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  • Haftar did not leave Libya: spokesman

    Haftar did not leave Libya: spokesman

    Date: 2014-07-31 17:49:23 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:852538

    Libyan General Khalifa Haftar has not left for Egypt during Eidul Fitr, an official spokesman of the "Libya Dignity Operation" has said. In a phone call with Bawabat al-Wassat on Thursday, Haftar said the general was always with his soldiers and ....

  • First flight carrying stranded Egyptians in Libya arrives in Cairo

    First flight carrying stranded Egyptians in Libya arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2014-07-31 16:43:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:852480

    EgyptAir's first flight airlifting Egyptians stranded in Libya arrived in Cairo on Thursday. A Boeing '737' carrying 319 Egyptian passengers arrived from Tunisia's Djerba airport. The plane left on Wednesday to Djerba airport to bring home the ....

  • Gaza death toll rises to 1,400

    Gaza death toll rises to 1,400

    Date: 2014-07-31 16:02:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:852417

    The death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 1,400, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. At least 8,220 were injured during the ongoing Israeli aggression, the ministry's spokesman Ashraf el-Qedra said in statements ....

  • Zamalek's negotiations with Hossam Hassan started after approval of Jordan football federation

    Zamalek's negotiations with Hossam Hassan started after approval of Jordan football federation

    Date: 2014-07-31 15:48:17 GMT - Jordan - Sport - SN:18 - ID:852403

    The Jordan Football Federation said that it allowed former Egyptian legendary striker Hossam Hassan and Egypt's Zamalek Club to start negotiations between them to lead the Zamalek team next season. In a statement Thursday, the federation said ....

  • Amnesty Int'l calls on S. Korea to stop arming Israel

    Amnesty Int'l calls on S. Korea to stop arming Israel

    Date: 2014-07-31 14:44:44 GMT - south korea - International - SN:17 - ID:852318

    South Korea should immediately halt the transfer of all weapons to Israel in light of the deadly conflict in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 1,300 people and injured many more since earlier this month, the local office of a global human ....

  • Palestinian FM hands UN official Abbas' letter

    Palestinian FM hands UN official Abbas' letter

    Date: 2014-07-31 14:35:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:852308

    Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki handed on Thursday a letter of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the United Nations (UN) assistant secretary general for political affairs. In the letter, Abbas demanded that UN Secretary General ....

  • Egypt bourse records collective gains

    Egypt bourse records collective gains

    Date: 2014-07-31 14:34:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:15 - ID:852306

    Egypt's bourse indices recorded collective gains at the end of Thursday's trading, amid intensive purchases by foreign investors. The market capital gained about 3.6 billion pounds to reach 501 billion pounds, amid transactions which hit about ....

  • Police reshuffle witnessed promotion of young leaderships - assistant interior minister

    Police reshuffle witnessed promotion of young leaderships - assistant interior minister

    Date: 2014-07-31 14:27:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:852287

    The police reshuffle this year witnessed the promotion of young leaderships in the Interior Ministry, which performed their role over the past period, said Assistant Interior Minister for police personnel Adel Refaat. In exclusive statements to ....

  • Defense minister approves promotion of Armed Forces martyrs to higher ranks

    Defense minister approves promotion of Armed Forces martyrs to higher ranks

    Date: 2014-07-31 14:18:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:852280

    Defense Minister General Sedqi Sobhi approved on Thursday the promotion of the martyrs of the Armed Forces and Border Guards who were killed in recent terrorist attacks in Sinai to higher ranks. The promotions cover army officers and soldiers in ....

  • Sisi to meet Italy's PM on Saturday

    Sisi to meet Italy's PM on Saturday

    Date: 2014-07-31 14:18:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:852277

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will meet on Saturday with Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the presidential palace in Heliopolis in Cairo. "The meeting will discuss a number of regional issues of common interest and prospects of bolstering ....

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