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  • Sept. 11 fully paid vacation for private sector workers On occasion of New Hijri Year, says minister

    Sept. 11 fully paid vacation for private sector workers On occasion of New Hijri Year, says minister

    Date: 2018-09-07 18:34:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7566824

    Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan on Friday announced that September 11 will be a fully paid holiday for workers in the private sector on the occasion of the New Hijri Year, which starts Tuesday. In case of necessity, the worker has to receive ....

  • Arab Parliament hails Paraguay over shutting down embassy in Jerusalem

    Arab Parliament hails Paraguay over shutting down embassy in Jerusalem

    Date: 2018-09-07 18:32:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7566821

    The Arab Parliament (AP) commended the brave decision which was taken by Paraguay to shut down its embassy in the occupied Jerusalem, BNA reported on Friday. AP Speaker Mishal bin Fahm al Salami sent cables of thanks to the Paraguyan president, ....

  • Military intervention in Libya worst option - Italian minister

    Military intervention in Libya worst option - Italian minister

    Date: 2018-09-06 19:16:30 GMT - Italy - International - SN:19 - ID:7565753

    A military operation in Libya would be the "worst possible" course of action and would lead to further instability in the turmoil-wracked country, Italy's Defense Minister Elizabetta Trenta said. "Military intervention in Libya would be the worst ....

  • 3 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at Cincinnati bank in Ohio, US police say

    3 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at Cincinnati bank in Ohio, US police say

    Date: 2018-09-06 19:15:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:18 - ID:7565751

    Three people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a bank headquarters in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, police said, according to ABC News. Officers responded to a 911 call around 9:10 am local time about an "active shooter" ....

  • 321 transgressions on state-owned lands, Nile River removed

    321 transgressions on state-owned lands, Nile River removed

    Date: 2018-09-06 18:45:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7565709

    Security forces removed 321 transgressions on state-owned lands and the Nile River as part of a security campaign to retake usurped state lands and clear encroachments on the Nile River. The campaign, launched upon directives of Interior Minister ....

  • PM in talks over public sector pharmaceutical companies

    PM in talks over public sector pharmaceutical companies

    Date: 2018-09-06 18:39:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7565704

    Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli met Thursday with Minister of Health Hala Zayed and Minister of Public Business Sector Hisham Tawfiq to discuss the role played by the public sector pharmaceutical companies to secure market needs and challenges ....

  • Saudi National Guard: Helicopter AH6i accident

    Saudi National Guard: Helicopter AH6i accident

    Date: 2018-09-06 18:36:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7565698

    The Saudi Ministry of the National Guard said that during the usual training at Khashm al An airport in Riyadh, an accident of an AH6i helicopter caused the death of trainer Paul Reddy, American national, and the injury of trainee Flying Officer ....

  • Preliminary report: 700 Egyptian artifacts destroyed in Brazil museum fire

    Preliminary report: 700 Egyptian artifacts destroyed in Brazil museum fire

    Date: 2018-09-06 18:21:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7565683

    A preliminary report showed that 700 Egyptian artifacts were all destroyed in the fire that ripped through a 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro late Sunday, the Antiquities Ministry said on Thursday. Secretary General of the Supreme ....

  • Prosecutor general refers 4 defendants to criminal court in El Maraziq train derailment case

    Prosecutor general refers 4 defendants to criminal court in El Maraziq train derailment case

    Date: 2018-09-06 18:08:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7565662

    Prosecutor General Nabil Ahmed Sadek referred on Thursday four defendants to the criminal court over the derailment of El Maraziq train in July. On July 13, air-conditioned train number 986 was coming from Cairo to Qena when three carriages went ....

  • Iraq imposes curfew in Basra till further notice

    Iraq imposes curfew in Basra till further notice

    Date: 2018-09-06 18:08:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7565658

    Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew in Basra, a city of more than 2 million people, as of Thursday and till further notice. In a statement, Basra Operations Command said curfew will come into effect as of 3:00 p.m. (Iraq Local Time). It called ....

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