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Egypt's premier meets UAE state minister
Date: 2013-12-23 14:33:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:457417
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy held a meeting on Monday with UAE Minister of State Sultan al-Jaber who is visiting Egypt to follow up the progress made in the implementation of projects financed by his country. The meeting took up ways to boost ....
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Abu Hadid establishes follow-up unit to assess agro development projects
Date: 2013-12-23 14:32:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:63 - ID:457416
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ayman Farid Abu Hadid ordered the establishment of a follow-up unit to assess the agricultural development policies and projects at the Agricultural Research Center. In a statement released on Monday, ....
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AFESD approves providing 2 soft loans to fund Egypt-Saudi power grids
Date: 2013-12-23 14:31:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:62 - ID:457411
The board of directors of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) has approved providing two soft loans, worth 32 million dollars, to contribute to funding the agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to link their electricity ....
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South Sudan army set to move on rebel-held town of Bor
Date: 2013-12-23 14:29:04 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:457403
South Sudanese troops are preparing to enter the rebel-held town of Bor, President Salva Kiir has said. Kiir told parliament the army was "ready to move", adding that the counter-attack had been delayed to allow US citizens to be airlifted out, ....
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MB protesters block Heliopolis street
Date: 2013-12-23 14:26:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:457393
Dozens of Muslim Brotherhood students from Ain Shams University staged a protest and blocked Al-Khalifa Al-Mamoun Street in the eastern Cairo neighborhood of Heliopolis, on both ways. The area has seen a heavy security presence in a bid to clear ....
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Japan decides to supply ammunition to UN troops in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-23 13:57:59 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:457324
The Japanese government decided Monday to supply ammunition to UN peacekeepers in South Sudan, paving the way for Japan to provide such supplies to other countries' militaries or UN forces for the first time. Japan will provide 10,000 bullets ....
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Nothing will be allowed to disrupt athletic activities at universities - minister
Date: 2013-12-23 13:47:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:457281
Deputy Prime Minister and Higher Education Minister Hosam Issa said Monday he would not allow the disruption of any athletic activities in universities. During a board meeting of the Egyptian Universities Sports Federation, he urged businessmen ....
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MB teacher remanded in custody for 45 days, armed driver arrested in Ras Gharib
Date: 2013-12-23 13:45:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:457179
A court ordered a teacher loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood to be remanded in custody for 45 days pending investigations over his owning publications offensive to the army and the police, joining an outlawed group, rioting and inciting violence in the ....
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All Kuwaiti ministers tender resignations to premier - minister
Date: 2013-12-23 13:44:01 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:457272
Kuwaiti Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Health Minister Sheikh Mohamed Adallah al-Mubarak al-Sabah said all ministers have tendered their resignation to Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah to enable him to prepare for ....
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Health Minister witnesses International Day of Disability
Date: 2013-12-23 13:40:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:457263
Health Minister Dr Maha Al-Rabbat witnessed on Monday a ceremony marking the International Day of Disability at Imbaba's neurology center. During the ceremony, Rabbat honored a number of disabled people with medals and certificates of ....