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  • 9 killed in shelling targeted Damascus, Homs

    Date: 2017-11-19 19:50:33 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:7098837

    DAMASCUS, Nov 19 (MENA) – Nine people were killed and dozens others injured in mortar shells landed in populated districts in Damascus and Homs, Syria's SANA reported. In Homs, two rocket shells fired by armed groups positioned in a number of ....

  • FM calls on Iran to respect sovereignty of Arab states 2 Cairo

    Date: 2017-11-19 19:28:48 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:70 - ID:7098730

    The foreign minister said several Arab countries, including the Gulf states, Libya, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia, are under constant attempts by various parties to interfere in their internal affairs. He added that these parties intervene in ....

  • Arab FMs urge strong action against Iran's interference in Arab affairs 2 Cairo

    Date: 2017-11-19 19:04:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:7098657

    For his part, Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit said during the emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers held in the Arab league headquarters in Cairo that targeting an Arab capital with ballistic missiles by illegal and ....

  • Assistant foreign minister meets Awqaf minister to discuss extremist ideology

    Date: 2017-11-19 18:48:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:7098743

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf (religious endowments) Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa met Sunday with Assistant Foreign Minister for Culture Affairs Heba el Mrasy and Deputy Assistant Yasser Atef to discuss ways of facing extremist ideology abroad. ....

  • Health min.: General authority for health control to be established

    Date: 2017-11-19 18:35:08 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:67 - ID:7098735

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - A general authority for health control and accreditation will be established to ensure providing high-level health services for citizens, Health Minister Ahmed Emad said on Sunday. The authority will fall under the ....

  • S. Korea's quake damage estimated at 52bln won

    Date: 2017-11-19 18:20:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:66 - ID:7098761

    SEOUL, Nov 19 (MENA) - Damages from a powerful quake that struck the southeastern city of Pohang, South Korea, on Wednesday are estimated at over 52 billion won, South Korea's KBS Global reported Sunday. The city's disaster safety control center ....

  • Robert Mugabe 'has agreed to stand down' as Zimbabwean president

    Date: 2017-11-19 18:18:33 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:65 - ID:7098777

    LONDON, Nov 19 (MENA) - Robert Mugabe has agreed to stand down as Zimbabwean President following a military takeover earlier this week, The Independent reported on Sunday. A source close to the ailing leader said he was reportedly working on his ....

  • Sisi directs enhancing social protection schemes

    Date: 2017-11-19 18:05:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:7098710

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the government to enhance the social protection schemes to reduce the harmful effects of economic reforms on low-income brackets. Sisi also ordered the government to continue its ....

  • Arab FMs urge strong action against Iran's interference in Arab affairs

    Date: 2017-11-19 17:47:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:7098652

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - Djiboutian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Yusuf described on Sunday Iran's interference in the domestic affairs of Arab countries as a major challenge that should be immediately handled. Addressing an extraordinary ....

  • Rosetta symbol of historic ties binding Egypt, France- Diplomat

    Date: 2017-11-19 17:28:20 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:62 - ID:7098593

    BEHEIRA, Egypt, Nov 19 (MENA) – The important ancient city of Rosetta (Rashid) is a symbol of the historic ties between Egypt and France, where the French soldiers discovered the Rosetta Stone whose symbols were decoded by French scholar ....

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