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  • Tagamu party chief hails approving progressive taxes article in constitution

    Date: 2013-11-25 19:27:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:166 - ID:406782

    CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) - President of the leftist Tagamu party Refaat el-Said hailed the approval of an article on progressive taxes in Egypt’s new constitution. In a press release on Monday, el-Said described the article approval as a victory for ....

  • 8 persons arrested in security campaign in Sinai

    Date: 2013-11-25 19:23:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:165 - ID:406780

    ARISH, Egypt, Nov 25 (MENA) – Eight suspected people were arrested and four houses and 17 huts belonging to Takfiri and terrorist elements were destroyed during a wide-scale security campaign in the North Sinai cities of Arish and Rafah on ....

  • Constitution panel to reach consensus Tuesday over controversial articles

    Date: 2013-11-25 19:07:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:164 - ID:406660

    CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) – A 50-member panel tasked with amending constitution will reach consensus over controversial articles, mainly on the second chamber of parliament, in the proposed constitution, well-placed sources said. The discussions of ....

  • IFAD grants Yemen $11 mln to develop local communities

    Date: 2013-11-25 19:07:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:163 - ID:406713

    SANA'A, Nov 25 (MENA) - Yemen and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding worth of $11 million, Saba News Agency reported. Under the memorandum, IFAD provides $11 million to ....

  • Turkish embassy works on releasing citizen abducted in Yemen

    Date: 2013-11-25 18:48:18 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:162 - ID:406666

    SANAA, Nov 25 (MENA) – The Turkish Embassy in Sanaa is holding contacts with tribesmen of the Yemeni governorate of Shaboa'a to mediate the release of an abducted Turlish citizen. Armed men kidnapped on Sunday a Turk after three Turkish people ....

  • Masked men rob EGP 125,000 from Egypt Gas collectors

    Date: 2013-11-25 18:34:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:161 - ID:406712

    BANHA, Egypt, Nov 25 (MENA) – Four masked men carried out an armed robbery on collectors of Egypt Gas Company in Khanka city, Qalubiya, while they were collecting money on Monday. The robbers fired at the collectors and seized 125,000 pounds at ....

  • Un chief: Geneva conference 'vehicle for peaceful transition' in Syria

    Date: 2013-11-25 18:30:41 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:160 - ID:406649

    NEW YORK, Nov 25 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that he will convene the Geneva conference on Syria on Wednesday, January 22, thus bringing the Syrian Government and opposition to a negotiating table for the first ....

  • League next season draw Monday

    Date: 2013-11-25 18:28:50 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:159 - ID:406663

    CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) – The clubs committee under Kamal Darwish decided to hold a draw for the first division of the 2013/2014 season of the league next Monday. The committee held a meeting on Monday at Zamalek Sports Club with the participation ....

  • Palestinian president, Chinese delegation discuss peace drive

    Date: 2013-11-25 18:27:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:158 - ID:406658

    RAMALLAH, Nov 25 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has briefed a delegation of the Chinese Communist Party on the peace process and the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. During a meeting with the Chinese delegation, Abbas underlined ....

  • US envoy for Sudan leaves Cairo after meetings with Egyptian officials

    Date: 2013-11-25 18:23:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:157 - ID:406650

    CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) - US Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth left Cairo Monday after meetings with Egyptian officials. Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy received Booth on Sunday for consultations on issues related to the two ....

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