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  • Challenges facing textile industry 'solvable' - Min.

    Challenges facing textile industry 'solvable' - Min.

    Date: 2014-08-26 11:43:13 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:892106

    Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said on Tuesday that challenges facing the textile industry are solvable. These issues can be settled through establishing new projects and preparing scientific studies to revive this vital industry, the ....

  • Minister unveils investment opportunities of New Suez Canal during US visit

    Minister unveils investment opportunities of New Suez Canal during US visit

    Date: 2014-08-26 11:39:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:24 - ID:892096

    Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Dr Khaled Hefny and his accompanying delegation, currently on a visit to the US, held a series of meetings with members of Chicago Chamber of Commerce, the Egyptian community and Egypt's consul general in ....

  • Foreign Ministry warns citizens from traveling to countries where Ebola spread

    Foreign Ministry warns citizens from traveling to countries where Ebola spread

    Date: 2014-08-26 11:34:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:892091

    The Foreign Ministry warned Tuesday the citizens from traveling to countries in westn Africa where Ebola prevailed. The ministry advised them not to go to these countries unless for extreme necessity. ....

  • Qassam, Saraya al-Quds announce responsibility for shelling Israeli settlements

    Qassam, Saraya al-Quds announce responsibility for shelling Israeli settlements

    Date: 2014-08-26 11:31:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:892086

    Al-Qassam Brigades and Saraya al-Quds announced their responsibility for shelling Israeli sites and settlements in eastern Rafah. They fired a volley of rockets and mortar bombs at these places, said a military statement Tuesday. ....

  • Shoukry to Der Spiegel: Egypt exerts strenuous efforts to resume indirect talks on Gaza

    Shoukry to Der Spiegel: Egypt exerts strenuous efforts to resume indirect talks on Gaza

    Date: 2014-08-26 11:28:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:892083

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reviewed a number of regional issues, especially the situation in Gaza and Libya as well as the outcome of the fourth ministerial conference of Libya neighbors. Interviewed by Der Spiegel magazine, Shoukry ....

  • OIC chief says looking forward Sisi meeting

    OIC chief says looking forward Sisi meeting

    Date: 2014-08-26 11:25:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:892078

    Iyad Madani, the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, said his meeting with President Abdel Fatah El Sisi later Tuesday will be an opportunity to know his views on the OIC's priorities. Egypt holds the current presidency ....

  • Saudi Arabia warns against political activities during Hajj

    Saudi Arabia warns against political activities during Hajj

    Date: 2014-08-26 11:11:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:892045

    Hajj Minister Bandar Hajjar said Saudi Arabia will not allow any political activities during this year's Hajj. "Saudi Arabia will not tolerate any acts that run counter to a state of complete devotion to worship during Hajj," the minister told ....

  • Ghali praises El Sisi remarks on expected Ethiopia visit

    Ghali praises El Sisi remarks on expected Ethiopia visit

    Date: 2014-08-26 11:07:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:892038

    Former UN chief Boutros Ghali appreciated on Tuesday remarks of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Ethiopia visit. He hailed that step as being positive for Egypt that seeks to achieve stability and peace in the region. The main aim of the ....

  • Peshmerga troops deny Mosul dam under control of Daesh

    Peshmerga troops deny Mosul dam under control of Daesh

    Date: 2014-08-26 09:47:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:891817

    Spokesman For Peshmerga troops in Iraq on Tuesday denied reports that Mosul dam is under the control of militants of the Islamic State, or the so-called Daesh group. No further details have been available. The remarks come after well-placed ....

  • Obama approves air surveillance of ISIS in Syria

    Obama approves air surveillance of ISIS in Syria

    Date: 2014-08-26 09:02:49 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:891699

    President Obama has authorized surveillance flights over Syria, a precursor to potential airstrikes there, but a mounting concern for the White House is how to target the Sunni extremists without helping President Bashar al-Assad. Defense ....

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