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UK summons Russian ambassador over situation in Syria's Ghouta
Date: 2018-02-27 09:05:17 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:7267729
Russian Ambassador to London Alexander Yakovenko has been summoned to the British Foreign Office over the situation in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said while speaking at the country’s parliament on Monday. "I ....
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Trump to host Macron on 1st state visit in April
Date: 2018-02-27 09:02:17 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:7267720
The White House has set the date for the first state visit of President Donald Trump's administration. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump will be hosting French President Emmanuel Macron on April 24. Trump was the first US president ....
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Russia announces Syria ceasefire to establish 'humanitarian corridor' in Eastern Ghouta
Date: 2018-02-27 09:00:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:7267717
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a daily "humanitarian pause" to airstrikes in eastern Ghouta near Damascus, Deutsche Welle. The UN has urged warring parties to end hostilities to allow ....
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Armed Forces: 11 takfiris killed in Sinai in past 4 days -- 2 last Cairo
Date: 2018-02-27 08:57:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7267701
The Armed Forces have killed 11 dangerous takfiris over the past four days within the course of the Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018 (COS 2018). In a statement on Tuesday, the Armed Forces said that several targets and hideouts of terrorists ....
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WHO: Yemen's cholera epidemic likely to intensify
Date: 2018-02-27 08:41:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7267651
The World Health Organization has warned that a cholera epidemic in Yemen that killed more than 2,000 people could flare up again in the rainy season. WHO Deputy Director General for Emergency Preparedness and Response Peter Salama said the ....
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Presidential spokesman Sisi's Sinai visit has three purposes
Date: 2018-02-26 09:19:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7265739
Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi stressed that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's visit to Sinai on Sunday has three purposes, foremost among which was opening the Central Canal Command where the tactics of Operation Sinai 2018 are being ....
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Engineering Authority tasked with 290 projects in Sinai, says chairman
Date: 2018-02-26 09:07:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7265713
The Armed Forces Engineering Authority has implemented 134 projects in Sinai worth 24 billion pounds. The projects are part of efforts to develop the peninsula as directed by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi after the June 30 Revolution, said ....
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72% of N. Sinai residents receive supply commodities: Supply min.
Date: 2018-02-26 08:46:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7265665
Minister of Supply Ali Meselhi said 72% of North Sinai residents receive the supply commodities, adding that the population in North Sinai is 444,000 living on an area of 27,564 kilometers. Meselhi's remarks came during President Abdel Fattah El ....
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Egypt's squash champion qualifies for quarter-final of Windy City Open Squash Tournament
Date: 2018-02-26 08:26:33 GMT - USA - Sport - SN:4 - ID:7265604
Egyptian Squash player Karim Abdel Gawad qualified for the quarter-final of Windy City Open Squash Tournament, held in US state of Chicago. Abdel Gawad, seeded-three in the champion, defeated his Peruvian rival 3/0 in a 38-minute match. ....
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Minister: Egypt, Singapore to build largest industrial city span 33 million sqm
Date: 2018-02-26 08:11:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7265573
Egypt plans to build the largest industrial city span 33 million sqm in Faiyum governorate in cooperation with a Singaporean company, Minister of Industry and Trade Tarek Qabil said Sunday. The new city was planned to include four industrial ....