to resume the stalled peace process between Israel and the Palestinians ....

  • Cairo square bomb threat hoax -- security source

    Cairo square bomb threat hoax -- security source

    Date: 2015-02-02 10:38:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:1877185

    A bomb threat reported in a main square in Cairo was a hoax, said a security source of the interior ministry. A bag with a picture of a police officer inside was found at the site in Abdel Monem Riyadh, the source told MENA. ....

  • Investment law to be endorsed before economic summit -- Minister

    Investment law to be endorsed before economic summit -- Minister

    Date: 2015-02-02 10:34:52 GMT - Kuwait - Economy - SN:27 - ID:1877149

    A law on investment will be endorsed before Egypt's economic summit in March, said Investment Minister Ashraf Salman Monday. Salman, who is accompanying Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on a visit to Kuwait, is set to meet with the chairman of the ....

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