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Austrian FM criticises latest death sentences in Egypt
Date: 2014-04-30 09:40:43 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:695918
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said his country supports Egypt’s efforts on its way towards democracy and its fight against terror but it opposes the latest death sentences passed in Egypt. "Austria acknowledges the right of the ....
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People's party rejects interference in Egypt's judiciary
Date: 2014-04-30 09:25:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:695874
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) rebuffed on Wednesday foreign interference in Egypt's judicial rulings, saying such a move contradicts with all international charters that guarantee the independence of the judiciary. The Egyptian judiciary is ....
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Ashton denounces Egypt's mass trials
Date: 2014-04-30 09:23:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:695869
The European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, denounced on Wednesday Egypt's sentencing of 683 defendants to death. In a statement by the European Union embassy here, Ashton urged Cairo authorities to ensure defendants' rights to a ....
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US lawmaker rejects aid to Egypt's army
Date: 2014-04-30 09:22:01 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:695865
US Senator Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees foreign aid, said on Tuesday he would not approve sending funds to the Egyptian military, denouncing the trial in which an Egyptian court sentenced 683 defendants to ....
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Israel allows 430 trucks into Gaza
Date: 2014-04-30 09:16:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:695848
Israeli occupation forces allowed the entry of 430 trucks laden with commodities into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. Raed Fattouh, the chairman of the coordination committee for the entry of goods into the Gaza Strip, ....
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Egypt supports US efforts to reach Palestinian-Israeli peace deal
Date: 2014-04-30 09:04:28 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:695818
Representative of Egypt to the United Nations, Mootaz Ahmadein stressed Wednesday that Egypt supports the American efforts to reach a peace deal between the Palestinian and Israeli sides. Khalil, urged Israel to review its decision suspending ....
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Egypt's FM meets with leaders of American Jewish organizations
Date: 2014-04-30 09:02:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:695804
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met with leaders of a number of American Jewish organizations for talks on the importance of developing US-Egyptian relations in a way that serves the interests of both countries. Fahmy tackled the current ....
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Kiev regime is pushing Ukraine to catastrophe — Russia's ambassador to UN
Date: 2014-04-30 08:57:04 GMT - Russia - International - SN:19 - ID:695794
The current Kiev regime, encouraged by the “Western friends” is pushing Ukraine towards a catastrophe, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said on Tuesday at a meeting of the UN Security Council, ITAR TASS news ....
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Putin: US was initially behind Ukraine events
Date: 2014-04-30 08:54:57 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:695787
The United States was initially behind the events in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, ITAR TASS news agency reported. “I think what is happening there now shows us who really managed the process from the start. But at ....
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Tutankhamun's tomb replica inauguration to revive tourism sector: Zazou
Date: 2014-04-30 08:49:21 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:17 - ID:695763
Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou said Wednesday that Tutankhamun's tomb replica inauguration later in the day is a very important international event, asserting that it would get the attention back to the Egyptian tourism. Zazou added that such ....