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MENA Agenda for Monday, Nov 28
Date: 2016-11-28 05:56:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6041805
CAIRO, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri receives a visiting delegation from the Sudanese Council of Foreign Affairs. CAIRO, The second Egyptian-Sudanese Consular Committee session convenes at the Foreign Ministry headquarters. CAIRO, Minister of ....
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Min. reveals investment projects worth EGP 50bln to improve transport services
Date: 2016-11-28 04:51:37 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:56 - ID:6039109
CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) - Transport Minister Galal el Saeed unveiled on Sunday investment projects worth 50 billion pounds to improve transport services in Egypt. During a meeting with Head of Mustaqbal Watan (Future of a Nation) party Ashraf Rashad ....
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Egypt’s stability key for Europe: EU top diplomat in Cairo
Date: 2016-11-27 22:49:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:87 - ID:6041589
CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) – The stability of Egypt is very important for the Middle East, the Mediterranean region and Europe, European Union (EU) delegation to Egypt charge d'affairs Reinhold Brender said. Speaking to a reception held to mark the ....
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Dollar price inches higher in banks
Date: 2016-11-27 22:38:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:86 - ID:6041081
CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) - The exchange rate of the US dollar rose at the end Sunday’s transactions compared to Saturday’s trading activity in the country's four major banks. The US dollar recorded EGP 17.45 for buying and EGP 17.80 for selling at ....
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Aleppo pounded by 'heaviest bombardment', say sources
Date: 2016-11-27 22:38:23 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:6040869
DAMASCUS, Nov 27 (MENA) - Syrian regime forces on Sunday heavily pounded eastern Aleppo in the most intense bombing since the war began five years ago, Sky News quoted opposition sources as having said. Opposition-held areas were hit by around ....
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Houthi rebels failing to run Sanaa -- report
Date: 2016-11-27 22:37:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:6040877
NEW YORK, Nov 27 (MENA) - Houthi rebels are apparently failing to run the capital Sanaa after its seizure in a swift military offensive, said New York Times, following visit to the city. Brig. Gen. Sharaf Luqman, a spokesman for Houthi-allied ....
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37 suspected arsonists arrested over Isarel's fires
Date: 2016-11-27 22:37:29 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:6040861
GAZA CITY, Nov 27 (MENA) - Israeli police have arrested a total of 37 suspects in connection with the recent wave of fires across Israel over the past week, Israeli Radio reported Saturday. More than 200 fires were sparked over the past week ....
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Turkish journalist slams detention of BBC reporter in Turkey
Date: 2016-11-27 22:01:27 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:6040889
LONDON, Nov 27 (MENA) - A US-based Turkish journalist slammed on Sunday the Turkish authorities' detention of a reporter working for the BBC’s Turkish-language service in the south-east of the country. "Turkish authorities detain VOA & BBC ....
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27,000 Sudanese refugees return to S. Kordofan: OCHA
Date: 2016-11-27 22:01:07 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:81 - ID:6040421
KHARTOUM, Nov 27 (MENA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan said on Sunday that more than 27,000 Sudanese refugees have returned from South Sudan to South Kordofan State. In a statement, OCHA blamed armed ....
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President Sisi’s father-in-law dies
Date: 2016-11-27 21:42:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:6041585
CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s father-in-law passed away on Sunday. The mourning of Ahmed Amer Amin, the father of Sisi’s wife Entissar El Sisi, will be restricted to the family members, according to presidential sources. ....