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Ongoing talks to form cabinet: Iraqi MP
Date: 2014-08-27 14:42:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:894218
Iraqi MP Abbas al-Bayati said Prime Minister Haider Abadi had received lists from the political alliances to choose the best possible candidates for his Council of Ministers. He confirmed that ongoing talks to form a government are encouraging. ....
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55 Daesh elements killed in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-27 13:33:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:894104
Fifty-five operatives of Daesh were killed and eight others injured in aerial bombardment in northern Babel and Anbar provinces. In a statement, the Iraqi Defense Ministry announced that its warplanes killed 35 elements of Daesh and destroyed ....
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Sisi honors counselor Salib
Date: 2014-08-27 13:22:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:894071
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has awarded former head of Cairo Court of Appeal Nabil Salib the Order of the Republic of the first class. In a statement Wednesday, Presidential Spokesman Ehab Badawi said Salib was honored in appreciation of his ....
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Mahlab issues decision on sexual harassment committee
Date: 2014-08-27 13:17:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:894068
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab issued on Wednesday decision No. 1461 of 2014 forming a committee to review the reasons behind the spread of of sexual harassment. The committee will be headed by the premier. In its membership, the committee ....
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EGX indexes show mixed performance
Date: 2014-08-27 13:11:44 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:54 - ID:894057
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) showed mixed performance at the close of Wednesday's trading due to intensive sales by Egyptian investment funds and Arab investors. The market capital gained 1.4 billion pounds. The main benchmark EGX 30 index upped ....
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Defense minister attends "Galout 7" drills
Date: 2014-08-27 13:07:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:894049
Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi witnessed the "Galout 7" military drills Wednesday. Sobhi talked with commanders of forces taking part in the drill about duties of the troops and how to make correct decisions in case of sudden changes. The ....
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US rules out coordinating with Assad on airstrikes against Daesh in Syria: Report
Date: 2014-08-27 12:56:08 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:894026
The US Administration has ruled out the possibility of coordinating any US airstrikes in Syria with President Bashar al-Assad’s government, forcing US officials to either design a campaign that would evade Syrian air defenses or coordinate it with ....
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Egypt irrigation minister leaves Khartoum after Renaissance Dam talks
Date: 2014-08-27 12:36:47 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:893979
Egyptian Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi left Sudan Wednesday after he took part in the fourth round of tripartite talks on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam. Sudanese Minister of Water Resources Mo'taz Moussa saw Moghazi off at the airport. In ....
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Egypt's chief of staff meets Libyan counterpart
Date: 2014-08-27 12:32:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:893970
Chief of Staff of Egypt's Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy met on Wednesday with Libyan Chief of Staff Abdel-Razeq al-Nazouri and his accompanying delegation in Cairo. They took up the latest developments in Libya and efforts to heal Libya's ....
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Moussa denounces calls for delaying parl't elections
Date: 2014-08-27 12:30:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:893967
Chairman of the panel of 50 that amended Egypt's constitution Amr Moussa denounced calls to delay the parliamentary elections. Moussa described such calls as a setback that could hinder democratic progress. He added that postponing the ....
