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Assar: Private sector key partner in giant projects
Date: 2018-05-22 09:56:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7411615
Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Said el Assar said there is great cooperation with the private sector which is considered a key partner in implementing several mammoth national projects. He noted that 75 percent of the Egyptian ....
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Health Ministry denies rumors on negative effect of "Sovaldi " on liver cells
Date: 2018-05-22 08:57:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7411500
The Ministry of Health denied rumors that circulated on social media that the Sovaldi drug, which treats hepatitis C, has a negative effect on the liver cells and might be blamed for forming cancerous spots. The ministry asserted that this ....
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Qabil leads Egypt delegation to joint committee meetings in Russia
Date: 2018-05-22 08:46:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7411478
Leading Egypt's delegation to meetings of a joint economic cooperation committee with Russia, Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil left for Moscow Tuesday. The 11th session of the committee is set to focus on Egyptian-Russian cooperation in ....
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Heatwave kills at least 65 in Pakistan
Date: 2018-05-22 08:13:49 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:5 - ID:7411417
Hotter than average temperatures have killed at least 65 people in just three days in Karachi, Pakistan. Temperatures reached a high of 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) on Monday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, way above ....
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25 killed, injured in Houthi shelling of Ma'rib
Date: 2018-05-22 08:05:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7411401
Five civilians were killed, including two children, and 20 others injured in Houthi militias shelling of a Ma'rib market in central Yemen, a Yemeni medical source said on Tuesday. Sources in the city said Houthis fired a katyusha rocket at the ....
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Trump signs new action against Venezuela
Date: 2018-05-22 07:46:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7411382
US President Donald Trump has signed an order restricting the Venezuelan government's ability to liquidate assets in the aftermath of an election that the White House is calling a "sham". The White House said the order restricts the regime’s ....
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Malaysia launches Palestine humanitarian fund
Date: 2018-05-22 07:43:31 GMT - Malaysia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7411378
The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) will initiate the JIM Palestine Fund to raise funds for aid missions and humanitarian activities for Palestinians, said Immigration director-general Mustafar Ali. He said the matter was one of the main ....
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AL chief slams Paraguay's opening of embassy in occupied Jerusalem
Date: 2018-05-22 07:31:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7411358
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has condemned Paraguay's opening of an embassy in the occupied Jerusalem. He cautioned of the repercussions of this action which will negatively affect its ties with the Arab world. He called on ....
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Sisi approves amendments to law on general authority for tunnels
Date: 2018-05-21 17:43:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7410975
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved amendments to some provisions of Law No.113/1983 as regards setting up a national authority for tunnels. The law was earlier approved by the parliament. Under the amendments, the national authority for ....
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Mohamed Salah named PFA Fans' Player of the Year
Date: 2018-05-21 17:11:24 GMT - United Kingdom - Sport - SN:12 - ID:7410941
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has won the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award after claiming 89 per cent of the votes in an online poll of supporters across the country, according to Liverpool club website. The 25-year-old Egyptian set a new ....