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Egypt's energy system should be reconsidered: Minister
Date: 2014-07-16 13:27:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:830438
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has said Egypt's energy system should be reconsidered, adding that Egypt has to increase dependence on renewable energy. This came during his meting with a delegation of the World Bank Group, currently in Egypt ....
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Israel FM calls for ground operation against Gaza
Date: 2014-07-16 13:20:09 GMT - Israel - International - SN:34 - ID:830417
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman has called for a ground operation against the Gaza Strip. He said: "Only a full ground incursion in Gaza will secure a peaceful summer for our children in the South," reiterating a personal stance that ....
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Health minister launches campaign for hospitals face-lift
Date: 2014-07-16 13:04:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:830358
Minister of Health and Population Adel Adawi announced the launching of a campaign for hospitals face-lift as of Saturday starting with Cairo and Giza governorates. In statements on Wednesday, the minister said the campaign will be carried out in ....
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Profit-taking drives Egypt's bourse down
Date: 2014-07-16 13:03:39 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:32 - ID:830351
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) slipped on profit-taking at the end of Wednesday's trading amid sales by Egyptian investors. The market capital reached 492.22 billion pounds, after transactions hit EGP 940 million. The benchmark EGX 30 index ....
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FM, Blair start talks on ceasefire initiative
Date: 2014-07-16 13:02:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:830346
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri and International Quartet Committee for Peace in the Middle East Envoy Tony Blair met Wednesday to discuss an Egyptian ceasefire initiative between Israel and the Palestinians. Blair visited Cairo in the past days ....
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Assad sworn in for 3rd presidential term
Date: 2014-07-16 11:25:20 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:830116
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has been sworn in for a third seven-year term in office, Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath TV reported. Assad won 88.7 percent of the ballots cast in the first multi-candidate elections in decades. The voting didn't take place ....
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FM receives delegation of Egyptian-French Friendship Association
Date: 2014-07-16 11:24:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:830112
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri received on Wednesday a delegation of the Egyptian-French Parliamentary Friendship Association and discussed with them a set of domestic and regional issues as well as bilateral relations. Shoukri reviewed with the ....
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Azhar Imam leaves for UAE to receive International Holy Quran Award
Date: 2014-07-16 11:23:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:830109
Al Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed El-Tayyeb left here on Wednesday for the UAE on a visit during which he will meet with Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid and a number of UAE officials. Tayyeb will also attend a ceremony in ....
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Gaza’s water system collapsing due to Israeli strikes, says Red Cross
Date: 2014-07-16 11:17:19 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:830098
The repeated bombardments are destroying the vulnerable water system in Gaza, and the deaths of a number of local water authority technicians stresses the danger they face as they perform essential maintenance work, according to the International ....
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Cabinet confers on political, economic, social reports
Date: 2014-07-16 11:13:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:830088
Meeting under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab Tuesday, the government reviewed a number of political, economic and social reports. The meeting, currently in session, is set to focus on the security situation and how to restore stability to the ....
