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  • More than 40 million Americans living in poverty -- UN expert

    More than 40 million Americans living in poverty -- UN expert

    Date: 2017-12-16 16:48:44 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:19 - ID:7143684

    The number of Americans living in poverty and the already high income inequality could worsen further in the days to come, making the United States the most unequal society in the world, the United Nations expert on extreme poverty and human rights ....

  • Irish PM warns from taking longer time in setting UK-EU ties after Brexit

    Irish PM warns from taking longer time in setting UK-EU ties after Brexit

    Date: 2017-12-16 16:46:45 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:18 - ID:7143651

    Irish premier Leo Varadkar has warned the shape of a post-Brexit relationship between the UK and the European Union is going to take a long time to agree upon, Daily Express reported. The Taoiseach said opinions on what future relations will look ....

  • Sisi hails military cooperation with France

    Sisi hails military cooperation with France

    Date: 2017-12-16 14:57:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7143526

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Saturday French Defense Minister Florence Parly in presence of Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedki Sobhi. In a statement, the presidency's spokesman Bassam Radi said Sisi stressed during ....

  • Court postpones trial of Badie and others in Rabaa sit-in case

    Court postpones trial of Badie and others in Rabaa sit-in case

    Date: 2017-12-16 14:55:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7143499

    The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday adjourned to next Saturday the trial of 739 terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group members, including guide of the terrorist group Mohamed Badie and other prominent MB leaders in the case known as Rabaa armed ....

  • Russia, Egypt officials sign documents to resume direct flights – report

    Russia, Egypt officials sign documents to resume direct flights – report

    Date: 2017-12-16 14:36:46 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7143442

    Russian and Egyptian officials have signed documents to allow the resumption of direct flights between the two countries after a two-year break, Sputnik said. The air traffic will resume on February 1, 2018, according to the report. Flights ....

  • Fatah: Public activities against Trump's decision will continue

    Fatah: Public activities against Trump's decision will continue

    Date: 2017-12-16 13:36:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7143393

    Fatah movement said it will continue its public activities against US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The public activities against the US decision are to continue in all governorates as of Saturday, Fatah ....

  • FM: Egypt rejects establishing refugee camps on its lands

    FM: Egypt rejects establishing refugee camps on its lands

    Date: 2017-12-16 12:58:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7143302

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry stressed on Saturday that Egypt rejects setting up any refugee camp on its lands. Shoukry made the remarks during his meeting with European commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship ....

  • Houthis kidnap six MPs affiliated to GPC in Sanaa

    Houthis kidnap six MPs affiliated to GPC in Sanaa

    Date: 2017-12-16 12:45:15 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7143286

    The Houthi militias in Yemen kidnapped six parliamentarians affiliated to the General People's Congress (GPC) along with two officers of the republican guards, Sky News channel reported. The kidnapped persons were put in the secret prisons of ....

  • Egypt, EU launch first round of institutional dialogue on migration

    Egypt, EU launch first round of institutional dialogue on migration

    Date: 2017-12-16 12:43:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7143279

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry held a meeting on Saturday with European commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, currently on a visit to Cairo. The two sides launched during their meeting the ....

  • Cairo, Moscow probe resuming charter flights - Russian ministry

    Cairo, Moscow probe resuming charter flights - Russian ministry

    Date: 2017-12-16 12:32:10 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7143220

    Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said that Egypt and Russia have been discussing resumption of charter flights between Moscow and Cairo next Spring. The Russian Transport Ministry plans to submit a draft presidential decree on resuming ....

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