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Palestinians agree to new 24-hour ceasefire in Gaza: Fatah member
Date: 2014-08-19 07:49:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:880716
Senior Fatah Central Committee member Azam al-Ahmad announced that the Palestinian delegation in Cairo agreed to extend a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for 24 hours to complete indirect negotiations with Israel under the auspices of Egypt. The ....
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Suez Canal investment certificates to be available to citizens within 3 days -- Finance Ministry
Date: 2014-08-19 07:19:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:880654
Investment certificates for the new Suez Canal project will be available to citizens within two or three days, finance minister's media adviser Mosbah Qotb said. During a phone call with Al-Hayat TV on Monday, Qotb said that supporters of the ....
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Abbas orders probe into "alleged coup" in West Bank
Date: 2014-08-19 07:16:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:880652
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday ordered a probe into media reports about the Israeli detention of a cell allegedly belonging to Hamas which plotted a coup against him in the West Bank, WAFA news agency reported. The president is ....
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Sisi inquires after Sudan president's health
Date: 2014-08-19 07:10:38 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:880645
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inquired after the health of his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir on Monday over the phone as the latter had undergone a surgery recently. The Egyptian president renewed an invitation to Bashir to visit ....
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Cabinet committee discusses investment certificates of new Suez Canal project
Date: 2014-08-19 07:07:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:880636
The ministerial economic committee under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab held a meeting Monday to discuss procedures to issue investment certificates for the new Suez Canal project. The meeting also tackled the ongoing preparations for a planned ....
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Lavrov to meet Erekate in Moscow today
Date: 2014-08-19 06:45:17 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:880613
Russian Foreign Minister Sergie Lavrov will meet later Tuesday with Palestinian Chief Negotiator and Member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee Saeb Erekat for talks on the situation in Gaza Strip. Palestinian ....
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US: Egypt plays crucial role in Gaza peace talks
Date: 2014-08-19 06:35:47 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:880605
US State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf has said that Egypt plays a crucial role in the ongoing peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis. She added that Egypt was actively seeking a ceasefire between both sides. In a ....
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Jordanian king, British PM discuss Mideast issues
Date: 2014-08-19 06:31:25 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:880597
Jordanian King Abdullah II and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed on Monday a number of Middle Eastern issues, especially the recent developments in Gaza, and efforts to reach a full end to the Israeli aggression on coastal territory and ....
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Gaza truce extended for 24 hours to resume talks: Egyptian statement
Date: 2014-08-19 05:55:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:880548
The Palestinians and Israel agreed to extend ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for 24 hours, said an Egyptian official statement on Monday. The extension came to resume talks between both sides, added the statement. The extension was reached as the ....
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U.S. bars all American airlines from flying over Syria
Date: 2014-08-19 05:50:45 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:880543
The US Federal Aviation Administration has barred all American airlines from flying over Syria, saying the ongoing conflict poses a “serious potential threat.” The FAA had previously warned American carriers to avoid flying over Syria. The new ....
