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Arab countries support Egypt's candidate for ALO Director-General
Date: 2014-08-19 18:03:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:82 - ID:881803
A large number of the Arab countries decided to support the Egyptian government's candidate in the position of Director-General of the Arab Labor Organization, Ahmed El-Borai, former minister of Social Solidarity. In a meeting at the Manpower ....
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Hanging Church to be opened in October
Date: 2014-08-19 18:00:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:81 - ID:881798
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, would be reopened early October, Said Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati. The church was closed for restoration. During a visit to the church in Old Cairo ....
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Manhunt launched after car theft in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-08-19 17:58:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:881796
North Sinai security forces have launched a wide scale manhunt after armed robbers attacked two cars of a gas company tasked with repairing a damaged gas pipeline. They stole a bus and a car carrying engineers and technicians who were on their ....
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No shortage in basic medicines- health minster
Date: 2014-08-19 17:51:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:881789
Health Minister Adel Adawi stressed Tuesday that there was no shortage in basic medicines on the market, there were an increase in its availability. Adawi said the basic medicines were closely monitored by his ministry because of their importance ....
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Presidential decree approves promotion of 765 members of State Lawsuits Authority
Date: 2014-08-19 17:48:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:78 - ID:881785
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree Tuesday to approve the promotion of 765 members of the Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority. According to deputy head of the authority Sameh Saeed, the decree is issued under the presidential decree no ....
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Saudi Hajj minister calls for more efforts in serving pilgrims
Date: 2014-08-19 17:44:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:881782
Saudi Minister of Hajj, Bandar ibn Muhammad Hajjar reiterated on Tuesday the importance of exerting more efforts to facilitate the procedures of pilgrims' check-ins. The minister made the remarks during a visit to the Saudi travel agents bureau ....
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Erdogan to be sowrn in as Turkey's president on Aug. 28
Date: 2014-08-19 17:38:55 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:76 - ID:881778
Newly-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in as the 12th president of Turkey on August 28. The ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP) will hold its first extraordinary conference on Aug. 27 to nominate a candidate ....
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Iraqi security forces recapture biggest ISIL shelter in Tikrit
Date: 2014-08-19 17:31:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:881764
Iraqi security forces took control Salahuddin province building and the biggest ISIL shelter in Tikrit, a military spokesman said Tuesday. Spokesman for the Armed Forces Commander in Chief office Qassem Atta said the Army, supported by Air Force, ....
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Gaza-based militant group put on US terrorist list
Date: 2014-08-19 17:16:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:74 - ID:881747
An Islamist Palestinian group has been placed on the US terrorist black list, the State Department announced Tuesday. Since its founding in 2012, the "Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem" has claimed responsibility for a number ....
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Jordan receives 452 Syrian refugees in two days
Date: 2014-08-19 17:01:50 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:881258
Jordan's Border guards received about 452 Syrian refugees during the past 48 hours, an official source of the Jordanian armed forces said on Tuesday. In a statement, the source added that most of the refugees were women,children and elderly ....
