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1,000 Egyptian expats leave Safaga Port to Gulf states
Date: 2014-08-01 10:14:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:853031
HURGHADA, Egypt, Aug 1 (MENA) - As many as 1,000 expatriates left Safaga Port Friday returning to Gulf countries to resume work after Eidul-Fitr vacation, Head of Safaga Port Mahmoud Abdel-Khaleq said. They left on board two ships, he said. ....
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AOHR praises 72-hour ceasefire truce between Israel, Palestinians
Date: 2014-08-01 10:13:13 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:853099
VIENNA, Aug 1 (MENA) – The Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) in Austria has praised a 72-hour ceasefire truce between Israel and the Palestinians. The truce came into effect this morning. In press statements on Friday, Hassan Moussa, ....
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Libyan official urges popular uprising against terrorism
Date: 2014-08-01 09:51:59 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:853019
TRIPOLI, Aug 1 (MENA) - Chairman of the national security at the General National Congress Abdel-Moneim al-Yassir said a popular uprising is needed in Libya to save the country and prevent it from falling into a disaster even bigger than ....
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2,840 tourists arrive in Marsa Alam airport on board 16 planes
Date: 2014-08-01 09:50:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:853028
HURGHADA, Egypt, Aug 1 (MENA) - Marsa Alam airport received Friday 16 planes from different European airports with 2,840 tourists on board, Head of Marsa Alam airport Hussein Refki said. Most of the tourists are from Italy,Germany, the Netherlands ....
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Heavy security measures in Qalubiya
Date: 2014-08-01 09:49:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:853017
BANHA, Egypt, Aug 1 (MENA) - Heavy security deployment was witnessed in all Qalubiya cities to counter any riots by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group. Security bodies in the governorate were put on high alert to protect citizens and public ....
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Former PM blames radical groups for Libyan violence
Date: 2014-08-01 09:49:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:853035
TRIPOLI, Aug 1 (MENA) – Former Libyan prime Minister Ali Zeidan blamed radical and extremist groups for the deteriorating security situation in Libya. "These groups are seeking to be on the top of the political scene," he told Sky News ....
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Italian PM visits Cairo Sat. to discuss Gaza crisis
Date: 2014-08-01 09:48:04 GMT - Italy - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:853025
ROME, Aug 1 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister and President of the European Union Council Matteo Renzi will start an official visit Saturday to Cairo to underline support for an Egyptian ceasefire initiative for the Gaza Strip. Egypt's President ....
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Heavy clashes between Israeli troops, Palestinian fighters southern Gaza: Report
Date: 2014-08-01 09:42:45 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:853037
GAZA CITY, Aug 1 (MENA) - Heavy firefights have erupted between Israeli soldiers and Gaza fighters in the southern region of the coastal enclave, the Yedioth Ahronot daily said on its website on Friday. It said four Palestinians were killed by ....
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Unified Palestinian team formed, to leave for Cairo - MP
Date: 2014-08-01 09:41:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:853027
RAMALLAH, Aug 1 (MENA) - A unified Palestinian delegation was formed under a decision by President Mahmoud Abbas and will leave for Cairo this noon, said member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and MP Qais ....
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Graduate protests for appointment not to bear any fruits – min
Date: 2014-08-01 09:41:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:853033
CAIRO, Aug 1 (MENA) - Minister of Education Mahmoud Abul Nasr said on Friday that the recent protests staged by graduates of education faculties will not bear any fruits. He also accused some suspicious group of standing behind these ....