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Egyptian irrigation minister arrives in Khartoum for Ethiopia Dam talks
Date: 2014-08-24 09:52:23 GMT - Sudan - Economy - SN:18 - ID:888558
Egyptian Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi arrived here on Sunday to take part in the fourth round of negotiations with Sudan and Ethiopia on the controversial Renaissance Dam. Sudanese Water Resources Minister Moatez Moussa ....
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Urgent plan set to secure transmission towers from sabotage -- Giza Governor
Date: 2014-08-24 09:07:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:888472
Giza Governor Ali Abdel Rahman said that the governorate has started to coordinate with authorities concerned to implement an overall plan to secure transmission towers, transformers and transmission lines from any acts of sabotage. Abdel ....
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Egypt's Mufti condemns shooting at Sunni mosque in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-24 08:29:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:888415
Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam condemned the Iraqi militants shelling on a Sunni mosque east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, leaving more than 70 worshippers killed. In a statement released on Sunday, the Mufti denounced such elements which are ....
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Egypt denies shelling posts inside Libya
Date: 2014-08-24 08:28:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:888413
The Foreign Ministry denied on Sunday allegations that Egyptian warplanes have taken part in bombing posts seized by Libyan militias in Tripoli. These are groundless reports, the ministry said in a statement. Egypt is closely following up the ....
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Downtown vendors relocated to Turgoman garage
Date: 2014-08-24 08:26:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:888409
Downtown street vendors now got a new location after each was granted a booth at Turgoman Garage in Boulaq al-Dakrour. Deputy Cairo Governor Mohamed Ayman Abdel Tawab told MENA on Sunday that all violating cars parking in the area were removed ....
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Libyan parliament did not call for any foreign military strikes in Libya -- Speaker
Date: 2014-08-24 08:20:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:888397
Libyan parliament speaker Akila Saleh Issa asserted on Sunday that the parliament did not urge the international community to intervene via launching military strikes in Libya. In statements to Sky News Arabia, he said Libya had not reached the ....
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Death toll from mudslides in Hiroshima reaches 50
Date: 2014-08-24 08:05:25 GMT - Japan - International - SN:12 - ID:888382
The death toll from the deadly mudslides in the city of Hiroshima rose to 50 on Sunday, with 38 still missing, as rain forced rescue workers to suspend operations in the early hours due to safety concerns, Kyodo News Agency reported. Prime ....
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New bread mechanism to be applied nationwide - minister
Date: 2014-08-24 08:02:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:888371
Supply and Internal Trade Minister Khaled Hanfi stressed on Sunday that the new subsidized-bread distribution mechanism, now applicable in Cairo and Canal governorates, will come into force across the nation. The new mechanism helps provide ....
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AU authorizes deployment of humanitarian mission
Date: 2014-08-24 08:00:23 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:10 - ID:888368
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union, at its 450th meeting held in Addis Ababa, decided, given the emergency situation caused by the Ebola outbreak, to authorize the immediate deployment of an AU-led Military and Civilian Humanitarian ....
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Iran condemns terrorist attack on Sunni mosque in Northern Iraq
Date: 2014-08-24 07:55:01 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:9 - ID:888351
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham strongly deplored the recent terrorist attack on a Sunni mosque in Diyala province in Northern Iraq, FARS reported on Sunday. At least 73 people were killed after a militant group opened fire ....
