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Committee formed to settle economic organizations' debts to investment bank
Date: 2013-12-30 13:02:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:53 - ID:469804
The Economic Group held a meeting Monday, under Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy, and in the presence of a host of ministers. The meeting tackled the debts owed to the National Investment Bank by 23 public and economic organizations, cabinet ....
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Regional emergence of Egypt among milestones in 2013 -- Meslemani
Date: 2013-12-30 12:59:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:469795
There were great transformations in the Middle East in 2013 including the re-emergence of Cairo in the region after the June 30 uprising, presidential advisor Ahmed Meslemani on Monday. Among the changes were the decline of the popularity of ....
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Egypt to get back to its leading role soon – Saudi amb.
Date: 2013-12-30 12:57:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:469791
Egypt will return soon to its leading role in the Arab world side by side with Saudi Arabia, said Saudi Ambassador here Ahmad Qattan. Addressing a ceremony held to launch the Egyptian-Saudi business association on Monday, Qattan extended his ....
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Egypt's Mufti reviews frameworks for initiative to face extremism
Date: 2013-12-30 12:48:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:469768
Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam reviewed on Monday frameworks of his initiative to face extremism and radical ideas. The initiative, launched on Sunday, includes the establishment of an observatory to spot all Takfiri fatwas in all media outlets and a ....
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Moussa urges extra copies of draft constitution
Date: 2013-12-30 12:42:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:469739
Head of the 50-member panel Amr Moussa phoned Youth Minister Khaled Abdel-Aziz and urged him to print extra copies of the draft constitution. In a press release, the ministry said it had sent 30,000 copies to the panel and will send 70,000 copies ....
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Fierce clashes erupt in Iraq's Ramadi
Date: 2013-12-30 12:17:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:469060
Fierce clashes have erupted between security troops and participants in a sit-in in Ramadi in the western Iraqi province of Anbar on Monday. All communication and Internet services have been cut in the province during the violence, said a ....
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Sudanese ruling party candidate for presidency not named yet
Date: 2013-12-30 12:16:46 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:469106
The ruling Sudanese party National Congress confirmed it has not named its candidate for the coming presidential elections yet. According to the Khartoum newspaper out Monday, the party's spokesman said the party is holding dialogue with various ....
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Skirmishes between security forces, Brotherhood students in Azhar University
Date: 2013-12-30 12:14:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:469614
Clashes broke out between security forces securing Azhar University to enable students attend exams and Brotherhood students who topped roofs of female Azhar University dormitory. The Brotherhood students hurled stones at security forces and ....
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Syrian warplanes raid Lebanese borders
Date: 2013-12-30 12:03:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:469622
The Syrian military jets launched an attack on Khirbet Daoud which is adjacent to border town of Arsal, in north eastern Lebanon. The Lebanese army opened anti-aircraft fire at the Syrian warplanes that hovered the eastern border town of Arsal, ....
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Court bans unapproved protests on campus
Date: 2013-12-30 11:59:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:469601
A Cairo court for urgent matters banned organizing protests in universities without getting a prior consent from the university’s president. A lawyer has filed the lawsuit to ban all protests that have not been approved by the university ....