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  • Arab League holds Israel responsible for death of Palestinian prisoner

    Date: 2018-05-22 13:37:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7411939

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - The Arab League has condemned the death of Palestinian prisoner Aziz Oweisat at an Israeli prison due to intentional medical neglect and arbitrary measures by the prison authorities. A statement issued by the department of ....

  • Lawmaker calls for amending Penal Code to change penalty for "Gharimat"

    Date: 2018-05-22 13:12:01 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:43 - ID:7411819

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Vice chairman of the House of Representatives' human rights committee Margeret Azer has called for amending article 341 of the Penal Code to replace the penalty of imprisonment for "Gharimat" (women who face imprisonment for ....

  • Report: 11 tons of spoiled meat, fish seized in 9 governorates

    Date: 2018-05-22 12:51:15 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:42 - ID:7411820

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - An official report issued by the General Organization For Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture has said that 11 tons of rotten meat, poultry and fish had been seized in nine governorates in the past two days. ....

  • IAF commander: Iran launched 32 missiles toward Israel in early May

    Date: 2018-05-22 12:41:57 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7411816

    GAZA CITY, May 22 (MENA) - Israel Air Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin said Tuesday that Iran launched 32 missiles toward Israel in early May. “Iran launched 32 missiles and we intercepted 4 of them and the rest fell outside Israeli ....

  • Egypt organizes “Africa Week 2018” at UNESCO

    Date: 2018-05-22 12:39:42 GMT - France - Africa - SN:40 - ID:7411784

    PARIS, May 22 (MENA) - Egypt’s permanent delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has organized “Africa Week 2018” that kicked off on Tuesday and is set to run until Friday at the organization’s ....

  • Collective decline recorded in EGX indices at closing Tuesday

    Date: 2018-05-22 12:38:02 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:7411906

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices closed on Tuesday collectively down on the back of sales by Egyptian and Arab investment funds. The market capital reached 948.4 billion pounds, after transactions hit over one billion ....

  • Local development min., GIZ delegation discuss improving public services

    Date: 2018-05-22 12:05:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:7411568

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Local Development Minister Abu Bakr el Gendi discussed with a delegation of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) improving an informative guide to 500 public services offered for citizens in Egypt. The ....

  • Malki: Palestine exercises its right as a State Party to the Rome Statute to refer situation to ICC

    Date: 2018-05-22 12:00:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7411638

    RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Foreign and Expatriates Minister Riyad al-Malki Tuesday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an immediate investigation into Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Al-Malki was ....

  • UN, WB group sign Strategic Partnership Framework for the 2030 Agenda

    Date: 2018-05-22 11:50:47 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:36 - ID:7411641

    NEW YORK, May 22 (MENA) - The United Nations and the World Bank Group have signed a Strategic Partnership Framework (SPF), which aims to foster their joint commitment to cooperate in helping countries to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable ....

  • UNRWA warns of collapsing health sector in Gaza

    Date: 2018-05-22 11:04:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7411567

    GAZA CITY, May 22 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the health sector in Gaza is on the brink of collapse, having to handle large numbers of victims of Israeli atrocities. Israel ....

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