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Presidency rejects political parties' demands to cancel election commission immunization
Date: 2014-03-22 15:26:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:624279
The presidency has sent a written reply to political parties, rejecting their demand to amend the elections law to allow appeals against decisions to be taken by the elections commission. "The presidency asserted that their demand cannot be met ....
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Sisi vision for presidential campaign to be announced in few days—Amr Moussa
Date: 2014-03-22 15:17:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:624263
Head of the fifty-member committee, which wrote the 2014 constitution, Amr Moussa said Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s vision for presidential campaign and bases up on which his program will depend will be announced in few days. Moussa told ....
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5 Iraqi police elements killed, injured in Baqubah
Date: 2014-03-22 15:12:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:624258
As many as five elements of the Iraqi police were killed and injured on Saturday when a booby-trapped vehicle went off near a checkpoint northern Baqubaa in Diyala Province, located about 55 kilometers eastern the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The blast ....
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Fahmy: Egypt to highlight necessity of respecting sovereignty of all Arab countries
Date: 2014-03-22 14:07:13 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:624120
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy asserted that Egypt will highlight during the upcoming Arab summit the necessity of respecting sovereignty of all Arab countries and not interfering in the domestic affairs of any Arab nation. Speaking at a ....
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Classes regular at schools in Arab Sharkes
Date: 2014-03-22 11:51:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:623859
Classes are regular at schools in Arab Sharkes area in Qanatar el-Khairiyah after fierce clashes between police forces, army and a terrorist cell, said head of educational department in Qanatar Afifi Farag on Saturday. The pupil turnout hit 64 ....
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Deputy FM: Tehran attaches special importance to ties with Riyadh
Date: 2014-03-22 11:49:40 GMT - Iran - International - SN:38 - ID:623856
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian reiterated the country's enthusiasm for the further expansion of relations with the neighboring states, and said Tehran attaches special importance to its ties ....
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IPU chief reiterates backing Egypt after June 30 revolution
Date: 2014-03-22 11:48:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:623852
Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Anders B. Johnson has reiterated the union's backing for Egypt after June 30 revolution. This came at a joint press conference with Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Transitional ....
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Border guards fight smuggling – army spokesman
Date: 2014-03-22 11:23:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:623792
Border guards have been exerting tremendous efforts to restore order and prevent smuggling operations, said military spokesman Colonel Ahmed Mohamed Ali. Border guards in the vicinity of the North Military Zone in east of Dabaa seized 23 shotguns ....
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Agriculture minister lays foundation stone of school food factory in Sohag
Date: 2014-03-22 11:22:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:623788
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ayman Farid Abu-Hadid on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a food factory for school children in Sohag Governorate. Abu-Hadid was accompanied by Sohag Governor Mahmoud Atiq. In statements, ....
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24 arrested over police attacks in 3 governorates
Date: 2014-03-22 11:21:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:623281
Twenty-four suspects accused of attacking and inciting violence against police facilities in three governorates were arrested. Eight terrorist Muslim Brotherhood members were arrested in Fayyoum, eleven in Port Said and four in ....