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  • Zubaida's mother remanded in custody for spreading false news after BBC hoax report

    Zubaida's mother remanded in custody for spreading false news after BBC hoax report

    Date: 2018-03-02 15:50:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7274234

    Prosecutor general Nabil Ahmed Sadeq has decided to remand in custody for 15 days pending investigation Mona Mahmoud Ahmed, the mother of Zubaida Ibrahim Ahmed, for claiming that her daughter had forcibly disappeared and was tortured by the Egyptian ....

  • Azhar Grand Imam calls for 'just solution' for Palestinian cause

    Azhar Grand Imam calls for 'just solution' for Palestinian cause

    Date: 2018-03-02 13:07:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7273928

    Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyib said the Palestinian cause is the most important issue in the Middle East, stressing the necessity of reaching a "just solution" to the Palestinian cause. He made it clear "If this issue is not fully resolved, the ....

  • Arab coalition fighter jets shell Houthi positions in Sanaa

    Arab coalition fighter jets shell Houthi positions in Sanaa

    Date: 2018-03-02 11:30:40 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7273764

    Arab coalition warplanes shelled on Friday positions affiliated to Houthi militants in Sanaa, including Jabal Abyan, Sky News Arabia reported on Friday, giving no further details. The Yemeni army said that seven Houthi militants, including a ....

  • SOHR: 60 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria's Afrin

    SOHR: 60 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria's Afrin

    Date: 2018-03-02 11:21:43 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7273741

    At least 15 elements of the Turkish troops were killed in clashes with the Kurdish forces in the Syrian region of Afrin, bringing the total number of Turkish soldiers killed in Ankara's military operation in Afrin to 60, the Syrian Observatory For ....

  • Explosion in Afghan capital kills young girl, wounds 15

    Explosion in Afghan capital kills young girl, wounds 15

    Date: 2018-03-02 11:11:58 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:7273722

    A large explosion that hit the eastern part of the Afghan capital on Friday morning killed at least one person; a young girl, and wounded 15, Afghan officials said. Mohammad Musa Zahir, a doctor at the area's Wazir Akbar Khan hospital, said 15 ....

  • Kuwaiti Speaker condoles with Abdel Aal over victims of train collision

    Kuwaiti Speaker condoles with Abdel Aal over victims of train collision

    Date: 2018-03-02 11:08:27 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7273714

    Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, Marzouq al Ghanim sent on Friday a cable of condolences to Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal over the victims of the train collision that took place in Beheira governorate on ....

  • Assar stresses importance of supporting health related industries

    Assar stresses importance of supporting health related industries

    Date: 2018-03-02 11:06:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7273708

    Military Production Minister Mohamed Al Assar said Friday the ministry is keen on supporting the health related industries. These industries include establishing factories for vaccine, syringe, medical solutions and tumors drugs production, as ....

  • Egyptian art gallery held in Paris to show Nubian heritage

    Egyptian art gallery held in Paris to show Nubian heritage

    Date: 2018-03-02 11:00:23 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7273689

    The Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris hosted Thursday night an art exhibition of the Nubian heritage and diversity of cultures in Egypt by artist Mona Hassanein. Cultural Consular Nevin Khaled had received the visitors of the exhibition, ....

  • Foreign Ministry spokesman denies giving statements to Russia's Sputnik

    Foreign Ministry spokesman denies giving statements to Russia's Sputnik

    Date: 2018-03-01 20:14:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7273151

    Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid denied on Thursday claims saying that he gave statements to Russian Sputnik News Agency. Abu Zeid urged the Russian news agency to carefully choose its reporters in Egypt to guarantee commitment to the ....

  • Arab health ministers agree to provide urgent support to Yemen, Somalia

    Arab health ministers agree to provide urgent support to Yemen, Somalia

    Date: 2018-03-01 19:42:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7273115

    The Arab Health Ministers Council urged member countries to provide health services, medicine and medical equipment required to support health sector in Yemen. During the concluding session of the 49th round of the council’s meetings, the ....

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