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Twin blasts kill 3, injure 10 in Afghanistan
Date: 2013-11-28 19:21:15 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:34 - ID:412597
At least 13 people were killed or injured following coordinated blasts in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Thursday, khaama.com reported. According to local authorities in Nangarhar province, the twin blasts took place in Achin ....
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Kuwait ambassador renews support for Egypt
Date: 2013-11-28 19:19:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:412594
Kuwait's Ambassador in Cairo Salem al-Zamanan confirmed on Thursday his country's support for Egypt in this important stage of its history. The ambassador's remarks came during a meeting with Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, Cabinet spokesman ....
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Egypt bourse main index down 0.34 pct
Date: 2013-11-28 19:16:16 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:32 - ID:412587
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes continued its downward trend at the end of Thursday's trading due to intensive sales by Arab and foreign investors. The market capital lost about 35 million pounds to hit about 402.9 billion pounds, amid ....
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Constitution completed, says panel spokesman
Date: 2013-11-28 19:15:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:412585
Chairman of the fifty-strong committee assigned with amending the constitution Amr Moussa will announce later today completing the mission fully. The coming parliament will not comprise seat shares for any category, said committee spokesman ....
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German archaeologists stole samples of King Khufu's cartouche from 3 places in Pyramids - official
Date: 2013-11-28 19:13:01 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:30 - ID:412580
Head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Section at the State Ministry of Antiquities Mohamed Abdel-Maqsoud said that three German archaeologists stole samples of King Khufu's cartouche from three important places in the Pyramids. In statements ....
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IAEA to visit nuclear-linked Iran site under new accord
Date: 2013-11-28 14:26:46 GMT - Austria - International - SN:29 - ID:411980
Iran has invited UN inspectors to visit its Arak heavy-water production plant on December 8, the first concrete step under a new cooperation pact aimed at clarifying concerns about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme, euronews reported. UN ....
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Constitution committee replaces civilian "state" with "rule"
Date: 2013-11-28 14:24:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:411974
The fifty-strong committee assigned with amending the nation's constitution agreed to remove the term "civilian state" from the constitution's preamble and replace it with "civilian rule." The move was taken upon a request by Al-Azhar to ....
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Trade minister to attend WTO meeting in Indonesia
Date: 2013-11-28 14:21:16 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:27 - ID:411963
Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour will leave for Indonesia on Friday to attend the Ninth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), scheduled for December 3-6. Abdel-Nour and his accompanying delegation will ....
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El-Khodri calls on UN to take steps to end Israeli blockade on Gaza
Date: 2013-11-28 14:18:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:411959
Head of the popular committee against the blockade on the Gaza Strip Gamal el-Khodri welcomed a visit by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry to the enclave on Thursday. He described Serry's visit as ....
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Britain has positive relations with Egypt's transitional govt - diplomat
Date: 2013-11-28 14:17:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:411955
Britain's deputy ambassador to Egypt stressed that his country has positive relations with the current transitional government in Egypt and that it totally backs the country's democratic transition. Stephen Hickey denied, during a meeting with ....