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  • Egyptian presidential adviser underscores supportive Saudi role

    Egyptian presidential adviser underscores supportive Saudi role

    Date: 2014-04-21 12:07:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:680058

    Egyptian presidential media adviser Ahmed el-Meslemany highlighted the supportive Saudi role towards Egypt and the great backing showed by the Saudi king to the June 30 revolution. The Saudi leadership has not hesitated for a second about ....

  • Abu Marzouq crosses Rafah terminal to Gaza to attend Palestinian reconciliation talks

    Abu Marzouq crosses Rafah terminal to Gaza to attend Palestinian reconciliation talks

    Date: 2014-04-21 11:20:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:679951

    Hamas political bureau deputy chief Mousa Abu Marzouq crossed Rafah border terminal from Egypt to Gaza on Monday to attend Inter-Palestinian reconciliation talks. The talks are expected to take place after the arrival to Gaza tomorrow of a ....

  • MP sets new natural gas price for household consumption

    MP sets new natural gas price for household consumption

    Date: 2014-04-21 11:18:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:679942

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab issued on Monday a decision setting a new natural gas price for household consumption and equivalent commercial activity. Decision number 636/2014 will be in place as of May 1. Under the decision, households ....

  • Azhar, Awqaf convoy heads for Aswan to shed light on sanctity of blood

    Azhar, Awqaf convoy heads for Aswan to shed light on sanctity of blood

    Date: 2014-04-21 11:16:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:679938

    A new convoy grouping imams from Al-Azhar and the Awqaf Ministry headed for Aswan on Monday to disseminate the upright teachings of Islam and shed light on the sanctity of blood. The convoy will also follow up the exerted efforts to achieve ....

  • Egypt's consulate in London receives requests to obtain national IDs in preparation for presidential polls

    Egypt's consulate in London receives requests to obtain national IDs in preparation for presidential polls

    Date: 2014-04-21 11:10:12 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:679919

    Egypt's General Consulate received several requests from citizens to obtain national IDs in order to take part in the presidential elections which will take place next month. In exclusive statements to MENA correspondent here, Egypt's Consul ....

  • Cautious calm prevails in Azhar University dorms

    Cautious calm prevails in Azhar University dorms

    Date: 2014-04-21 11:08:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:679915

    A state of cautious lull is prevailing in the Azhar University dorms complex in the Cairo suburb of Nasr City after some students belonging to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood staged on- and off-campus protests and attempted to disrupt traffic in ....

  • Deputy FM confirms good health of Iran's abducted diplomat in Yemen

    Deputy FM confirms good health of Iran's abducted diplomat in Yemen

    Date: 2014-04-21 10:42:54 GMT - Iran - International - SN:20 - ID:679852

    Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian confirmed that the country's diplomat, Nour-Ahmad Nikbakht who was abducted in the Yemeni capital in July 2013 is safe and sound, Fars news agency reported. "The Iranian diplomat who was ....

  • Jordan to take necessary steps to defend A-Aqsa Mosque

    Jordan to take necessary steps to defend A-Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2014-04-21 09:37:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:679724

    Jordan stressed on Monday that it will take necessary steps, in coordination with Palestine, to defend Al-Aqsa mosque and other holy places in Al-Quds against repeated Israeli storming. Spokesman for the Jordanian government Mohamed Al-Momani ....

  • Rafah border crossing opens for 2nd day

    Rafah border crossing opens for 2nd day

    Date: 2014-04-21 09:24:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:679693

    Rafah border terminal between Egypt and the Gaza Strip opened on Monday for the second day in a row to let in pilgrims, humanitarian cases and stranded people. The Egyptian authorities agreed on Sunday to re-open the terminal on both sides for ....

  • Rockets fired from Gaza land in Israel

    Rockets fired from Gaza land in Israel

    Date: 2014-04-21 09:06:11 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:679636

    Five rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel on Monday morning, the IDF Spokesperson's office said. The first 3 projectile struck uninhabited areas in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council and set off sirens and caused no damage, according to the ....

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