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Wave of bad weather hits N.Sinai
Date: 2017-02-15 09:28:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:6526333
ARISH, Egypt, Feb 15 (MENA) - North Sinai governorate was hit on Wednesday by a severe cold snap and torrential rains. The cold wave affected the market in the governorate as water accumulated in main streets, squares and bridges, the ....
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PM meets former ministers replaced in new cabinet reshuffle
Date: 2017-02-15 09:25:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:6526261
CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail had a meeting on Wednesday with several former ministers who left the government after the cabinet reshuffle to thank them for their efforts during their term in office. The meeting involved ....
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Intensive security measures for Messi's visit - security source to MENA
Date: 2017-02-15 08:31:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:6526117
CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - An Interior Ministry source said intensive security measures were taken in preparation for a visit by Argentine football player Lionel Messi to Egypt later Wednesday. In statements to MENA, the source said the visit falls ....
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Traffic back to normal on Cairo/Alexandria road
Date: 2017-02-15 08:16:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:6525917
BANHA, Feb 15 (MENA) - Traffic returned to normal on Cairo/Alexandria agricultural road on Wednesday after a three-hour hiatus, according to Qalubiyah security bodies. Traffic brought to a standstill after a truck loaded with gravel overturned ....
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Iranian president leaves for Oman
Date: 2017-02-15 08:13:41 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6526033
TEHRAN, Feb 15 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani left for Oman on Wednesday at the start of a Gulf tour to include Kuwait, Fars news agency reported. Speaking to reporters before leaving, Rouhani said Iran welcomed the essence of the ....
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Israel arrests 20 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2017-02-15 08:01:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:6525901
RAMALLAH, Feb 15 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Wednesday stormed into several parts of the West Bank and arrested 20 Palestinians over suspicions of involvement in resistance works and affiliation to Hamas. Israeli forces confiscated 15 vehicles ....
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Syria peace talks in Astana postponed until Thursday
Date: 2017-02-15 07:49:58 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:6525741
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (MENA) - Syria's peace talks in Astana were postponed until Thursday, sputnik news agency reported Wednesday. The talks have been originally scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday in behind-closed-doors format followed by a joint ....
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Syrian observatory: Regime forces seize village in Rif Aleppo
Date: 2017-02-15 07:17:29 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6525625
LONDON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that regime forces seized a village in northern Rif Aleppo after fierce clashes with Daesh. The observatory noted that shelling of Daesh strongholds in ....
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Alexandria, Dekheila straits reopen after weather improvement
Date: 2017-02-15 06:49:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:6525733
ALEXANDRIA, Feb 15 (MENA) - Alexandria Port Authority decided on Wednesday to reopen Alexandria and Dekheila straits which were closed over the past two days due to bad weather. The closure decision was meant to prevent collision of ships and ....
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Egypt-Press-Headlines 4 last Cairo
Date: 2017-02-15 06:44:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:6525681
-- THE EGYPTIAN GAZETTE - 9 new ministers join Ismail gov't - Sisi pledges every effort to bolster joint Arab action - Gas self-sufficiency in 2 yrs - AL slams Israeli Muzzein bill - Parlt okays new cabinet members - UN warns of catastrophe ....