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Gaza conflict should not be excuse for anti-Semitism: UN chief
Date: 2014-08-04 07:06:59 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:856936
The conflict in Gaza should not be an excuse for anti-Semitic slurs and attacks, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said late Sunday. Ban "deplores the recent upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks, particularly in Europe, in connection with ....
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Head of Intelligence Service to meet Palestinian delegation Monday
Date: 2014-08-04 06:52:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:856906
Head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service Mohamed Farid el-Tohamy will meet Monday with a visiting Palestinian delegation to seek ways to stop the current Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. The meeting will also review the Palestinian ....
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Israel announces 7-hour truce in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-04 06:45:14 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:856897
Israel's army said it will hold fire in Gaza Strip for seven hours on Monday to facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance into the enclave and to allow displaced Palestinians to return to their homes, Radio Israel reported. The truce will ....
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Mahlab arrives in Washington to attend US-Africa summit
Date: 2014-08-04 06:38:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:856889
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab arrived in Washington Monday to lead Egypt's delegation to the US-Africa Leaders Summit, which kicks off here later today. Egypt's Ambassador in Washington Mohamed Tawfiq and a delegate of the US State Department ....
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Giza mosque case adjourned to Thursday
Date: 2014-08-03 20:44:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:856710
Giza Criminal Court on Sunday postponed to August 7 the case of Istikama Mosque where leader of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group Mohamed Badei and 14 others are standing trial over charges of killing and inciting violence after the June 30 ....
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Sisi discusses with Bloomberg chairman major projects in Egypt
Date: 2014-08-03 20:42:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:856709
President Abdel Fatah El Sisi met with Bloomberg CEO David Bloomberg and its managing director of its West African operations and the company’s first vice president. The meeting was attended by Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled ....
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More Egyptian aid moved into Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-08-03 20:40:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:856708
More Egyptian aid were transported into the Gaza Strip via Rafah border terminal on Sunday. The aid convoys were composed of 130 tons of medications, medical supplies and food, a source said. Egypt's Red Crescent in coordination with the ....
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Gaza death toll hits 1,830
Date: 2014-08-03 20:39:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:856706
At least 1,830 Palestinians have been killed and 9,370 injured since Israel started its current aggression against Gaza on July 7, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli shelling of Rafah city left 71 dead and 150 wounded, spokesman ....
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Sisi discusses challenges facing supply ministry
Date: 2014-08-03 20:38:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:856703
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting with Supply Minister Khaled Hanafi and a raft of the ministry's officials to tackle challenges facing the ministry. During the meeting, Sisi underlined the importance of the role played by the Supply ....
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Obama: Morsi was not able to rule Egypt
Date: 2014-08-03 20:35:54 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:856698
U.S. President Barack Obama has said that former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was not able to rule Egypt as he failed to contact with all political groups in the state. Is his response to a Muslim Brotherhood's claim on the US ....