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Palestinian govt rejects statements blaming president for settlers' disappearance
Date: 2014-06-17 17:29:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:783583
Meeting under Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah Tuesday, the Palestinian government categorically rejected Israeli statements blaming President Mahmoud Abbas for the disappearance of three Israeli settlers. The Palestinian Authority had warned that ....
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Trial of Badea, 50 MB members over violence charges postponed to June 23
Date: 2014-06-17 17:25:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:783019
Giza Criminal Court ordered Tuesday to postpone the trial of former guide of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group Mohamed Badea along with 50 MB members others to June 23. The court took the decision to hear the testimonies of prosecution ....
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Inaugural session of Iran-West talks ends
Date: 2014-06-17 17:23:40 GMT - Austria - International - SN:63 - ID:783572
The inaugural session of the fifth round of talks between Iran and the West has ended, said Michael Mann, spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton who coordinates diplomacy with Iran on behalf of the six nations (also known as the ....
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Sisi says foreign ties to serve Egyptians' interests: FM
Date: 2014-06-17 17:19:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:783568
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed during a meeting with the new cabinet that foreign relations should serve the interests and aspirations of the Egyptian people, Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry has said. In statements after taking oath of ....
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Train movement from, to Qena stops
Date: 2014-06-17 17:12:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:783559
Train movement from and to Qena has stopped completely after four wagons of a cargo train coming from Cairo derailed at Ashraf station in the Upper Egyptian city earlier Tuesday. The train was heading to Aswan. No word of casualties was ....
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Egypt welcomes AU decision on resuming its activities
Date: 2014-06-17 16:55:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:783538
Egypt has welcomed a decision by the African Union Peace and Security Council allowing it to resume all its activities one year after their suspension. A statement by the Foreign Ministry said the decision came in the wake of the referendum on ....
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NATO cooperates with Turkey over Iraq situation -- Rasmussen
Date: 2014-06-17 16:53:40 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:59 - ID:783536
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday they cooperate fully with Turkey over the recent developments in the situation in Iraq. Rasmussen, who paid a two-day visit to Turkey after the ISIL seized many cities in Iraq, told the ....
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Nile water level remains unchanged
Date: 2014-06-17 16:34:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:58 - ID:783491
The Nile River water level remained unchanged on Tuesday, recording Monday's same reading of 174.27 meters. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 250 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake Nasser was registered at ....
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Improving national economy high prioroty: industry minister
Date: 2014-06-17 16:29:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:57 - ID:783479
Minister of Industry, Trade and Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour said on Tuesday that improving the national economy is a high priority for his ministry during the coming period. "The ministry will work on offering the ....
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New environment minister vows to work hard for better environment
Date: 2014-06-17 16:23:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:783458
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has said that he will exert utmost efforts to guarantee Egyptians are living in a better environment. The new minister told MENA he will be studying important files in the coming days. The issues of energy, ....