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Zakaria Azmy's illicit gain retrial postponed to March 26
Date: 2015-01-26 11:54:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:1826713
The Cairo Criminal Court postponed until March 26 the retrial of ex-chief of presidential staff Zakaria Azmy over charges of illicit gains. Azmi was convicted by an Egyptian court on charges of corruption and sentenced to seven years in prison ....
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Egyptian-Chinese cooperation in electricity field
Date: 2015-01-26 11:52:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:1826669
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met Monday with Chairman of China Dongfang Electric Corporation, which is one of the largest enterprises in China engaging in the manufacturing of power generators and the contracts of power station projects. During ....
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Health Ministry confirms Shebin el Kom train fire casualties
Date: 2015-01-26 11:24:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:1826365
The Health and Population Ministry confirmed that 25 persons were wounded in the fire that broke out at Cairo-Tanta train on Monday. Four are suffering from fractures, 14 of bruises and seven of smoke inhalation, the ministry said. The fire ....
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67 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-01-26 11:23:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:1826345
Sixty-seven ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 3.233 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 35 vessels carrying around 1.713 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 32 ships carrying 1.521 million tons. ....
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Palestinian PM, UNRWA commissioner-general confer on means to quicken reconstruction of Gaza
Date: 2015-01-26 11:22:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:1826333
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah conferred with UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl on means to expedite the reconstruction of Gaza Strip and secure the money necessary for the process. Hamdallah reviewed efforts exerted by the ....
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Bombs defused, security campaigns launched in several governorates
Date: 2015-01-26 11:20:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1826249
Security forces in North Sinai detonated Monday an explosive charge planted by unidentified men on July 23 street in Arish. Also, security forces at Port Said Security Directorate managed to foil an attempt to explode one of the electricity ....
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British foreign secretary concerned over Israel settlement expansion
Date: 2015-01-26 11:19:57 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1826293
The British Foreign Secretary issued a report about human rights voicing concern toward the expansion of Israeli settlement activities. The report further condemned Israel's plans to establish 2,610 settlement units. It also voiced concern ....
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49 Philippine police commandos killed after clash with rebels
Date: 2015-01-26 11:15:09 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:21 - ID:1825497
Forty-nine Philippine police commandos were killed when they clashed with Muslim rebels in the south, police said Monday, a bloodbath which tested a peace accord signed last March, media reports said. An 11-hour gun battle broke out after police ....
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AU commissioner says terrorism, extremism must come to an end in Africa
Date: 2015-01-26 11:11:05 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:35 - ID:1826173
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chairperson of the African Union Commission, underlined the importance of bringing to an end the risks of terrorism and extremism in the African continent. She called for "silencing the guns and neutralizing the threats of ....
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EU calls on all parties in Egypt to ‘show constraint’
Date: 2015-01-26 11:09:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1826161
The European Union (EU) on Monday called on all parties in Egypt to show restraint after protests and clashes that took place on the fourth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution. “I call on all parties to show restraint. Freedom of peaceful ....
