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  • Defense minister orders treatment of renowned poet at army expense

    Defense minister orders treatment of renowned poet at army expense

    Date: 2014-07-03 11:20:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:809620

    Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi on Thursday ordered moving a renowned poet to the Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo. The minister decided the treatment of Hasan Tawfiq will be at the expense of the armed forces. ....

  • Ashton, IAEA head discuss talks on Iran nuclear program

    Ashton, IAEA head discuss talks on Iran nuclear program

    Date: 2014-07-03 11:10:47 GMT - Austria - International - SN:10 - ID:809604

    European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met Thursday with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano to discuss a number of technical issues related to the talks between Iran and Western powers in ....

  • Saudi ambassador holds banquet in honor of Egypt's FM

    Saudi ambassador holds banquet in honor of Egypt's FM

    Date: 2014-07-03 09:52:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:809385

    Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmad bin Abdul Aziz Kattan organized an Iftar banquet in honor of the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. The banquet was attended by Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil al-Arabi, former foreign minister ....

  • Negotiation session on Iran nuclear program kicks off in Vienna

    Negotiation session on Iran nuclear program kicks off in Vienna

    Date: 2014-07-03 08:43:02 GMT - Austria - International - SN:8 - ID:809244

    Spokesperson for EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, Michael Mann announced Thursday the start of the sixth round of talks on Iran nuclear program. The negotiations are attended by all heads of western delegations to the talks as well as ....

  • Hamas says Israel will pay for killing Palestinian teenager

    Hamas says Israel will pay for killing Palestinian teenager

    Date: 2014-07-03 08:04:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:809197

    The Palestinian Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, warned on Wednesday that Israel will pay the price for the abduction and killing of a Palestinian teenager. In a statement Wednesday, the group held Israeli occupation accountable for the ....

  • UN chief concerned over allegations about UNAMID

    UN chief concerned over allegations about UNAMID

    Date: 2014-07-03 08:03:17 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:6 - ID:809194

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is concerned about the recent serious allegations against the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), said a statement on Wednesday. These allegations cover a wide range of issues, including ....

  • Explosion heard near mosque in Kerdasa

    Explosion heard near mosque in Kerdasa

    Date: 2014-07-03 08:01:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:809191

    An explosion took place near a mosque in the Giza district of Kerdasa shortly after two police stations in Embaba were attacked by bombs, a source at the Giza security directorate said. Police forces rushed to Ataabi mosque to see whether the ....

  • Tahrir Square to be closed to traffic ahead of MB protests on Morsi ouster anniversary

    Tahrir Square to be closed to traffic ahead of MB protests on Morsi ouster anniversary

    Date: 2014-07-03 07:58:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:809188

    Tahrir Square will be closed to traffic as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday as part of security preparations for Muslim Brotherhood calls for staging protests to mark the first anniversary of ousting Mohamed Morsi, a security source said. Police and army ....

  • Arab League chi congratualtes Mauritanian president on elections win

    Arab League chi congratualtes Mauritanian president on elections win

    Date: 2014-07-03 07:54:37 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:809183

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi congratulated Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on his win the presidential polls that took place in the country lately. In the cable, Arabi wished more development and progress in ....

  • Pentagon: Syria chemical weapons transfer complete

    Pentagon: Syria chemical weapons transfer complete

    Date: 2014-07-03 07:23:37 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:809142

    The transfer of Syrian chemical weapons from a Danish container ship to a U.S. vessel was completed on Wednesday in an Italian port, the Pentagon said in a statement. “The transfer of Syrian chemicals from the Danish container ship Ark Futura to ....

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