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  • Cabinet: January 25 fully paid vacation on occasion of revolution anniv.

    Cabinet: January 25 fully paid vacation on occasion of revolution anniv.

    Date: 2018-01-18 10:00:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7197377

    Acting Premier and Housing Minister Mostafa Madboly issued a decision on Thursday decreeing that January 25 will be a fully paid vacation for governmental and private sector workers on the occasion of the January 25 Revolution anniversary and the ....

  • Gargash: Qatar's interception of flights 'desperate attempt'

    Gargash: Qatar's interception of flights 'desperate attempt'

    Date: 2018-01-17 07:30:33 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7195195

    The United Arab Emirates' Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash deemed Qatari fighters' interception of its civilian flights as a "desperate attempt" for fear of marginalization. Al Arabiya news channel quoted Gargash as saying ....

  • US withholds $65m from UN agency for Palestinian refugees

    US withholds $65m from UN agency for Palestinian refugees

    Date: 2018-01-17 06:50:24 GMT - palestine - International - SN:3 - ID:7195130

    The US is cutting $65 million in funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, slashing this year's first contribution by more than half, a State Department official announced Tuesday, France 24 reported. The US sent $60 million to keep ....

  • US says withholding $65 million from UNRWA 'not aimed at punishing'

    US says withholding $65 million from UNRWA 'not aimed at punishing'

    Date: 2018-01-17 06:49:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7195128

    The US State Department said on Tuesday that the Trump administration's decision to withhold $65 million from UNRWA, the UN agency aiding Palestinian refugees and their descendants, was "not aimed at punishing" the Palestinian Authority, despite ....

  • Pope Tawadros meets OIC chief in Cairo

    Pope Tawadros meets OIC chief in Cairo

    Date: 2018-01-17 06:06:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7195082

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark received on Tuesday Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Ahmad al-Othaimeen at the St. Mark Cathedral in Abbasiya. The meeting comes as part ....

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