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Cabinet allows Shaq El-Thoaban factories to adjust status
Date: 2018-03-31 20:29:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7326573
The cabinet approved on Saturday to adjust the statuses of marble and granite factories and workshops in Shaq El Thoaban zone of Cairo. The government said it's keen develop the zone to become an industrial city. The cabinet also passed a bill ....
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Saudi Arabia denies alleged CP visit to Iraq
Date: 2018-03-31 20:20:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7326564
A source of the Saudi Foreign Ministry has denied reports that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman would visit Iraq. The source, in remarks quoted by the Saudi news agency, praised the relations with Baghdad, citing "recent positive developments in ....
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UN Security Council holds emergency meeting about situation in Gaza
Date: 2018-03-31 20:18:18 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:11 - ID:7326561
The Security Council members condemned in an emergency meeting the killing of civilians in Gaza during a peaceful protest that had erupted in violence. Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, ....
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Egypt denounces Israeli violence against unarmed Palestinians
Date: 2018-03-31 19:35:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7326538
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned on Friday the use of violence by Israeli forces against unarmed Palestinian civilians. In a press release, the ministry reiterated Egypt’s full support to Palestinians in their efforts to establish an ....
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Irish diplomat expelled from Russia over Skripal row
Date: 2018-03-31 19:31:09 GMT - Ireland - International - SN:9 - ID:7326534
An Irish diplomat is being expelled from Russia in response to the expulsion of a Russian envoy from Ireland, The Irish Times quoted the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs as saying on Friday. A spokesman for Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign ....
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Cabinet approves establishing branches of world universities in Egypt
Date: 2018-03-31 19:25:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7326526
The cabinet approved on Saturday, a bill that allows foreign universities to establish branches in Egypt. The bill aims at benefiting from scientific and research expertise of world-class universities to develop the higher education in the ....
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AL calls for protecting women against sexual violence
Date: 2018-03-31 16:04:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7326280
The Arab League (AL) called on Saturday for activating the regional and international conventions on the protection of women against sexual violence. The remarks came at a forum on sexual violence against women in times of armed conflicts, held ....
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2 companies fined more than dlrs 7 mln over environmental damage
Date: 2018-03-31 15:14:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7326144
The State Litigation Authority won a ruling against two companies fining them 7.736 million dollars over environmental damages. The verdict also obliges the two companies to retrospectively pay an interest rate estimated at five percent since the ....
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Talks being arranged for N.Korea, EU officials
Date: 2018-03-31 15:14:47 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:5 - ID:7326135
Diplomats from North Korea and the European Union are arranging talks between EU officials and a senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official. EU diplomatic sources said that the arrangements are being made for Kim Son Gyong, Director General of ....
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Expulsion of 12 Russian envoys from UN mission conflicts int’l agreements - Moscow
Date: 2018-03-31 15:14:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:7326129
The US decision to expel 12 Russian diplomats from the UN mission in New York over the Skripal case contradicts international norms and is viewed by Moscow as an unfriendly move, Russian permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva Gennady ....
