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Jordanian King calls for intensifying efforts to end Israeli siege on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-20 16:15:42 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:883446
Jordanian King Abdullah II stressed the importance of intensifying regional and international efforts to put an end to the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, Petra News Agency reported on Wednesday. At a meeting with Palestinian President ....
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Court to take action against violators of press gag in trial of century
Date: 2014-08-20 16:11:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:883435
Chief Justice of Cairo Criminal Court Counselor Mahmoud Kamel Rashidi on Wednesday decided reporting to Prosecutor General Counselor Hisham Barakat press and media outlets that violated a press gag in the trial of the century where former president ....
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Court sentences Jordanian to 10 years, fugitive Israeli to 25 years over spying charges
Date: 2014-08-20 16:08:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:883429
The State Security Emergency Court sentenced Jordanian spy Bashar Abu Zaid, a communication engineer, to 10 years in prison over spying for Israel. The court sentenced fugitive Israeli Mossad agent Ophir Harare to 25 years in prison. Abu Zaid ....
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Health Minister meets HCP representatives
Date: 2014-08-20 16:06:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:883423
Health Minister Adel el-Adawy met on Wednesday with representatives from the Healthcare Providers Chamber (HCP). The meeting tackled the private sector's role in providing distinguished healthcare services to the public. Other health issues ....
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PM: Power outage problem will start easing up as of Sunday
Date: 2014-08-20 14:24:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:883228
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Wednesday said that the power outage problem will start easing up as of Sunday. At a press conference, he added that a plan has been drawn up for upgrading the capacity of 54 power plants nationwide to meet ....
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Activists call for bringing Mubarak to trial over political corruption
Date: 2014-08-20 13:53:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:883190
Scores of activists on Wednesday organized a protest at the High Court calling for bringing former president Hosni Mubarak to trial over political corruption. Members of Kefaya and April 6th along with the National Society for Change organized ....
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Egyptian Exchange indices up on Wednesday
Date: 2014-08-20 13:50:45 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:883187
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went up on Wednesday backed by active purchase operations of housing and real estate shares. The market capital gained 1.8 billion pounds to reach 521.7 billion pounds, amid transactions which hit about 1.5 ....
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Mufti adviser slams killing of US journalist
Date: 2014-08-20 13:49:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:883183
Adviser to the Mufti of the republic Ibrahim Negm has denounced the beheading of a US journalist by the terrorist Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq. "Such acts distort the image of Islam, and give our enemies an opportunity to circulate unfounded ....
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Minister announces agreement to legalize status of Cairo suspended factories
Date: 2014-08-20 13:48:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:883181
Minister of Trade and Industry Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour said on Wednesday that an agreement was reached with the Housing Ministry to legalize the status of the small- and medium-sized factories in the industrial zone in the Third Settlement, New ....
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Liberman: Israel must take back initiative, 'bring Hamas to submission'
Date: 2014-08-20 13:46:42 GMT - Israel - International - SN:43 - ID:883176
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman implicitly criticized Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, accusing him of surrendering the initiative to Hamas in the wake of the collapse of the latest cease-fire in the South, the ....
