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  • MK Uri Ariel says Hamas must be dealt heavy blow

    MK Uri Ariel says Hamas must be dealt heavy blow

    Date: 2014-08-20 07:40:26 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:882276

    Construction and Housing Minister Uri Ariel said on Tuesday that Hamas should be heavily shelled until its defeat, the Jerusalem Post reported. "We must pound Hamas until it is defeated," Ariel said in response to the claimed resumption of rocket ....

  • Gaza ceasefire agreement unlikely: Hamas negotiator

    Gaza ceasefire agreement unlikely: Hamas negotiator

    Date: 2014-08-20 07:17:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:882223

    Ezzat al-Rishq, Hamas negotiator in Cairo talks, said on Tuesday that it was unlikely to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. "The Israeli delegation was procrastinating and setting conditions against the Palestinian demands and ....

  • Dakahlia governor to visit new Suez Canal project

    Dakahlia governor to visit new Suez Canal project

    Date: 2014-08-20 07:01:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:882195

    Dakahlia Governor Omar el-Shawadfy is scheduled to visit Wednesday the new Suez Canal project, accompanied by a youth and media men delegation. The Governor said the new Suez Canal Development Project was one of the most important national ....

  • Arab countries support Egypt's candidate for ALO Director-General

    Arab countries support Egypt's candidate for ALO Director-General

    Date: 2014-08-19 18:03:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:82 - ID:881803

    A large number of the Arab countries decided to support the Egyptian government's candidate in the position of Director-General of the Arab Labor Organization, Ahmed El-Borai, former minister of Social Solidarity. In a meeting at the Manpower ....

  • Hanging Church to be opened in October

    Hanging Church to be opened in October

    Date: 2014-08-19 18:00:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:81 - ID:881798

    Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, would be reopened early October, Said Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati. The church was closed for restoration. During a visit to the church in Old Cairo ....

  • Manhunt launched after car theft in N. Sinai

    Manhunt launched after car theft in N. Sinai

    Date: 2014-08-19 17:58:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:881796

    North Sinai security forces have launched a wide scale manhunt after armed robbers attacked two cars of a gas company tasked with repairing a damaged gas pipeline. They stole a bus and a car carrying engineers and technicians who were on their ....

  • No shortage in  basic medicines- health minster

    No shortage in basic medicines- health minster

    Date: 2014-08-19 17:51:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:881789

    Health Minister Adel Adawi stressed Tuesday that there was no shortage in basic medicines on the market, there were an increase in its availability. Adawi said the basic medicines were closely monitored by his ministry because of their importance ....

  • Presidential decree approves promotion of 765 members of State Lawsuits Authority

    Presidential decree approves promotion of 765 members of State Lawsuits Authority

    Date: 2014-08-19 17:48:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:78 - ID:881785

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree Tuesday to approve the promotion of 765 members of the Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority. According to deputy head of the authority Sameh Saeed, the decree is issued under the presidential decree no ....

  • Saudi Hajj minister calls for more efforts in serving pilgrims

    Saudi Hajj minister calls for more efforts in serving pilgrims

    Date: 2014-08-19 17:44:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:881782

    Saudi Minister of Hajj, Bandar ibn Muhammad Hajjar reiterated on Tuesday the importance of exerting more efforts to facilitate the procedures of pilgrims' check-ins. The minister made the remarks during a visit to the Saudi travel agents bureau ....

  • Erdogan to be sowrn in as Turkey's president on Aug. 28

    Erdogan to be sowrn in as Turkey's president on Aug. 28

    Date: 2014-08-19 17:38:55 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:76 - ID:881778

    Newly-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in as the 12th president of Turkey on August 28. The ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP) will hold its first extraordinary conference on Aug. 27 to nominate a candidate ....

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