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PM receives report on ending patients' waiting list for surgeries
Date: 2018-08-18 17:54:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7539431
Prime Minster Mustafa Madbouli received Saturday a report from Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on the role of university hospitals in cutting short the waiting list of the patients who need surgeries. The report stated that the ....
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2 dead, 5 hurt in eastern Turkey shooting
Date: 2018-08-17 21:15:58 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:15 - ID:7538289
An employee at the office of a local Muslim cleric in eastern Turkey has opened fire at his colleagues, before turning the gun on himself in a failed suicide attempt, ABC News reported Saturday. Two people were killed and five others, including ....
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US imposes sanctions against Myanmar military leaders
Date: 2018-08-17 21:11:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:14 - ID:7538285
The United States imposed on Friday sanctions against military leaders in Myanmar for involvement in what it called "ethnic cleansing", the US Treasury Department said in a press release. "Today, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of ....
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Iraqi rights commission slams Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar
Date: 2018-08-17 21:09:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7538281
The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) condemned on Friday recent Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar district in northern Iraq, Al-Sumaria news channel reported. In a statement, the IHCHR said that it fully refuses all types of military ....
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China 'likely training for strikes against US' -- Pentagon
Date: 2018-08-17 20:53:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:7538268
China's military is "likely training for strikes" against US targets in the Pacific, the Defense Department (Pentagon) has warned in a sobering report. Beijing's broader strategy is to develop armed forces capabilities able to "degrade" American ....
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Pope Tawadros greets Sisi on Eid
Date: 2018-08-17 19:57:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7538235
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Friday sent a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah el Sisi on Eidul Adha. In his cable, the Pope prayed for helping Sisi in defending and modernize the country. He ....
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Solidarity min. denies torture of elderly people in retirement home in Alexandria
Date: 2018-08-17 19:53:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7538233
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali denied the rumors that circulated on Facebook about the torture of elderly people in a retirement home in Alexandria. Wali told MENA that the family and childhood department of the social solidarity ....
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US ends Syria stabilization funding
Date: 2018-08-17 19:27:38 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7538224
US President Donald Trump administration is ending funding for Syria stabilization projects as it moves to extricate the US from the conflict, citing increased contributions from anti-Daesh coalition partners, News 965 WDBO reported. US officials ....
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Makram, Taalat discuss improving postal services for Egyptian expats
Date: 2018-08-17 18:13:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7538185
Minister of Immigration and Expatriates' Affairs Nabila Makram discussed on Friday with Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat means of activating technology in a way that serves Egyptian nationals abroad. The meeting, ....
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Pilgrims start to flock to Mount Arafat on Sunday -- official
Date: 2018-08-17 18:10:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7538181
Preparations for Egyptian pilgrims to start Hajj rituals by flocking to Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat have been completed, Executive Director of Egypt’s Hajj Delegation General Amr Lotfi said on Friday. Lotfi told MENA that pilgrims will start to ....
