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  • Israel detains 26 Palestinians from West Bank, Quds

    Israel detains 26 Palestinians from West Bank, Quds

    Date: 2018-01-01 09:20:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7168764

    Israeli forces detained 26 Palestinians on Monday from different parts of the West Bank, including a lawmaker representing Hamas Palestinian political bloc. The forces stormed into the house of MP Nasser Abdel Jawwad in Deir Baloot town on the ....

  • Manpower Ministry: January 7 paid holiday for private sector employees

    Manpower Ministry: January 7 paid holiday for private sector employees

    Date: 2018-01-01 09:19:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7168728

    Manpower Minister Mohamed Safaan said January 7, which falls on Sunday, will be an official holiday for the private sector employees on the occasion of Coptic Orthodox Christmas Day. Sunday will be a full paid vacation for the workers in ....

  • Alexandria & Dekheila ports still closed over bad weather

    Alexandria & Dekheila ports still closed over bad weather

    Date: 2018-01-01 08:52:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7168712

    Alexandria Ports Authority decided on Monday to continue closing Alexandria and Dekheila ports for the second straight day due to bad weather and high winds. The decision was taken to prevent any collision of ships and ensure safety of the ....

  • Minister: EGP 51.5 bln worth projects to develop railways

    Minister: EGP 51.5 bln worth projects to develop railways

    Date: 2018-01-01 08:36:30 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:7168648

    Minister of Transport Hisham Arafat said Sunday that his ministry was currently conducting projects worth EGP 51.5 billion to develop the railways. The projects include upgrading and modernizing signals, and buying new carriages, Arafat ....

  • Likud top body votes to annex parts of West Bank

    Likud top body votes to annex parts of West Bank

    Date: 2018-01-01 08:34:07 GMT - palestine - International - SN:4 - ID:7168636

    The Likud Central Committee, the party’s top decision-making body, unanimously passed a resolution Sunday urging the faction’s leaders to formally annex parts of the West Bank and allow unlimited construction in the settlements, The Times of Israel ....

  • Man with guns arrested in hotel in Texas

    Man with guns arrested in hotel in Texas

    Date: 2018-01-01 08:33:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7168601

    An intoxicated man was arrested at a hotel ahead of a New Year's Eve party for unlawfully carrying a weapon and trespassing after officers found several guns and ammunition in his room, ABC news reported Sunday. Investigators said security ....

  • 10 Americans killed in Costa Rica plane crash

    10 Americans killed in Costa Rica plane crash

    Date: 2018-01-01 08:30:28 GMT - Costa Rica - International - SN:2 - ID:7168617

    A charter plane crashed in Guancaste, Costa Rica, on Monday, killing 10 American passengers and two Costa Rican pilots, the Costa Rican government said. The plane crashed just moments after takeoff from Punta Islita Airport, according to ....

  • Azhar imam urges for tolerance, coexistence in New Year

    Azhar imam urges for tolerance, coexistence in New Year

    Date: 2018-01-01 08:15:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7168591

    Al Azhar grand imam Ahmed el Tayyeb wished a peaceful year for all mankind in 2018, urging for the necessity of enhancing the values of tolerance and coexistence and renouncing all aspects of violence, racism, and extremism in the whole world. ....

  • Interior Ministry honors citizen who helped policemen arrest Helwan church attacker

    Interior Ministry honors citizen who helped policemen arrest Helwan church attacker

    Date: 2017-12-31 19:07:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7168403

    The Interior Ministry honored on Sunday a citizen who contributed to helping the arrest by policemen of a terrorist who attacked a church in Helwan district in Cairo. Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar tasked Head of Cairo Security Directorate ....

  • Acting PM forms higher committee for medical tourism

    Acting PM forms higher committee for medical tourism

    Date: 2017-12-31 19:07:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7168398

    Acting Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly issued a decree forming a higher committee for medical tourism. The committee, led by Health Minister, will include head of specialized medical centers, representatives of the ministries of tourism, foreign ....

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