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  • 150 smart minibuses with WiFi service to operate in Cairo mid January - governor

    150 smart minibuses with WiFi service to operate in Cairo mid January - governor

    Date: 2014-01-02 13:04:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:475390

    Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa Saeed said on Thursday that 150 smart minibuses supplied with WiFi service will be operational in Cairo mid January. The new minibuses, to be operated by a number of transport companies under the supervision of the ....

  • World Soccer: Aboutrika one of people of year

    World Soccer: Aboutrika one of people of year

    Date: 2014-01-02 12:59:56 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:14 - ID:475380

    The World Soccer magazine chose Al-Ahly and Egyptian playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika as one of the people of year. It said Aboutrika’s roll-call of honors alone would place him among the continent’s greats: five African Champions League titles, seven ....

  • Pakistan's Musharraf taken to hospital, not court

    Pakistan's Musharraf taken to hospital, not court

    Date: 2014-01-02 12:55:05 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:13 - ID:475371

    A Pakistani police official says former President Pervez Musharraf was rushed to hospital after feeling ill on his way to court for a hearing in his high treason case, ABC News reported. Deputy inspector Jan Mohammed says Musharraf was taken to ....

  • Pilot CSP plant bedrock for local production of CSP units - minister

    Pilot CSP plant bedrock for local production of CSP units - minister

    Date: 2014-01-02 11:39:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:475207

    Launching a pilot Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant will form the basis for local production of concentrated solar power units, the environment minister Laila Iskandar said. Ahead of opening the pilot station on Thursday in the Sixth of ....

  • 320 trucks allowed into Gaza

    320 trucks allowed into Gaza

    Date: 2014-01-02 11:37:17 GMT - palestine - International - SN:11 - ID:475202

    Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday decided to allow the entry of 320 trucks loaded with goods into the Gaza Strip via the Kerm Abu Salem crossing, south east of the strip. Raed Fattouh, chairman of the coordination committee for the ....

  • Lebanese MP says president could form salvation government

    Lebanese MP says president could form salvation government

    Date: 2014-01-02 11:30:37 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:475181

    Lebanese lawmaker Jamal Jarrah said Lebanese President Michel Suleiman could form a salvation government that will run the country. "Based on his constriction powers, the president can form a government to run the country. This government then ....

  • Iran seeks better ties with Gulf states: Zarif

    Iran seeks better ties with Gulf states: Zarif

    Date: 2014-01-02 10:35:23 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:474991

    Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a central plank of the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy is to boost relations with the Gulf littoral states, Press TV reported on Thursday. “The improvement of ties with the Gulf littoral ....

  • Former PM Ariel Sharon's health worsens

    Former PM Ariel Sharon's health worsens

    Date: 2014-01-02 10:18:22 GMT - Israel - International - SN:8 - ID:474928

    Significant deterioration in former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's medical state, due to kidney failure, was reported, Ynet reported on Wednesday. The former prime minister, aged 85, is hospitalized at Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel ....

  • Pope Tawadros congratulates Egyptians on New Year

    Pope Tawadros congratulates Egyptians on New Year

    Date: 2014-01-02 09:44:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:474850

    Pope Tawadros of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Wednesday congratulated Egyptians on the occasion of New Year. In a weekly sermon on Wednesday, Pope Tawadros wished better future for Egypt, calling on all Egyptians to partake in ....

  • Nour party stages march in Minya to urge 'Yes' vote for constitution

    Nour party stages march in Minya to urge 'Yes' vote for constitution

    Date: 2014-01-02 09:40:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:474839

    The Salafist Nour Party staged Wednesday a march in the upper Egyptian city of Minya to urge residents to vote "Yes" for Egypt's amended constitution in the forthcoming referendum, slated for mid-January. Hundreds of citizens took part in the ....

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