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Arab Parliament speaker condemns killing civilians, shelling hospitals in Ghouta
Date: 2018-02-21 12:21:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7257896
Arab Parliament Speaker Mashaal al Salmi strongly condemned the continuous brutal shelling on the Syrian city of Western Ghouta. The city is under shelling for several days and hundreds of civilians were killed and injured. Hospitals and civil ....
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Sisi supports investment efforts -- Nasr
Date: 2018-02-21 12:18:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7257889
Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr on Wednesday said that improving the investment atmosphere in Egypt requires more cooperation by all State institutions and ministries concerned. In statements during a ceremony at ....
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Pence's meeting with N.Korean officials canceled abruptly
Date: 2018-02-21 12:14:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7257874
US Vice President Mike Pence was set to meet with North Korean officials, including Kim Jong Un's sister, during his politically charged visit to the Winter Olympics in South Korea earlier this month, his office confirmed on Tuesday. But the ....
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US concerned about Eastern Ghouta violence
Date: 2018-02-21 12:08:56 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7257855
The United States says it is "deeply concerned" about a surge in attacks by the Syrian government and its allies on a rebel-held enclave near the capital, Damascus. The cessation of violence in the Eastern Ghouta region "must begin now," State ....
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Sisi inaugurates investor services center
Date: 2018-02-21 12:05:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7257849
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday inaugurated via video conference two branches of a services center for investors in the 6th of October and Gamasa cities. After the inauguration ceremony, a film was aired expounding the services ....
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Armed Forces: 4 takfiris killed, 350 terrorist targets destroyed in Sinai
Date: 2018-02-21 11:59:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7257839
The Armed Forces issued on Wednesday its 11th statement on the outcome of "Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018" that was launched on Friday to fight terrorism in North and Central Sinai and other areas in the Nile Delta and the desert areas west of ....
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Immigration minister heads for Italy to encourage
Date: 2018-02-21 10:04:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7257516
Immigration Minister Nabila Makram left for Italy on Wednesday to encourage Egyptian expatriates to take part in the 2018 presidential elections. Presidential elections for Egyptian expats will start on March 16-18. In statements, she said the ....
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Cabinet approves bill on natural gas
Date: 2018-02-20 15:30:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:7256505
The cabinet approved on Tuesday a bill to amend some provisions of law no. 217 of 1980 regulating the use of natural gas. The new amendments come as part of the state's efforts to widen the use of natural gas and overcome challenges hindering the ....
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Court allows Alaa Abdel Fattah to receive letters, newspapers in his prison
Date: 2018-02-20 15:13:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:7256471
The administrative justice court issued on Tuesday a verdict compelling the prison authority to deliver newspapers and written messages and publications to activist Alaa Abdel Fattah who is currently receiving a five-year term at Tora ....
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Zagazig court sentences 2 MB members to life
Date: 2018-02-20 14:53:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:7256428
Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced Tuesday two elements of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group to life. The defendants are accused of joining an outlawed group, inciting violence and riots, disturbing the public peace, possessing posters ....