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  • Head of Egyptian Intelligence meets with Palestinian delegates

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:30:27 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:861089

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) – Head of the Egyptian Intelligence Service Mohamed Farid el-Tohamy on Wednesday met for the second time with the Palestinian delegation now visiting Cairo for talks on the volatile Gaza situation and efforts exerted for a ....

  • FM receives Blair

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:29:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:861133

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MDENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received on Wednesday visiting International Quartet envoy Tony Blair. The two sides took up efforts exerted by Egypt to enforce an agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in an attempt to ....

  • Environment minister adopts new strategy to stop discharge of wastewater to Nile

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:29:26 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:66 - ID:860860

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - The Environment Ministry is adopting a new strategy to stop the discharge of industrial sewage to the Nile River and waterways. This is done in coordination with the ministries of irrigation, industry, interior and justice, ....

  • German FM praises Egypt's role in reaching Gaza ceasefire

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:28:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:860804

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier praised everyone who helped in reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza particularly the Egyptian government. In a statement distributed by the German Media Center in Cairo on ....

  • 12 defendants sentenced to death for killing Giza deputy police chief in Kerdasa .. 2 last Cairo

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:25:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:861093

    The court had consulted the mufti about the death sentences against seven defendants held in provisional detention and five fugitives. The court also ordered that weapons and explosives seized with the defendants be confiscated. The defendants ....

  • Tunisia pres. calls for 'regional strategy' to combat terrorism

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:20:19 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:861039

    TUNIS, Aug 6 (MENA) – Tunisian Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki has called for the adoption of a “regional strategy” to fight against terrorism by involving Libya, Algeria and the Sahel-Saharan countries, the Tunisian News Agency ....

  • Rouhani: Iran standing beside Gaza

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:18:33 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:861068

    TEHRAN, Aug 6 (MENA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani strongly condemned the recent Israeli brutal attacks against the oppressed Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and renewed Iran's support for the oppressed people of the region, especially Gazans, ....

  • Museums revenues doubled in one year: Antiquities min.

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:17:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:861038

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) – Revenues of museums and other archaeological sites across the country have doubled in July compared to the same period last year. "The operating income of the country's museums and archaeological sites reached EGP 15, 966 ....

  • Erdogan government admits ISIL recruiting in Turkey, offering lucrative salaries

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:13:54 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:860773

    ANKARA, Aug 6 (MENA) - The government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged significant recruitment of Turkish nationals by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, The World Tribune reported Wednesday. Officials have told Turkey’s ....

  • 7 MB arrested over accusations of attacking police station

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:13:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:861066

    BANHA, Aug 6 (MENA) – Qalubiya security forces managed Wednesday to bust seven members of the Muslim Brotherhood group over accusations of attacking a police station and targeting policemen. The defendants face charges of attacking Abu Za'bal ....

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