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  • Israel targets Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza

    Israel targets Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza

    Date: 2017-12-27 11:50:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7161688

    The Israeli navy targeted Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza shores on Wednesday. Palestinian sources said that Israeli gunboats shot at them but none of the fishermen or their boats were harmed. Also, the sources said that Israeli military ....

  • Awqaf minister calls for protecting state, confronting chaos

    Awqaf minister calls for protecting state, confronting chaos

    Date: 2017-12-27 11:49:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7161658

    Minister of Awqaf Dr Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa stressed the need to strongly and strictly confront attempts by terrorist groups to destabilize the society through explosions, destruction and intimidation of innocent people, as well as spreading rumors ....

  • Egypt, Arabia discuss electronic linkage

    Egypt, Arabia discuss electronic linkage

    Date: 2017-12-27 11:46:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7161614

    In a meeting with a delegation of the Saudi Labor Ministry, Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan Wednesday probed means by which to activate an electronic linkage between Cairo and Riyadh. The linkage is meant to increase job opportunities for ....

  • Investment min., EBRD sign energy project agreement worth dlrs 200m

    Investment min., EBRD sign energy project agreement worth dlrs 200m

    Date: 2017-12-27 11:26:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7161644

    Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Dr Sahar Nasr Wednesday signed an investment agreement with Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Eric Rasmussen on promoting energy capacity at the Egyptian Natural Gas ....

  • Pope Francis asserts support to Egypt's efforts to achieve stability, combat terror in ME

    Pope Francis asserts support to Egypt's efforts to achieve stability, combat terror in ME

    Date: 2017-12-27 10:26:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7161422

    Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church asserted his support to Egyptian efforts to bring about security and stability and combat terror and violence in the Middle East. This came during an audience he granted to new Egyptian Ambassador to the ....

  • Abul Gheit inaugurates 1st specialized Arab unions forum

    Abul Gheit inaugurates 1st specialized Arab unions forum

    Date: 2017-12-27 10:26:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7161447

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit inaugurated on Wednesday the first forum of the specialized Arab unions, under the theme "the role of Arab unions in joint Arab action in the coming stage." The forum will discuss means of benefiting ....

  • Pope: Bonds between Al Azhar and Church are strong

    Pope: Bonds between Al Azhar and Church are strong

    Date: 2017-12-27 10:26:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7161483

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Wednesday said that feasts offer an opportunity for showing amity and reflecting the feelings of love and goodness to the whole world. The remark was made while receiving Grand ....

  • Sisi endorses law to regulate use of UAVs

    Sisi endorses law to regulate use of UAVs

    Date: 2017-12-27 10:25:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7161458

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Wednesday endorsed a law to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Only the Defense Ministry is authorized to enforce articles of the law. Under the law, persons who import, manufacture, assemble, ....

  • AP rejects Israeli candidacy to UNSC seat

    AP rejects Israeli candidacy to UNSC seat

    Date: 2017-12-27 09:57:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7161335

    The Palestine committee at the Arab Parliament (AP) drew up a plan for the parliament's action to stand up to Israel's candidacy to a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council for 2019-2020. This stance was announced at a ....

  • Planning min. says briefed MPs on measures taken to achieve administrative reforms

    Planning min. says briefed MPs on measures taken to achieve administrative reforms

    Date: 2017-12-27 09:14:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7161101

    Planning Minister Hala el Saeed said on Tuesday that she briefed the Egyptian MPs on measures taken in the field of administrative reform in Egypt. Speaking to MENA, Saeed expected such measures to have a positive impact on efforts on corruption ....

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