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  • FM back home from US

    FM back home from US

    Date: 2014-05-02 14:54:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:699789

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy returned home on Friday from New York where he paid a ten-day official visit to the United States. Fahmy met with US counterpart John Kerry and the UN chief. He met with figures of the Egyptian community in San ....

  • Egypt to remain safe, stable: Awqaf min.

    Egypt to remain safe, stable: Awqaf min.

    Date: 2014-05-02 14:53:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:699788

    Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa stressed Friday that Egypt will remain safe and stable despite "malicious attempts by terrorists". Gomaa's remarks came amid his visit to archeological sites in Luxor accompanied by the governor Tarek ....

  • Kerry: Kiir committed to taking steps to end fight

    Kerry: Kiir committed to taking steps to end fight

    Date: 2014-05-02 14:49:59 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:699772

    Following a meeting with South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Juba, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that Kiir is committed to taking decisive steps to end the four-month fight in the newly-born country, Sky News reported on Friday. Kerry ....

  • IMF chief says Egypt reforms 'a must'

    IMF chief says Egypt reforms 'a must'

    Date: 2014-05-02 14:49:18 GMT - USA - International - SN:16 - ID:699769

    International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde has underlined the need for economic reforms in Egypt "under whoever the new president of the country." "No matter who is in charge, economic reforms will be a must'," ....

  • Kiev authorities violate rudely Geneva statement- Russian Foreign Ministry

    Kiev authorities violate rudely Geneva statement- Russian Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2014-05-02 14:47:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:699759

    Current Kiev authorities have violated blatantly their commitments assumed in the Geneva statement on April 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Friday. "Current Kiev rulers who had already broken the February 21 agreement violated ....

  • Security forces disperse MB rallies in Alexandria

    Security forces disperse MB rallies in Alexandria

    Date: 2014-05-02 13:02:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:699574

    Security forces dispersed three protests staged by the Muslim Brotherhood group in Alexandria on Friday. The police fired tear gas at the protesters and arrested six rioters. ....

  • Azhar Grand Imam calls for standing up to criminal acts

    Azhar Grand Imam calls for standing up to criminal acts

    Date: 2014-05-02 12:15:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:699449

    Grand Imam of Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb decried the triple terror attacks that hit Egypt on Friday morning. In a statement, el-Tayyeb called for facing such criminal acts, which violate the sanctity of blood. He also urged the government to ....

  • Sisi, Sabahi official runners in presidential race - Commission

    Sisi, Sabahi official runners in presidential race - Commission

    Date: 2014-05-02 12:14:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:699432

    The Presidential Elections Committee announced that Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahi will be the official runners in the presidential elections on May 26 and 27. The two candidates can officially start electoral publicity activities until ....

  • Tamer Hosny best singer in Middle East

    Tamer Hosny best singer in Middle East

    Date: 2014-05-02 11:49:17 GMT - Egypt - Arts - SN:11 - ID:699371

    Egypt's pop singer Tamer Hosny won the Middle East Music Awards (MEMA) for best singer and talent in the Middle East. Meanwhile, Hosny continues to film his new TV drama series "Farq Tawqet" (Time Difference) planned to screen during the Muslim ....

  • Housing min. confers with European Bank official on transport projects

    Housing min. confers with European Bank official on transport projects

    Date: 2014-05-02 11:23:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:699291

    Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development Mostafa Madboli conferred with an official of the European Bank on offering a grant from the bank to finance transport technical studies for the cities of 6th of October and Sheikh Zayed along ....

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