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Egypt FM: Mandela's role 'went beyond the borders' of South Africa
Date: 2013-12-06 10:51:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:425533
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi said Egypt is so deeply sad over the death of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa on Thursday. "Mandela was a symbol for fighting against apartheid in South Africa," Fahmi said in a ....
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Sufi leader calls on Egyptians to vote in constitution referendum
Date: 2013-12-06 09:17:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:425393
Grand Sufi Sheikh Abdel-Hadi al-Qasabi called on Egyptians to take part "positively" in the referendum on the amended constitution. Qasabi threw his weight behind the draft constitution as it is considered part of the road map, that was announced ....
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Suez police chief protest law to be implemented
Date: 2013-12-06 09:16:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:425391
Suez police chief Khalil Harb said security deployment and presence by security forces and troops are still intact in many squares in the governorate. "Policemen are working normal whatever at police stations or streets as they are securing vital ....
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Yemeni president gets phone call from Saudi interior minister
Date: 2013-12-06 09:14:29 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:425386
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi received a phone call from Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Naif Bin Abdulaziz who condoled with Hadi the death of 52 people in the recent terrorist attack in Yemen. The Saudi minister denounced ....
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Security measures around Ittihadiya ahead of MB protest
Date: 2013-12-06 09:12:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:425381
Army and police forces stepped up their presence around the Ittihadiya presidential palaces ahead of planned Muslim Brotherhood protests. Four military vehicles were stationed at the entrance of Merghany Street, Heliopolis, eastern Cairo, and two ....
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Heavy security deployment in Cairo, Giza squares
Date: 2013-12-06 09:09:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:425372
A heavy security deployment was observed at Cairo's Tahrir, Ramsis and Rabaa Adawiya squares and Giza's Nahda Square on Friday ahead of planned protests by the Muslim Brotherhood. Central Security Forces (CSF) were also stationed around the ....
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Cautious calm prevails in Sanaa after bloody day
Date: 2013-12-06 09:06:15 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:425363
Cautious calm prevailed in most of streets in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and most of the cities after a day that witnessed the country's worst militant assault in 18 months. On Thursday, a suicide bomber and gunmen wearing army uniforms attacked ....
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Army, police step up presence at Cairo, Giza entrances
Date: 2013-12-06 09:02:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:425355
Army and police forces stepped up their presence at the entrances of Cairo and Giza ahead of protests called for by the Muslim Brotherhood group. Roadblocks and checkpoints were set up at the entrances on Friday. On Thursday, the ....
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Egypt mourns Mandela
Date: 2013-12-06 09:00:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:425348
The Egyptian presidency mourned South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who passed away at the age of 95. In a statement on Friday, the presidency said Egypt had a major role in supporting the struggle of ....
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EU reaction to Ukraine's refusal to sign Association Agreement is 'hysteria' – Lavrov
Date: 2013-12-06 08:48:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:12 - ID:425319
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov labelled the Western countries' reaction to Ukraine's refusal to sign an association agreement with the EU "hysteria," the Voice of Russia reported on Thursday. "This situation is connected to some ....
