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AL chief holds Israel responsible for collapsed ceasefire talks
Date: 2014-08-20 16:23:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:883468
Arab League (AL) chief Nabil el-Arabi has held Israel responsible for the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Palestinians in Cairo. In press statements on Wednesday, Arabi accused Israel of blocking any kind of agreement leading to calm in ....
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Palestinian president arrives to Qatar
Date: 2014-08-20 16:21:03 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:883462
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived on Wednesday to Qatar on an official visit there. He is expected to hold talks with Qatari officials on ways to lift the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip, which has been under attack since July 8. He ....
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Army: Beit al-Makdes video old, terrorists wage media war at army
Date: 2014-08-20 16:19:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:883456
A well-placed military source said on Wednesday that the videos released by the self-proclaimed Ansar Beit al-Makdes group regarding the killing of a number of Egyptian soldiers were not new as were filmed three months ago. He added that the ....
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Jordanian King calls for intensifying efforts to end Israeli siege on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-20 16:15:42 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:883446
Jordanian King Abdullah II stressed the importance of intensifying regional and international efforts to put an end to the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, Petra News Agency reported on Wednesday. At a meeting with Palestinian President ....
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Court to take action against violators of press gag in trial of century
Date: 2014-08-20 16:11:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:883435
Chief Justice of Cairo Criminal Court Counselor Mahmoud Kamel Rashidi on Wednesday decided reporting to Prosecutor General Counselor Hisham Barakat press and media outlets that violated a press gag in the trial of the century where former president ....
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Court sentences Jordanian to 10 years, fugitive Israeli to 25 years over spying charges
Date: 2014-08-20 16:08:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:883429
The State Security Emergency Court sentenced Jordanian spy Bashar Abu Zaid, a communication engineer, to 10 years in prison over spying for Israel. The court sentenced fugitive Israeli Mossad agent Ophir Harare to 25 years in prison. Abu Zaid ....
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Health Minister meets HCP representatives
Date: 2014-08-20 16:06:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:883423
Health Minister Adel el-Adawy met on Wednesday with representatives from the Healthcare Providers Chamber (HCP). The meeting tackled the private sector's role in providing distinguished healthcare services to the public. Other health issues ....
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PM: Power outage problem will start easing up as of Sunday
Date: 2014-08-20 14:24:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:883228
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Wednesday said that the power outage problem will start easing up as of Sunday. At a press conference, he added that a plan has been drawn up for upgrading the capacity of 54 power plants nationwide to meet ....
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Activists call for bringing Mubarak to trial over political corruption
Date: 2014-08-20 13:53:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:883190
Scores of activists on Wednesday organized a protest at the High Court calling for bringing former president Hosni Mubarak to trial over political corruption. Members of Kefaya and April 6th along with the National Society for Change organized ....
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Egyptian Exchange indices up on Wednesday
Date: 2014-08-20 13:50:45 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:883187
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went up on Wednesday backed by active purchase operations of housing and real estate shares. The market capital gained 1.8 billion pounds to reach 521.7 billion pounds, amid transactions which hit about 1.5 ....
