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AL chief leaves for Jordan
Date: 2014-08-31 14:25:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:899844
Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Arabi has left for Jordan on a several-hour visit. During his stay, El-Arabi will meet Jordanian Foreign Minister Naser Judeh to discuss the Palestinian case in particular and the Middle East developments in ....
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Squatting state lands 'crime' - Min.
Date: 2014-08-31 14:20:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:899836
Agriculture Minister Adel el-Beltagi said on Sunday those squatting state lands are committing a crime. The government will firmly face such criminal acts, the minister said. He also announced the allocation of 300 feddans in Sinai for ....
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Youth foundation appeals to Sisi to salvage Alex shores
Date: 2014-08-31 10:20:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:899374
Shabab Betheb Misr or "Youths Love Egypt" Foundation has appealed to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to salvage the Mediterranean sea shores off Al-Raml station in Alexandria from high rates of pollution in the waters. In a statement released on ....
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FM leaves Cairo on three-leg European tour
Date: 2014-08-31 09:27:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:899279
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left here on Sunday embarking on a three-leg European tour that will take him to Germany, France and Italy. During the tour, the Egyptian top diplomat will meet with a number of officials in the three states to ....
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Fire in EETC tower in Khanka controlled
Date: 2014-08-31 09:09:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:899241
Civil protection forces controlled a fire that broke out in an energy tower of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) in Khanka. No damage or life losses were reported. The fire started in a pile of garbage by the tower. ....
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Bid to explode main water pipeline in Tokh foiled
Date: 2014-08-31 08:36:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:899189
Security forces foiled a bid to explode the main water pipeline in Tokh city of Qalyubia Governorate. Security forces were inspecting Cairo-Alexandria agricultural road when they found a tire that was set to fire next to a gas cylinder planted ....
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Anti-PM Sharif clashes continue in Pakistan
Date: 2014-08-31 08:32:14 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:12 - ID:899174
Clashes are continued in Pakistan between police and protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the BBC reported. Police again fired tear gas as the demonstrators tried to regroup after a night of violence near Sharif's ....
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Fire in sand brick factory in Menoufia controlled
Date: 2014-08-31 08:31:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:899170
Civil protection forces controlled a fire that broke out in a sand brick factory in the industrial zone in Quwesna. No losses of lives were reported. Three fire engines rushed to the scene to put off the blaze. ....
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Israel has carried out a new land confiscation in the occupied West Bank
Date: 2014-08-31 07:30:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:899067
The Israeli occupation army on Sunday issued a military order to confiscate thousands of donums of farmlands in Hebron and Bethlehem in southern the West Bank with the aim of expanding Ghosh Atsiyoun settlement. Surif Municipality Chief Mohammad ....
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Residents of Wershfana flee city after Fajr Libya shelling
Date: 2014-08-31 07:27:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:899058
Residents of Wershfana are fleeing the city due to the continuous shelling of Fajr Libya (Libyan Dawn) coalition as well as clashes between militias affiliated to tribes living in the area especially after the recent attack on Camp 27. In a ....