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  • London holds Syrian gov't responsible for killing of British doctor

    London holds Syrian gov't responsible for killing of British doctor

    Date: 2013-12-18 07:39:27 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:447812

    Britain's Foreign Office has held the Syrian government responsible for the killing of a British doctor who died in a Syria jail, the BBC has reported. Earlier, a British surgeon imprisoned in war-torn Syria for over a year after volunteering to ....

  • US closes embassy in south Sudan, orders non-emergency personnel out

    US closes embassy in south Sudan, orders non-emergency personnel out

    Date: 2013-12-18 07:17:00 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:447780

    The United States is closing its embassy in South Sudan and has ordered all non-emergency personnel to leave as fighting rages there, the ABC News reported Tuesday. The State Department announced the move in a travel warning that advises all ....

  • First specialized zone for crafts in Qalubiya soon

    First specialized zone for crafts in Qalubiya soon

    Date: 2013-12-17 19:41:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:447525

    Qalubiya Governor Mohamed Abdel-Zaher said on Tuesday that it has been planned to establish the first specialized zone for crafts on an area of 65 acres in Al-Khanka city. The zone was aimed to serve small- and medium-sized enterprises for the ....

  • Egyptian gov. to pump in new stimulus package worth EGP 30 bln- minister

    Egyptian gov. to pump in new stimulus package worth EGP 30 bln- minister

    Date: 2013-12-17 19:39:16 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:52 - ID:447522

    The government plans to pump in a new stimulus package worth EGP 30 billion to spur the economy, finance minister announced Tuesday. Ahmed Galal's remarks came in a speech before the French Chamber of Commerce in Cairo. The minister said ....

  • AL chief to hold talks with India vice president, FM

    AL chief to hold talks with India vice president, FM

    Date: 2013-12-17 19:34:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:447516

    Secretary General of Arab League Nabil El-Arabi, who is visiting New Delhi, will hold a meeting with India's Vice-President Hamid Ansari and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid. During the meetings, the two sides will ink a memorandum of ....

  • Medical rehabilitation center to be established at 50 mln in Beni Suef

    Medical rehabilitation center to be established at 50 mln in Beni Suef

    Date: 2013-12-17 19:24:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:447509

    A medical rehabilitation center will be established in Beni Suef governorate at a cost of EGP 50 million, president of Beni Suef University has said. Amin Lotfi said the establishment of the medical center came after signing a cooperation ....

  • Salmawy: No one interfered to amend constitution articles

    Salmawy: No one interfered to amend constitution articles

    Date: 2013-12-17 19:21:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:447507

    Spokesman for the Constituent Assembly Mohamed Salmawy has denied interference by any body to amend provisions in the draft constitution. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Salmawy said the 50-member panel enjoyed full freedom during drawing up ....

  • Security official denies MB set police vehicle ablaze in Suez

    Security official denies MB set police vehicle ablaze in Suez

    Date: 2013-12-17 18:21:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:447411

    Suez Security Chief, Khalil Harb, refuted news reports published by some websites claiming that a group of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) elements set a police vehicle ablaze in the coastal city. Harb told MENA that all such reports are groundless. ....

  • Troops from other European countries to help in Central African Republic, says France

    Troops from other European countries to help in Central African Republic, says France

    Date: 2013-12-17 18:20:40 GMT - France - International - SN:47 - ID:447410

    Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, announced on Tuesday that other European countries would deploy ground troops to the violence-hit Central African Republic, without identifying them, the France 24 reported. "We will soon have troops ....

  • Sharqiya mourns slain police officer killed in Ismailia

    Sharqiya mourns slain police officer killed in Ismailia

    Date: 2013-12-17 18:09:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:447396

    In a massive funeral, residents of Zagazig, Sharqiya on Tuesday paid tribute to slain police officer Ahmed Wahid Abdel Rehim who was killed during a security operation to arrest a criminal element in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia. Thousands ....

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