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  • Finland lifts travel ban to Sharm El-Sheikh

    Finland lifts travel ban to Sharm El-Sheikh

    Date: 2014-08-06 14:15:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:861507

    Egypt's Tourism Ministry said on Friday that Finland has lifted a travel ban to the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. The decision included other Egyptian cities, such as Hurghada, Luxor, Aswan, Cairo and Alexandria. Tourism Minister Hisham ....

  • Azzam al-Ahmad: Gaza truce should be permanent

    Azzam al-Ahmad: Gaza truce should be permanent

    Date: 2014-08-06 14:11:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:861499

    Head of the Palestinian delegation Azzam al-Ahmad, currently in Cairo for Gaza cease fire talks, has said the truce between Israel and Palestine should be permanent. "The United States should ensure the commitment of both sides to the cease fire ....

  • Rouhani: Iran standing beside Gaza

    Rouhani: Iran standing beside Gaza

    Date: 2014-08-06 14:09:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:19 - ID:861497

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani strongly condemned the recent Israeli brutal attacks against the oppressed Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and renewed Iran's support for the oppressed people of the region, especially Gazans, the Fars News Agency ....

  • Hospitals obliged to receive emergency patients and provide free treatment for 48hrs

    Hospitals obliged to receive emergency patients and provide free treatment for 48hrs

    Date: 2014-08-06 14:08:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:861495

    Health Minister Adel Adawi has obliged hospitals to receive all emergency patients and offer free treatment for them for a maximum of 48 hours. Adawi made the decision following directives by the prime minister to that effect. He outlined ....

  • Egypt asserts anew regularity of work at Rafah terminal

    Egypt asserts anew regularity of work at Rafah terminal

    Date: 2014-08-06 14:04:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:861487

    Rafah border crossing has been opening normally since the start of the current war in the Gaza Strip, said an Egyptian source on Wednesday. More than 3,900 Palestinians crossed the terminal to Egypt during this period, said the source. Some ....

  • Blair, Serry in Cairo

    Blair, Serry in Cairo

    Date: 2014-08-06 14:03:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:861485

    Quartet Envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair arrived here on Wednesday, accompanied by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry, who was with him on board the same plane coming from Tel Aviv. Blair and ....

  • Tunisia pres. calls for 'regional strategy' to combat terrorism

    Tunisia pres. calls for 'regional strategy' to combat terrorism

    Date: 2014-08-06 14:01:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:861484

    Tunisian Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki has called for the adoption of a “regional strategy” to fight against terrorism by involving Libya, Algeria and the Sahel-Saharan countries, the Tunisian News Agency reported. “Terrorism threatens the ....

  • Museums revenues doubled in one year: Antiquities min.

    Museums revenues doubled in one year: Antiquities min.

    Date: 2014-08-06 14:01:03 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:14 - ID:861483

    Revenues of museums and other archaeological sites across the country have doubled in July compared to the same period last year. "The operating income of the country's museums and archaeological sites reached EGP 15, 966 million in July against ....

  • AL chief holds talks with Blair on regional developments

    AL chief holds talks with Blair on regional developments

    Date: 2014-08-06 13:54:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:861472

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby held talks on Wednesday with visiting International Quartet envoy Tony Blair. The talks took up the recent developments in the region, especially the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. They also ....

  • Azhar Imam, Pope Tawadros: Egyptian Muslims and Coptst are united

    Azhar Imam, Pope Tawadros: Egyptian Muslims and Coptst are united

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:42:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:861202

    Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb and Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Wednesday confirmed that both Egyptian Muslims and Christians are united and share the same reciprocal cordial feelings. The ....

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