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Parlt approves appointment of Gazzar as housing minister
Date: 2019-02-14 21:11:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7805182
The House of Representatives under Ali Abdel Aal approved on Thursday the appointment of Essam el Gazzar as the country's housing minister. Abdel Aal made clear that under Article 147 of the Constitution and Article 129 of the parliament's ....
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Italy PM mull bilateral coop. on phone
Date: 2019-02-14 21:11:26 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7805181
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte discussed ways to develop cooperation and bilateral ties between the two countries. Over the phone, Al Nahyan, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed ....
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Yemeni army liberates military sites from Houthis in Saada
Date: 2019-02-14 19:37:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7805128
The Yemeni army liberated on Thursday military sites in Saada province during operations launched against the Iran-backed Houthi militias. The Yemeni army's units managed to liberate several posts in Saada province and kill a Houthi leader, ....
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Syria's army carries out operations against terrorists in Idleb, Hama
Date: 2019-02-14 17:00:22 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7804923
Syrian army units in Hama responded to the breaches of the terrorist organizations of the de-escalation zone agreement, inflicting heavy losses upon their members in southern Idleb and northwestern Hama, SANA reported. SANA reporter said an army ....
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Defense min. inspects qualification stages of Air Academy cadets
Date: 2019-02-14 16:50:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7804905
Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki inspected the stages of preparation and qualification of the cadets of Egyptian Air Academy. This comes within the framework of following up the educational activities and qualification systems to build the character ....
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Sisi arrives in Germany to attend Munich Security Conf. 2019
Date: 2019-02-14 15:00:35 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7804749
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived in Germany on Thursday to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2019 which is due to open on Friday. The MSC is one of the most important international conferences which tackle the global security ....
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House to vote on constitutional amendments Thursday
Date: 2019-02-13 22:56:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7803759
The House of Representatives is expected to vote during its plenary session on Thursday on a request to amend some articles of the country’s constitution. House of Representatives speaker Ali Abdel Aal said the voting will be held by name before ....
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MP calls for keeping constitutional articles on journalism, media
Date: 2019-02-13 22:54:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7803756
Head of House of Representatives’ Culture and Media Committee Osama Heikal called Wednesday for reconsidering a request for removing the constitution’s articles 212 and 213. These articles are regulating the duties and tasks of the journalism ....
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Parl't Speaker: Military judiciary independent, public freedoms protected
Date: 2019-02-13 20:40:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7803688
Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal asserted on Wednesday that the military judiciary is independent. He also stressed that no civilians are tried before military tribunals and that public freedoms are protected. Abdel Aal ....
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IMF: Egypt enjoys highest growth in MENA
Date: 2019-02-13 19:04:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:7803640
Egypt currently enjoys the highest growth rate among the MENA region and emerging economies, the director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department Jihad Azour said Wednesday. Jihad Azour also praised Egypt’s commitment to its reform ....