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2 bombs found under police cars in Haram defused
Date: 2014-08-18 09:59:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:879317
Explosives experts defused two explosive devices in Giza after finding them under a police car in front of a police station in Haram. The area around the station was combed to make sure that there are no other bombs, Head of the explosives ....
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OFID approves emergency grant to fight Ebola in West Africa
Date: 2014-08-18 09:57:31 GMT - Austria - International - SN:30 - ID:879311
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved an emergency assistance grant of US$500,000 to support the activities of the World Health Organization (WHO) in stopping the spread of the deadly Ebola virus which has claimed hundreds ....
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Electricity min. witnesses inking of 2 contracts of steam-electric power stations in Suez
Date: 2014-08-18 09:31:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:879252
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker witnessed Monday the inking of two contracts of steam-powered electricity stations in Suez with a cost of 102 million pounds. The capacity of the station is 650 megawatt. This comes to resume efforts of the ....
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Police conscript killed, another injured in attack on checkpoint in Gharbiya
Date: 2014-08-18 09:23:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:879202
A police conscript was killed and another injured on Monday in an armed attack on a checkpoint in Santa township in Gharbiya. A security source at the Ministry of Interior told MENA that the scene of the attack has been cordoned off and a search ....
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MENA e-screen service covers updates about New Suez Canal
Date: 2014-08-18 09:17:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:879223
The Middle East News Agency (MENA) is launching a new e-screen service to cover updates about the New Suez Canal project. The screen installed on the front of MENA HQ will also provide important news around the clock for passers by, said board ....
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New Suez Canal certificates available for individuals, institutions -- Minister
Date: 2014-08-18 09:15:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:879165
The five-year investment vehicles for the New Suez Canal will be up for grabs by individuals and institutions alike, the planning minister has said. The investment certificates, to be offered by Misr Banque, Banque Du Caire and the National Bank ....
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Iran urges cooperation for aid to crisis-hit people in region
Date: 2014-08-18 09:13:53 GMT - Iran - International - SN:27 - ID:879214
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has emphasized the necessity of synergy among countries in the Middle East to help those affected by violence and extremism across the region, Press TV reported Monday. Zarif made the remarks in a ....
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Cairo hosts Gaza reconstruction conf. after reaching permanent ceasefire
Date: 2014-08-18 09:10:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:879207
The Egyptian and Norwegian governments have decided that Cairo will be the venue of a conference on Gaza reconstruction as part of the continuous support for the Palestinian issue. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas backed the decision. A ....
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Pope Francis calls for forgiveness, unity on Korean Peninsula
Date: 2014-08-18 09:03:17 GMT - south korea - International - SN:24 - ID:879191
Pope Francis called on the divided Koreas Monday to unite in the spirit of mutual forgiveness, saying they are "members of one family, one people," Yonhap reported. "All Koreans are brothers and sisters, members of one family, one people," the ....
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Suez tribe participates in securing electricity towers
Date: 2014-08-18 09:01:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:879183
Members of a Suez tribe participate in securing electricity towers, said tribe leader Sheikh Mohamed Khodeir. The tribe secures the towers in el-Ain el-Sokhna in coordination with the Electricity Ministry and police forces, he said in statements ....
