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Egypt organizes cutural festival in Vienna
Date: 2013-11-21 11:03:19 GMT - Austria - Culture - SN:26 - ID:399166
The General Union of Egyptians in Austria organizes Friday an artistic and cultural festival under the slogan of "Egypt: land of sun and civilization" with the participation of Egyptian singers, poets and photographers. The festival includes open ....
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No more special visits to closed archaelogical places, antiquities minister says
Date: 2013-11-21 11:00:56 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:25 - ID:399163
Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs Mohamed Ibrahim decided on Thursday to ban special visits to any of the closed archaeological places unless after the approval of specialized committees. The decision came after a German researcher ....
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Egypt elected as rapporteur of ISESCO heritage committee
Date: 2013-11-21 10:11:18 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:24 - ID:399056
Egypt was unanimously elected as the rapporteur of the Islamic World Heritage Committee during its fourth meeting in the Yemeni capital, said Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs Mohamed Ibrahim on Thursday. The election came in recognition ....
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Hamas lauds Arab, African positions regarding Gaza
Date: 2013-11-21 10:08:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:399049
Ousted Hamas government in the Gaza Strip on Thursday hailed stances expressed at the recent African-Arab summit in Kuwait regarding Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people. In a press release, the spokesman for Hamas government Ihab ....
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Egypt astonished to see no Hamas condemnation of Sinai attack - diplomat
Date: 2013-11-21 09:29:57 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:398960
Egyptian Ambassador to the Palestinian Authority Yasser Othman expressed on Thursday astonishment that Hamas had not until now condemned the Sinai suicide attack that left 11 Egyptian soldiers dead and 35 wounded. "It is very strange that Hamas ....
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Russia lifts travel ban to Egypt's tourist attractions
Date: 2013-11-21 09:14:20 GMT - Russia - Economy - SN:21 - ID:398924
Russia lifted on Thursday its travel ban to Egypt's tourist attractions after the end of the emergency state announced in Egypt following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. A statement by the Foreign Ministry, as quoted by Novosti, said the ....
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Cautious calm prevails at Azhar university, classes resume
Date: 2013-11-21 08:54:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:398876
A state of cautious calm prevailed at Al Azhar University campus on Thursday following last night's clashes in which one student was killed. Classes resumed in most faculties. The situation is now under control after the clashes that erupted ....
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Pro-MB states now realize that June 30 was revolution not coup - Sisi
Date: 2013-11-21 07:48:07 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:398725
Egypt's defense minister stressed that the countries that used to support the Muslim Brotherhood and their practices now realize that what happened on June 30 was a revolution and not a military coup. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in an interview with ....
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Awqaf minister: Islam considers bloodshed as one of biggest sins
Date: 2013-11-21 07:46:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:398721
Islam has underlined that shedding blood is one of biggest sins, therefore terror should be combated not only at the security level, but also at media, intellectual, education and Islamic preaching levels, said Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar ....
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Nigeria’s president to meet with investors in London
Date: 2013-11-21 07:45:01 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:17 - ID:398720
President Goodluck Jonathan began a three-day visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday for talks with foreign investors, according to a Nigerian presidential statement. Talks aim at attracting more investments to Nigeria. He will take part in ....