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PM inspects Arab Contractors projects in Kuwait
Date: 2015-02-02 09:45:04 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:1876589
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab inspected during his current visit to Kuwait projects carried out by the Arab Contractors Company at a total cost of 564 million dinars. Among the projects are the Jaber hospital, the largest one in the Middle East, ....
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2 electricity towers detonated in Fayyoum
Date: 2015-02-02 09:44:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:1876581
A number of unidentified persons have detonated an electricity tower in a village in Fayyoum. A blackout occurred Monday in some areas and villages that are fed by the electricity tower in Garfas village. Two bombs also went off near a power ....
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Second term of 2014/2015 academic year to start on time in North Sinai
Date: 2015-02-02 09:43:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:1876569
The second term of the 2014/2015 academic year will start in North Sinai as scheduled on Saturday with no plans for postponement, said North Sinai Education Undersecretary Hassan Hegazi Monday. He told MENA that all schools in the governorate ....
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Israel allows 560 trucks into Gaza enclave
Date: 2015-02-02 09:16:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1876217
Israeli authorities decided to allow 560 trucks loaded with commodities and aid into the Gaza Strip, said the head of a panel in charge of imports on Monday. The trucks will enter the territory via Karam Abu Salem crossing, said Raed ....
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Israeli PM criticizes UN over Lebanon
Date: 2015-02-02 09:00:21 GMT - Israel - International - SN:13 - ID:1876057
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused United Nations peacekeepers on Sunday of failing to enforce a resolution barring Hezbollah fighters from "smuggling weapons into Lebanon." In a phone call with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, ....
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US grants dlrs 1.4 million to Harpur hospital
Date: 2015-02-02 08:29:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:1875581
The US administration offered a 1.4-million-dollar grant to Harpur Memorial Hospital in Menouf to expand outpatient clinics and improve services, said a US Embassy official here on Monday. The grant is offered by the US Agency for International ....
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PM hails Kuwait support for Egypt
Date: 2015-02-02 08:19:33 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:1875709
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said projects conducted by Arab Contractors provide thousands of jobs. He cited the Jaber hospital project which he inspected during his visit to Kuwait. The project has 4,000 workers, he noted. He ....
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Pensions to be paid on day 10 of every month - minister
Date: 2015-02-02 08:02:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:1875561
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali stressed that pensions will be paid on day 10 of every month as usual and that what happened in January was an exception. Wali told MENA that January pensions were paid earlier than scheduled because of ....
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Iraqi forces kill 9 Dash militants, arrest 4 others in Anbar
Date: 2015-02-02 07:46:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1875413
Iraqi forces, backed by Sunni clans, killed nine Daesh militants and arrested four others during military operations in Anbar province on Monday, security sources said. The forces killed four militants while attacking a police point in the ....
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Australian PM Abbott 'has not considered resigning'
Date: 2015-02-02 07:42:29 GMT - Australia - International - SN:7 - ID:1875377
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he has not considered resigning, despite a slump in popularity and growing questions about his leadership, the BBC reported. In a major policy speech, he confirmed the scrapping of a paid parental leave ....