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UK Parliament to get binding vote on final Brexit deal
Date: 2017-11-13 20:09:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:7089360
LONDON, Nov 13 (MENA) - UK Parliament is to be given a take-it-or leave-it vote on the final Brexit deal before the UK leaves the EU, The BBC News reported Monday. Brexit Secretary David Davis said the terms of the UK's exit, such as money, ....
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Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria FMs to discuss Libyan crisis in Cairo Wednesday
Date: 2017-11-13 19:57:12 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:58 - ID:7089413
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) – The foreign ministers of Egypt Sameh Shoukry, Tunisia Khemaies Jhinaoui and Algeria Abdelkader Messahel will meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the Libyan crisis. The three top diplomats will hold a joint press ....
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South Sudan ambassador visits Tanta University, lauds relations with Egypt
Date: 2017-11-13 19:26:49 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:57 - ID:7089358
TANTA, Egypt, Nov 13 (MENA) – Acting President of Tanta University Ibrahim Abdel Wahab Salem on Monday received South Sudan’s Ambassador in Cairo Anthony Louis Kon and the embassy’s culture attaché. During his visit, the Sudanese diplomat lauded ....
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Death toll of Iran quake hits 450; over 7,000 injured
Date: 2017-11-13 19:25:21 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7089362
TEHRAN, Nov 13 (MENA) - The death toll from a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit the border region between Iran and Iraq has risen to about 450 people, almost all of them in Iran, Iranian state media reported on Monday. The highest ....
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Johnson apologizes for comments on British woman detained in Iran
Date: 2017-11-13 19:15:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:7089285
LONDON, Nov 13 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has apologized for incorrect comments, which risked lengthening the prison sentence of a British woman incarcerated in Iran, The Independent reported Monday. Johnson has faced calls to ....
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Palestinian arrested for joining terrorist group in Lebanon
Date: 2017-11-13 19:13:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:7089288
BEIRUT, Nov 13 (MENA) – The Lebanese army said on Monday it had arrested a Palestinian man over charges of joining a terrorist organization. The suspect, identified as Kamal Badr, was arrested outside Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in Sidon city in ....
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Israel says to transfer military units to Negev
Date: 2017-11-13 19:12:15 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7089385
GAZA CITY, Nov 13 (MENA) - Israel said on Monday it has plans to relocate military units to the Negev, a challenging project that has been in the works for several years and would see tens of thousands of soldiers relocated. The Defense Ministry ....
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More rail freight transport sought to ease .. 2 last Cairo
Date: 2017-11-13 18:20:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:7089124
Arafat termed the land transport as the locomotive of transport in Egypt. "This thought will be changed as we seek more rail freight transport," the minister told the conference. He said that 1,200 km of railways have not been renovated since ....
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More rail freight transport sought to ease traffic -- minister
Date: 2017-11-13 17:48:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:7089125
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Transport Minister Hisham Arafat on Monday said that the ministry aims to increase rail freight transportation to ease road traffic. The rail freight transport volume was 10 percent, but it has declined to only 0.008% of ....
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ACA nabs 15 persons over corruption cases worth million of pounds
Date: 2017-11-13 17:26:00 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:50 - ID:7089114
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) dealt new blows to corrupts and those who siphon off the state public funds. It managed to nab 15 persons in cases of corruption and bribery worth million of pounds. The defendants ....
