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  • Palestin Pres. arrives in Kuwait for 25th Arab summit

    Palestin Pres. arrives in Kuwait for 25th Arab summit

    Date: 2014-03-24 18:09:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:628397

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and an official delegation accompanying him arrived in Kuwait on Monday to participate in the 25th Arab summit, due Tuesday. Abbas was received at the airport by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber ....

  • Egypt first in terror combat: Lebanon FM

    Egypt first in terror combat: Lebanon FM

    Date: 2014-03-24 18:09:26 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:628394

    Lebanon's Foreign Affairs Minister Gebran Bassil said Monday Egypt was the first country to combat terror and defeat it. In statements on the sidelines of the Arab Summit meetings that kicks off Tuesday in Kuwait City, Bassil said Egypt could ....

  • FM spokesman refuses to comment on court ruling, saying Egyptian judiciary is totally independent

    FM spokesman refuses to comment on court ruling, saying Egyptian judiciary is totally independent

    Date: 2014-03-24 16:14:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:628222

    Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel-Aati refused Monday to comment on a court ruling earlier in the day sentencing 528 persons to death on charges of murdering a policeman and attacking people and property. The Egyptian judiciary and justice ....

  • Gouna squash tournament to be held April 10

    Gouna squash tournament to be held April 10

    Date: 2014-03-24 16:07:43 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:74 - ID:628217

    The third El Gouna International Squash Open will take place on April 10-18 in the Hurghada city with the participation of 56 top-seeded players representing 20 countries, said President of the Egyptian Squash Association Assem Khalifa. ....

  • US Secretary of State visits OPCW

    US Secretary of State visits OPCW

    Date: 2014-03-24 15:55:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:73 - ID:628200

    US Secretary of State John Kerry embarked on a visit Monday to The Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The US top diplomat held a meeting with the organization's Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu, the US ....

  • Egypt desires to assume its responsibilities toward the Arab world -- spokesman

    Egypt desires to assume its responsibilities toward the Arab world -- spokesman

    Date: 2014-03-24 15:46:55 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:628175

    Egypt’s participation in the Arab Summit at the presidential level reflects its interest in regaining its leading role within and assuming its responsibilities toward the Arab world, Ambassador Ehab Badawy, Spokesman for the Presidency, said on ....

  • Diplomatic solution only way out of Renaissance Dam crisis: minister

    Diplomatic solution only way out of Renaissance Dam crisis: minister

    Date: 2014-03-24 15:45:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:628171

    Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamad Abdel-Motaleb has said a diplomatic solution is the only way out of the Renaissance Dam crisis. In statements during a visit to Beni Suef province on Monday, Abdel-Motaleb added that the Nile ....

  • 2 MB members arrested in Qalyubia

    2 MB members arrested in Qalyubia

    Date: 2014-03-24 15:45:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:628170

    Security Forces in Qalyubia arrested two members of of the Muslim Brotherhood, a student and a pensioner, here on Monday with weapons and bullets in their possession. The pair are accused of taking part in the terrorist group's protests and ....

  • Daily Mail: FIFA gave 2022 World Cup to sponsors of terror

    Daily Mail: FIFA gave 2022 World Cup to sponsors of terror

    Date: 2014-03-24 15:44:39 GMT - United Kingdom - Sport - SN:69 - ID:628168

    The Daily Mail said in a report on Monday that the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) gave the 2022 World Cup to sponsors of terror, referring to Qatar. On March 5 this year, a strange thing happened. Several countries ....

  • Malaysian PM: Missing plane 'ended' in Indian ocean

    Malaysian PM: Missing plane 'ended' in Indian ocean

    Date: 2014-03-24 15:26:47 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:68 - ID:628136

    Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Monday evening that new satellite data has concluded missing Malaysian flight MH370 with 239 passengers and crew went down in the Indian Ocean, the VOA reported. He said Malaysia Airlines had told ....

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