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  • Israeli forces close checkpoint to Jenin, isolate 4,000 Palestinians

    Israeli forces close checkpoint to Jenin, isolate 4,000 Palestinians

    Date: 2013-11-23 11:59:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:402456

    The Israeli occupation forces closed on Saturday a military checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Barta'a south of Jenin. The occupation forces informed the Palestinian side of the barrier closure until further notice, which isolates ....

  • Boraei's nomination as ILO chief to restore Egypt's leading role - minister

    Boraei's nomination as ILO chief to restore Egypt's leading role - minister

    Date: 2013-11-23 11:46:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:402426

    The cabinet's approval to nominate Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed el-Boraei as the director general of the Arab Labor Organization (ALO) is considered as a move to restore Egypt's leading role in the Arab and international arena, affirmed Manpower ....

  • Egypt downgrades diplomatic representation to Turkey, urges Turkish ambassador to leave country

    Egypt downgrades diplomatic representation to Turkey, urges Turkish ambassador to leave country

    Date: 2013-11-23 11:27:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:402183

    Egypt decided to downgrade its diplomatic representation to Turkey to level of Chargé d’Affaires, said Egypt's foreign ministry spokesman Ambassador Badr Abdelatty. In a statement read out by the ambassador, during a press conference held here on ....

  • Turkish foreign ministry to issue statement on recent Egyptian decisions - official

    Turkish foreign ministry to issue statement on recent Egyptian decisions - official

    Date: 2013-11-23 11:26:00 GMT - Turkey - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:402388

    The Turkish Foreign Ministry will issue an official statement on recent Egyptian decisions toward Turkey, a Turkish official said on Saturday. In statements to MENA, Turkish Presidential Adviser on the Middle East Arshad Hurmuzli refused to ....

  • Nazif, Adli retrial adjourned until Tuesday

    Nazif, Adli retrial adjourned until Tuesday

    Date: 2013-11-23 11:23:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:402381

    Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned until Tuesday the retrial of former prime minister Ahmed Nazif and former interior minister Habib el-Adli in the case of license plates. The court delayed the retrial to hear the prosecution. Nazif was ....

  • Minor clashes between citizens, MB supporters in Menoufia

    Minor clashes between citizens, MB supporters in Menoufia

    Date: 2013-11-23 11:21:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:402375

    Clashes broke out between some citizens and dozens of the banned Muslim Brotherhood members in delta governorate of El-Menoufia during a march in front of el-Khatatba mosque. Security forces moved immediately to the scene of the clashes and ....

  • Geneva talks moving closer to accord: Iran deputy FM

    Geneva talks moving closer to accord: Iran deputy FM

    Date: 2013-11-23 11:20:08 GMT - Iran - International - SN:27 - ID:402373

    A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official says Iran is moving closer to an accord with the six world powers in the Geneva talks on the country’s nuclear energy program, Press TV reported. "To a good degree, we have moved (closer) towards ....

  • Gamiyaa Shariyah institutes not affiliated to Azhar, Awqaf Ministry

    Gamiyaa Shariyah institutes not affiliated to Azhar, Awqaf Ministry

    Date: 2013-11-23 11:18:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:402366

    The Gamiyaa Shariyah institutes do not operate under the umbrella of Al-Azhar or the Awqaf Ministry. The Awqaf Ministry, in a statement Saturday, said it has been trying to extend bridges of cooperation and understanding with the Gamiyaa, but the ....

  • Detained Al-Azhar students at Cairo airport released

    Detained Al-Azhar students at Cairo airport released

    Date: 2013-11-23 11:17:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:402364

    Security authorities at Cairo International Airport released on Saturday two students from Al-Azhar University arrested during photographing some places at the airport. The students' release came after they were proven to have been accompanied ....

  • Two Swedish of Palestinian origin killed in Syria

    Two Swedish of Palestinian origin killed in Syria

    Date: 2013-11-23 09:57:52 GMT - Norway - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:402173

    Two Swedish citizens, of a Palestinian origin, killed in the ongoing clashes between troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and opposition, said Sweden's Expressen newspaper. The number of Swedish who were killed in the civil war in ....

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