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Foreign Ministry rejects any breach of Egypt's sovereignty over East Med. economic zone
Date: 2018-02-07 11:07:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7232354
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said on Wednesday the maritime border demarcation agreement between Egypt and Cyprus complies with the international law and has been registered by the United Nations as an international agreement, asserting ....
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Pence views Japan’s missile defense site with North Korea on agenda for talks
Date: 2018-02-07 11:06:38 GMT - Japan - International - SN:9 - ID:7232329
US Vice President Mike Pence visited a Japanese Patriot PAC-3 missile battery, Japan’s last line of defense against any possible North Korean missile strike, in Tokyo on Wednesday on his way to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, Japan Times ....
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30 Houthi militants killed in clashes with Yemeni army in Saada
Date: 2018-02-07 11:05:19 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7232302
Thirty Houthi militants were killed during clashes with the national army in Saada on Wednesday, local sources said. Houthi military vehicles were destroyed during the clashes, they said. The Yemeni army achieved progress in Saada within the ....
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58 Chinese students granted scholarships in Egypt - ministry
Date: 2018-02-07 10:57:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7232250
Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said 58 Chinese students were granted scholarships in Egypt. The move comes as part of efforts to activate Egyptian-Chinese cooperation mechanisms in the higher education domain, the Egyptian Higher ....
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Cabinet convenes to review important files
Date: 2018-02-07 10:56:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7232239
The cabinet convened on Wednesday under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail to review a host of political, economic, social and security files. Ministers reviewed reports on the quality of services offered to citizens as well as a number of important ....
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Transport minister confers with US RailRunner on rail freight transfer
Date: 2018-02-07 09:55:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7232290
Minister of Transport Hisham Arafat conferred on Wednesday with a delegation of Rail Runner NA Incorporation on cooperation in rail freight transfer. During the meeting, the minister asserted that the state is attaching great importance to ....
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Israeli soldiers raid Nablus, kill Palestinian, injure dozens others
Date: 2018-02-07 08:02:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7231932
Israeli soldiers on Tuesday killed a Palestinian man and injured at least 40 others, half a dozen of them reported in critical condition, during clashes in Nablus, north of the West Bank, WAFA reported. The clashes broke out after an Israeli ....
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6 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli troops in Nablus
Date: 2018-02-07 08:00:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7231923
Six Palestinians were injured Tuesday in clashes with Israeli troops in Nablus city. Five of the injured were shot by the troops, while one suffered fractures, according to eyewitnesses. Four other Palestinians were arrested in the face-off, ....
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Two people confirmed dead in 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake
Date: 2018-02-07 07:44:11 GMT - Taiwan - International - SN:2 - ID:7231915
A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has struck the eastern city of Hualien, killing at least two people and injuring more than 100, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. The ground floor of the Marshal hotel in Hualien had caved in and ....
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Health minister refers psychopaths photoing incident at Abbasiya hospital to top prosecutor
Date: 2018-02-07 07:43:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7231905
Health Minister Ahmed Emad referred on Tuesday the incident of taking inappropriate photos of psychopaths at Abbasiya Mental Health Hospital to the prosecutor general. In a statement, ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said the health minister is ....