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Sisi has breakfast with Suez Canal workers
Date: 2014-08-08 15:41:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:864728
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had breakfast with workers at the Suez Canal as he inspected digging operations of the New Suez Canal early Friday. Presidential spokesman Ehab Badawy said Sisi met workers and listened to explanation about their ....
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S. Korea issues travel warning for Ebola-hit Nigeria
Date: 2014-08-08 15:41:17 GMT - south korea - International - SN:28 - ID:864726
South Korea on Friday issued a special travel advisory for Nigeria's Ebola-hit capital Lagos as part of efforts to control the spread of the virus, Yonhap quoted the South Korean health ministry as saying. During an emergency meeting of ....
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Saudi king, Lebanon PM discuss bilateral ties
Date: 2014-08-08 15:40:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:864725
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud on Friday contacted Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam to discuss bilateral ties, the Saudi news agency reported. Both leaders tackled regional and international issues of mutual concern. ....
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Marzouki congratulates Massoum on Iraq's presidency
Date: 2014-08-08 15:36:17 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:864719
Tunisian Interim President Moncef Marzouki has made a phone call to his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Massoum to congratulate him on the top post. According to the Tunisian news agency, Marzouki stressed his country's support for Iraq's sovereignty ....
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US forces strike ISIS militants in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-08 15:35:12 GMT - USA - International - SN:25 - ID:864717
Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said that US forces have struck Islamic militant targets in Iraq, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday. Two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near Arbil, ....
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Palestinian delegation to stay in Cairo until fulfilling demands- al-Ahmad
Date: 2014-08-08 15:34:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:864715
Head of the Palestinian delegation to Cairo Azzam al-Ahmad said Friday the delegation informed Egypt that it would not leave Cairo until reaching achieving a final compromise to ensure Palestinian rights will be restored. Earlier, Egypt's ....
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Foreign Ministry follows up evacuation of Egyptians from Tunisia
Date: 2014-08-08 14:13:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:864607
Efforts to bring back home Egyptians stranded in Tunisia are in full swing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel-Aati said Friday. Consulate staffers in Tunisia are working around the clock to remove any obstacles facing Egyptians there, the ....
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Interior min. attends funeral held for Dabaa attack victims
Date: 2014-08-08 14:12:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:864601
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Friday led a funeral for a police officer and a conscript killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Dabaa. Funerals were also held for three other conscripts who died in the attack in the cities of Matrouh, ....
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Suez vital facilities to be excluded from power cuts - Min.
Date: 2014-08-08 14:07:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:21 - ID:864588
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker has excluded some vital facilities in Suez from power cuts. In a letter to Suez Governor el-Araby el-Sorory Friday, the minister said the excluded facilities include ports, industrial zones, water plants, ....
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Min. briefs Sisi on water resources management plan
Date: 2014-08-08 13:39:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:864541
Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi has briefed President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the ministry's plan to manage water resources during the coming period. In a statement Friday, the Irrigation Ministry said the proposed plan tackles ways to make ....