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Higher education minister meets South Korean ambassador
Date: 2014-08-16 08:44:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:876229
Higher Education Minister Ahmed Abdel-Khaleq received Saturday South Korean Ambassador to Egypt Young-Soo Kim and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the minister underlined the close ties binding Egypt and South Korea in various ....
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Speculative companies excluded from Egyptian Exchange – chairman
Date: 2014-08-16 08:43:04 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:876224
Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange Mohamed Omran said he will not allow the enlistment of companies that could distort the reputation of EGX. EGX has been receiving subscription requests from companies that have no actual activities and are aiming ....
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ISIL militants killed, injured in Mosul air strikes
Date: 2014-08-16 08:42:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:876223
A number of militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were killed and injured in air strikes that targeted their HQ in southern Mosul. Fighter jets carried out the strikes on Al-Qayara and Al-Mafkouk towns in Mosul, leaving ....
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Bomb defused at Monufia power transformer plant
Date: 2014-08-16 08:40:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:876218
Explosive experts defused a bomb planted inside a power transformer station in Shebin El-Kom, Monufia, on Saturday. A strange object found at the station was reported to the authorities that was later confirmed to be a bomb. Bomb squads ....
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Cartoonist Moustafa Hussein dies
Date: 2014-08-16 07:45:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:876154
Veteran cartoonist Moustafa Hussein died Saturday at the age of 79 after a long struggle with cancer. Hussein had had an operation to remove a tumor in a US hospital and then underwent chemotherapy. Newspapers falsely announced him dead in mid ....
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Clashes continue around Tripoli airport
Date: 2014-08-16 07:42:39 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:876148
Fierce clashes and heavy bombing were reported in the early hours of Saturday in the Libyan capital. Tripoli International Airport has been exposed to violent armed clashes between Zantan revolutionaries, who control the airport, and Islamist-led ....
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Merkel to Putin: Halt flow of arms to Ukraine
Date: 2014-08-16 07:41:31 GMT - Germany - International - SN:15 - ID:876145
The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the flow of military goods and personnel into Ukraine ahead of a weekend meeting of foreign ministers aimed at easing tensions, ABC News reported ....
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Russian assures Hagel on Ukrainian relief
Date: 2014-08-16 07:36:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:14 - ID:876140
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu "guaranteed" US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday that no Russian troops are involved in the transport of humanitarian relief supplies to eastern Ukraine, ABC News quoted a Pentagon spokesman as ....
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Security Council impose sanctions on ISIL, Nusra front
Date: 2014-08-16 07:29:54 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:13 - ID:876130
UN Security Council imposed Friday sanctions on the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and "Nusra Front" under the Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The resolution condemns the recruitment of foreign fighters and expresses readiness to ....
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193 MB members arrested in 7 governorates -- official
Date: 2014-08-16 07:19:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:876116
Security authorities dispersed gatherings of Muslim Brotherhood members after Friday prayers in some governorates, an Interior Ministry media official said. In a press release, the official said the police dispersed the crowds after they blocked ....
