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Awqaf min. probes promoting religious cooperation with Kazakhstan
Date: 2018-09-08 17:47:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7567958
Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Saturday discussed with the visiting minister of religious affairs in Kazakhstan means of boosting religious cooperation. During the meeting, the ministers inspected the restoration work of al-Zahir ....
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Helicopter crash in Nepal kills 5, leaves 1 missing
Date: 2018-09-08 17:35:21 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:2 - ID:7567945
A helicopter flying in bad weather crashed in Nepal's mountains on Saturday, killing five of the seven people on board and leaving another missing, ABC News reported. The pilot and four of the six passengers, including a 68-year-old Japanese man, ....
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Antiquities min. inspects restoration of southern King Djoser cemetery
Date: 2018-09-08 17:34:43 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:1 - ID:7567944
Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani inspected the work progress of restoring the southern cemetery of the Djoser Pyramid in Giza’s Saqqara necropolis. In statements on Saturday, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa ....
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Protesters set fire to gate of presidential palaces in Basra
Date: 2018-09-07 22:36:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7566937
Protesters have torched the gate of the presidential palaces compound in the southern Iraqi city of Basra amid large protests against corruption and lack of basic services. A shooting was heard inside the buildings, local sources said. It is ....
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UNICEF: Escalation of violence in Idlib to be deadly for children
Date: 2018-09-07 22:36:01 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7566936
A further escalation of fighting in Idlib, northwestern Syria, will put the lives of more than 1 million children at imminent risk, UNICEF said Friday. "Thousands of children in Idlib have been forced to leave their homes multiple times and are ....
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Nile Ship youths visit archaeological sites in Aswan
Date: 2018-09-07 19:32:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7566863
Participants in the activities of the Nile Ship for youths of Arab and riparian countries paid Wednesday went sightseeing in archaeological sites in Aswan. They toured different temples, such as Philae, along with other landmarks like the High ....
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Pope Tawadros chairs Standing Committee of the Holy Synod
Date: 2018-09-07 19:29:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7566861
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese chaired Friday the Standing Committee of the Holy Synod to discuss legalizing churches through the church building law. Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church Polis Halim said the ....
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Sisi inspects development projects in Galala plateau
Date: 2018-09-07 19:25:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7566859
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday went on an inspection tour of some development projects in al Galala plateau, said Presidential Spokesman Ambassador Bassam Radi in press statements. The president listened to a detailed explanation about ....
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Egypt's two top Squash players to semi-final of China Squash Open
Date: 2018-09-07 19:20:53 GMT - China - Sport - SN:5 - ID:7566856
Egypt's World No.1 Nour el Sherbini made her way into the semi-final of the J.P. Morgan China Squash Open, currently in session in Shanghai. El Sherbini defeated her compatriot Nouran Gohar 3/0 in a 26-minute game. Also, Egypt's World No.3 ....
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Navy launches first Egyptian-made Gowind-class corvette
Date: 2018-09-07 18:44:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7566830
Egypt's Navy on Friday celebrated the launch of the first Egyptian-made Gowind-class corvette which will be commissioned soon. The warship was built by the armed forces' Alexandria Shipyard company in cooperation with France's state-owned ....
