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  • Abadi underlines importance of Germany's assistance in fighting terror

    Abadi underlines importance of Germany's assistance in fighting terror

    Date: 2014-08-16 09:37:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:876344

    Iraqi Premier Designate Haider al-Abadi underlined the importance of Germany's assistance to Iraq in its fight against terrorism. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, for his part, congratulated Abadi on assigning him as Iraq's new ....

  • China to continue help to fight Ebola - president

    China to continue help to fight Ebola - president

    Date: 2014-08-16 09:25:17 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:876314

    Chinese President resident Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed that China will continue to help international control of the Ebola epidemic in a meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. China will continue to make joint efforts with the ....

  • Egypt amb. to Australia reviews efforts to stem Palestinian bloodshed

    Egypt amb. to Australia reviews efforts to stem Palestinian bloodshed

    Date: 2014-08-16 09:24:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:876313

    Egypt's Ambassador to Australia Hassan el-Leithy was interviewed by the BBC in which pointed out to Egypt's efforts to stem the Palestinian bloodshed. He also referred to the positive developments which are taking place in Egypt over the past ....

  • N. Sinai governor visits location of New Suez Canal

    N. Sinai governor visits location of New Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-08-16 08:45:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:876235

    North Sinai Governor Abdel-Fattah Harhour Saturday visited the location of the New Suez Canal to inspect digging operations. Harhour, who was accompanied by representatives of tribes and businessmen, said he wanted residents of North Sinai to see ....

  • Higher education minister meets South Korean ambassador

    Higher education minister meets South Korean ambassador

    Date: 2014-08-16 08:44:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:876229

    Higher Education Minister Ahmed Abdel-Khaleq received Saturday South Korean Ambassador to Egypt Young-Soo Kim and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the minister underlined the close ties binding Egypt and South Korea in various ....

  • Speculative companies excluded from Egyptian Exchange – chairman

    Speculative companies excluded from Egyptian Exchange – chairman

    Date: 2014-08-16 08:43:04 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:876224

    Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange Mohamed Omran said he will not allow the enlistment of companies that could distort the reputation of EGX. EGX has been receiving subscription requests from companies that have no actual activities and are aiming ....

  • ISIL militants killed, injured in Mosul air strikes

    ISIL militants killed, injured in Mosul air strikes

    Date: 2014-08-16 08:42:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:876223

    A number of militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were killed and injured in air strikes that targeted their HQ in southern Mosul. Fighter jets carried out the strikes on Al-Qayara and Al-Mafkouk towns in Mosul, leaving ....

  • Bomb defused at Monufia power transformer plant

    Bomb defused at Monufia power transformer plant

    Date: 2014-08-16 08:40:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:876218

    Explosive experts defused a bomb planted inside a power transformer station in Shebin El-Kom, Monufia, on Saturday. A strange object found at the station was reported to the authorities that was later confirmed to be a bomb. Bomb squads ....

  • Cartoonist Moustafa Hussein dies

    Cartoonist Moustafa Hussein dies

    Date: 2014-08-16 07:45:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:876154

    Veteran cartoonist Moustafa Hussein died Saturday at the age of 79 after a long struggle with cancer. Hussein had had an operation to remove a tumor in a US hospital and then underwent chemotherapy. Newspapers falsely announced him dead in mid ....

  • Clashes continue around Tripoli airport

    Clashes continue around Tripoli airport

    Date: 2014-08-16 07:42:39 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:876148

    Fierce clashes and heavy bombing were reported in the early hours of Saturday in the Libyan capital. Tripoli International Airport has been exposed to violent armed clashes between Zantan revolutionaries, who control the airport, and Islamist-led ....

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