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EU welcomes Gaza truce
Date: 2014-08-05 15:05:12 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:859932
The EU welcomed Tuesday the announcement of a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and called on all parties to respect its terms. "There must be an immediate end to the loss of civilian lives. The firing of rockets from the Gaza ....
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Russia needs to step up production of military-purpose spacecraft — Deputy PM
Date: 2014-08-05 14:56:14 GMT - Russia - International - SN:28 - ID:859915
Russia needs to boost domestic production of military-purpose and communication spacecraft with the main focus on the import substitution strategy, ITAR-TASS quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin as saying on Tuesday. “Following a ....
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Iran VP slams int'l bodies inaction towards Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 14:37:32 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:859878
Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri has strongly criticized international bodies for their silence vis-à-vis Israeli crimes in Gaza, noting that releasing of statement in support of the defenseless Gazans was worthless, IRNA reported ....
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FM back home from Tunisia accompanied on board with 300 stranded Egyptians
Date: 2014-08-05 13:51:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:859759
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry returned home on Tuesday from Tunisia, wrapping up a two-day visit during which he inspected the conditions of Egyptians stranded at the Libyan-Tunisian borders. Shoukry was accompanied on board his flight with 300 ....
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Sisi gives go-ahead signal to begin digging of new Suez Canal
Date: 2014-08-05 13:50:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:859757
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi gave on Tuesday the go-ahead signal for the beginning of digging a new Suez Canal. The projected waterway will be 72 kilometers long and will be parallel to the current channel and is aimed at turning the area into ....
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Obama: US companies to invest $14B in Africa
Date: 2014-08-05 13:00:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:24 - ID:859620
U.S. President Barack Obama will announce on Tuesday that U.S. businesses have committed to investing $14 billion in construction, clean energy, banking, and information technology projects across Africa, The Africa Report quoted a White House ....
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Celebrations held marking launch of Suez Canal development project
Date: 2014-08-05 12:59:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:859617
The Suez Canal Authority and the Egyptian Armed Forces on Tuesday celebrated launching the Suez Canal development project that was announced earlier in the day by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Several naval units took part in the celebration ....
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Egypt's bourse indexes up
Date: 2014-08-05 12:57:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:22 - ID:859615
Egypt's bourse indexes on Tuesday maintained an upward trend amid intensive purchase operations by foreign funds and corporations. This comes at a time when President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has announced the start of the Suez Canal development ....
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Government seeks compensating Egyptians coming back from Libya-- Governor
Date: 2014-08-05 12:55:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:859608
Assiut governor Major General Ibrahim Hammad urged all officials concerned in his governorate to take all measures to specify the number of Egyptians who returned from Libya to make up for the losses they incurred due to the current volatile ....
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Security campaigns launched nationwide to restore Egypt stability
Date: 2014-08-05 12:53:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:859604
Security campaigns have been launched nationwide during the past 24 hours to arrest outlaws and restore stability in Egypt. Upon the directives of interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim, security forces seized 99 unlicensed firearms, 18 bombs and a ....
