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Ethiopia, S. Sudan discuss Renaissance Dam
Date: 2014-04-18 08:06:43 GMT - Ethiopia - Economy - SN:5 - ID:674609
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Thursday that his talks with South Sudan President Salva Kiir tackled the Renaissance Dam. Desalegn was quoted by the Ethiopian news agency as saying that he inquired about Kiir's latest visit ....
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Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri on trial in New York
Date: 2014-04-18 08:05:16 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:674604
The trial of Abu Hamza al-Masri, a radical Islamic cleric accused of conspiring to kidnap Americans in Yemen and planning to establish a jihad training camp in rural Oregon, began on Thursday in federal court in Manhattan, the CNN reported ....
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Sabahi's campaign collects required signatures
Date: 2014-04-18 07:48:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:674583
Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi's campaign said that it managed to collect all the required endorsements for his candidacy. Sabahi's campaign coordinator Hossam Mounes congratulated the Egyptian people, the youth and all Hamdeen supporters, ....
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Egypt's Sisi leads TIME 100 poll
Date: 2014-04-18 07:46:26 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:674581
Former Egyptian defense minister and presidential aspirant Abdul Fattah el-Sisi held a commanding lead in the TIME 100 reader poll, the Time reported. The magazine pointed out that Sisi came second in the final TIME 100 list of the most ....
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Makeshift bomb explodes near Fayyoum stadium
Date: 2014-04-18 07:28:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:674556
A primitive bomb went off near Fayyoum stadium on Friday morning with no human losses reported. The bomb, however, caused panic among the residents. It was placed near the stadium, where Armed Force security groups are stationed. A security ....
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Brahimi says Homs once again a "theatre of death"
Date: 2014-04-17 18:47:40 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:674227
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Thursday that a deal between trapped fighters and civilians in Homs city and the Syrian authorities had broken down, as government forces appeared close to retaking the besieged opposition area, the ....
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574,200 presidential endorsements signed so far: Justice Ministry
Date: 2014-04-17 18:46:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:674226
As many as 574,200 endorsements have been signed by citizens so far to support presidential hopefuls to run in the upcoming election, an aide to the justice minister said. The signing of endorsement papers kicked off on March 31 and will run ....
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Egyptian GDRs in London stable
Date: 2014-04-17 17:53:36 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:56 - ID:674170
The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in the London Stock Exchange showed stable performance at the close of Thursday's trading. The GDRs of Orascom Telecom, EFG-Hermes and Orascom Construction Industries remained unchanged at 0.85, ....
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Egypt envoy in Beirut: My statements to Daily Star 'twisted'
Date: 2014-04-17 17:46:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:674159
Egypt's ambassador in Beirut Ashraf Hamdi said that his statements to the Daily Star newspaper, regarding the dialogue between the government and the Muslim Brotherhood group and all Islamic movements, have been misrepresented. Hamdi said that ....
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Hague condemns Israeli steps towards settlement expansion in the WB
Date: 2014-04-17 17:41:35 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:53 - ID:674152
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned steps taken by the government of Israel to begin the authorisation of an illegal outpost and to allow settlers to regain ownership of a building in Hebron. "The UK condemns the decisions taken by the ....