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  • S.Sinai governor says education top priority of Egypt

    S.Sinai governor says education top priority of Egypt

    Date: 2015-01-27 12:24:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:1835077

    Khaled Fouda, the governor of South Sinai, has thanked UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in the Arab States for organizing the Regional Conference for the Arab States on Education Post-2015 in Sharm El Sheikh. The conference, which opened in ....

  • Sisi reviews list of nominees for governor posts

    Sisi reviews list of nominees for governor posts

    Date: 2015-01-27 12:21:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:1835053

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday received Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Minister of Local Development Adel Labib at the presidential premises. Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said the president reviewed the list of nominees for ....

  • Egypt preparing for 2015 NPT review conf. -- diplomat

    Egypt preparing for 2015 NPT review conf. -- diplomat

    Date: 2015-01-27 12:16:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:1835001

    Egypt has been working hard to prepare for the 2015 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, slated for April. Cairo participated in meetings of senior Arab officials at the Arab League in the period between January 19 through January 21, said ....

  • 3 takfiris killed in N Sinai

    3 takfiris killed in N Sinai

    Date: 2015-01-27 12:13:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:1834869

    Three takfiris were killed, 11 suspects nabbed and 40 terrorist hotbeds destroyed in a security campaign in south Arish, Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah, a security source said Tuesday. Also six deserted homes and four huts used as terrorist hideouts and ....

  • ERC to partake in securing Cairo's Book fair

    ERC to partake in securing Cairo's Book fair

    Date: 2015-01-27 11:08:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:1834449

    CAIRO, Jan 27 (MENA) - The Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) will participate in securing visitors of the 46th session of Cairo International Book Fair, that will kick off Wednesday. In a statement, the ERC announced that its emergency teams would be ....

  • Palestinians say Israel should be punished for settlements

    Palestinians say Israel should be punished for settlements

    Date: 2015-01-27 11:02:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1834393

    The Palestinian foreign ministry on Tuesday called on the international community to force Israel to halt its settlement building in the Palestinian lands. In a statement, the ministry said Israel should face sanctions for its ongoing settlement ....

  • Rivlin urges Ban to take a stand against Palestinian ICC bid

    Rivlin urges Ban to take a stand against Palestinian ICC bid

    Date: 2015-01-27 10:57:54 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1834357

    Israeli President Reuven Rivlin urged UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to take a stand against the Palestinian attempt to bring Israeli soldiers and Israeli leaders in front of the International Criminal Court (ICC). "I told the UN secretary ....

  • 3 takfiris killed in N Sinai

    3 takfiris killed in N Sinai

    Date: 2015-01-27 10:54:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:1834289

    Three takfiris were killed, 11 suspects nabbed and 40 terrorist hotbeds destroyed in a security campaign in south Arish, Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah, a security source said Tuesday. Also six deserted homes and four huts used as terrorist hideouts and ....

  • Amman considers releasing convicted terrorist in exchange for hostages

    Amman considers releasing convicted terrorist in exchange for hostages

    Date: 2015-01-27 10:44:27 GMT - Japan - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1834165

    Jordan may be willing to release a convicted terrorist in exchange for a Japanese journalist and a Jordanian military pilot believed to be held hostage by Daesh militants, two members of the country's parliament said. Bassam Al Manaseer, chair of ....

  • Israeli troops open fire at Palestinians farmers near Gaza border

    Israeli troops open fire at Palestinians farmers near Gaza border

    Date: 2015-01-27 10:07:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1833681

    Israeli forces on Tuesday morning fired at Palestinian agricultural lands across the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said. They said several Israeli military vehicles stationed near a gate on the border fence east ....

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