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UN: Worse may still come in Syria, after airstrikes in Idlib
Date: 2018-06-11 14:26:25 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7440020
GENEVA, June 11 (MENA) - The UN humanitarian agency's top official for Syria is expressing concern about recent airstrikes in rebel-held Idlib province, warning that "we may have not seen the worst of the crisis" in Syria even after 7 years of ....
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Sisi attends Laiat al-Qadr celebration 5 last Cairo
Date: 2018-06-11 14:25:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:7439774
Dr Tayeb said the Holy Quran does not order the killing of Christians or Jews and does not force non-Muslims to become Muslims either. The Grand Imam of Al Azhar added that the Quran calls for tolerance and acceptance of others, pointing out that ....
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Egypt selected to represent Arab countries in IHP
Date: 2018-06-11 14:23:53 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:7439780
PARIS, June 11 (MENA) - Egypt has been elected to represent Arab countries in the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Program (IHP) of UNESCO. This took place during the 23rd session of the IHP council which kicked off in ....
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Exceptional visit authorized for prisoners on occasion of Eidul Fitr
Date: 2018-06-11 14:07:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:7440021
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar has authorized an exceptional visit for all prisoners on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. The visit, not to be counted among designated visits for prisoners, is meant to give the inmates a ....
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Egypt's parliament rebuffs suggestion to extend mandatory retirement age of journalists to 65
Date: 2018-06-11 14:06:05 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:57 - ID:7439960
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - The House of Representatives turned down on Monday a suggestion by MP Moustafa el Bakri to extend the mandatory retirement age of journalists to 65. In a plenary session by the parliament to debate Article 5 of the ....
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16 defendants in foreign funding case to be retried on July 8
Date: 2018-06-11 14:03:32 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:56 - ID:7439432
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Cairo Appeals Court has set July 8 for the retrial of 16 defendants in the case of illegal funding of five foreign NGOs that were operating in Egypt. The Court of Cassation had annulled jail sentences ranging between one ....
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FRA amends mechanisms of intra-day trading at ESE
Date: 2018-06-11 13:53:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:55 - ID:7439352
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) board under its chairman Mohamed Omran approved the Egyptian Stock Exchange (ESE) proposal on amending the mechanism of intra-day trading in the same session by doubling the maximum ....
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44 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2018-06-11 13:48:29 GMT - Egypt - Suez Canal - SN:54 - ID:7439917
ISMAILIA, Egypt, June 11 (MENA) - Forty-four ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, with a total cargo of 2.3 million tons. The north-bound convoy included 13 vessels carrying 700,000 tons, while the south-bound convoy included 31 ships laden ....
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Ethiopian PM thanks Sisi for presidential pardon for 30 Ethiopian prisoners
Date: 2018-06-11 13:46:58 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:53 - ID:7439962
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmad extended on Monday thanks to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, before leaving Cairo, for releasing a group of Ethiopians jailed in Egyptian prisons. Earlier today, up to 30 Ethiopian ....
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Egypt's parliament allows chairman of national press institution to pick 6 of his board members
Date: 2018-06-11 13:44:56 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:52 - ID:7439959
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - The House of Representatives under Ali Abel Aal approved on Monday an amendment to the press regulation bill that would allow the chairman of any national press institution to pick six of his board members either from inside ....
