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  • Minister promises plan to support tourism

    Minister promises plan to support tourism

    Date: 2014-06-17 16:17:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:783211

    Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazoua said on Tuesday that his ministry would focus on supporting the tourism sector during the coming period. "We seek to make tourists feel safe during their stay in Egypt," the minister said during a press conference ....

  • Mahlab inspects campaign of removing encroachments in Sabtia

    Mahlab inspects campaign of removing encroachments in Sabtia

    Date: 2014-06-17 16:16:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:783445

    Primer Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Tuesday inspected the ongoing campaign to remove all encroachments in Sabtia area in Cairo. Accompanying the premier were Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim and Local Development Minister Adel Labib along with a ....

  • AU Council decides restoring Egyptian participation in all AU activities

    AU Council decides restoring Egyptian participation in all AU activities

    Date: 2014-06-17 16:13:33 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:783441

    The African Peace and Security Council decided restoring the Egyptian participation in all African Union activities that had been suspended since last July. The AU Council's decision has been adopted unanimously at a meeting held this evening in ....

  • William Hague denies government is softening its approach to Iran

    William Hague denies government is softening its approach to Iran

    Date: 2014-06-17 16:09:47 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:52 - ID:783430

    British Foreign Secretary William Hague has assured MPs that the UK's policy towards Iran on terrorism and nuclear ambitions will not soften despite announcing the reopening of the British embassy in Tehran, the Telegraph reported Tuesday. Hague ....

  • Adawy: Plan outlined to support national strategy for food

    Adawy: Plan outlined to support national strategy for food

    Date: 2014-06-17 16:07:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:783423

    Minister of Health and Population Adel Adawy on Tuesday said that a plan has been outlined to support the national strategy for food. In press statements, he added that the State is committed to providing safe food to every citizen in Egypt in ....

  • Special bicycles route to be established on Lake Qarun coast in Fayyoum

    Special bicycles route to be established on Lake Qarun coast in Fayyoum

    Date: 2014-06-17 15:57:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:783309

    Fayyoum Governor Hazem Attiatallah said Tuesday a special bicycles route will be established on the southern coast of Lake Qarun within a plan to build a corniche on the famous lake which will be 40 kilometers long and have a pedestrian-only path ....

  • Mahlab honored by PM post

    Mahlab honored by PM post

    Date: 2014-06-17 15:56:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:782909

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has said that he is honored to be assigned to form the new government that was sworn in earlier Tuesday. "I was honored to be appointed prime minister and I was also honored to attend an expanded meeting held by the ....

  • AP strongly against terrorism

    AP strongly against terrorism

    Date: 2014-06-17 15:53:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:783385

    Chairman of the Arab Parliament Ahmed al-Jarwan has said the AP stands strongly against all forums of terrorism. It is a strange phenomenon to the Arab culture and the Muslim and Christian faiths, Jarwan said Tuesday. Internal conflicts and ....

  • Extremist groups in Iraq threaten regional war, U.N. panel warns

    Extremist groups in Iraq threaten regional war, U.N. panel warns

    Date: 2014-06-17 15:42:04 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:49 - ID:783356

    The onslaught of extremist Sunni militants in Iraq will have violent repercussions in Syria and could bring wider war in the Middle East, the New York Times quoted a United Nations panel as warning on Tuesday. The conflict in Syria “has reached a ....

  • 5 persons held for 15 days pending probe into murder charges

    5 persons held for 15 days pending probe into murder charges

    Date: 2014-06-17 15:32:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:783202

    Five terrorists have been remanded in custody for 15 days while the prosecution investigates charges of murder and attempted murder. All five are accused of killing a police officer and attempting to murder another in May 15 City ....

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