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Azhar Tunnel closed to traffic
Date: 2014-02-18 13:17:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:562481
The Al-Azhar Tunnel in downtown Cairo has been closed to traffic due to an electrical malfunction. The tunnel is closed on both directions, a source told MENA Tuesday, adding that work is underway to fix the problem. ....
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PM decides to turn Halayeb village into city--Minister
Date: 2014-02-18 13:14:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:562474
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy has decided to turn Halayeb village of Shalateen city in the Red Sea Governorate into a city, said Local Development Minister Adel Labib on Tuesday. New Halayeb city will include the villages of Abu Ramad and Ras ....
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39 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2014-02-18 13:10:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:562456
Thirty-nine vessels transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday in two convoys carrying a cargo of 1.675 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 14 ships carrying 631,000 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 25 vessels carrying a cargo of ....
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Iran, G5+1 start fresh round of talks in Vienna
Date: 2014-02-18 13:05:08 GMT - Austria - International - SN:39 - ID:562438
Representatives of Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) started comprehensive talks in Vienna on Tuesday over Iran's nuclear program, Fars news agency reported. On Monday morning, Iranian Foreign ....
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Military issues have no place in nuclear talks - Iran Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-02-18 12:44:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:37 - ID:562370
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham on Tuesday stressed that military issues have no place in the nuclear talks between Iran and the Group 5+1, IRNA News Agency reported Tuesday. She reiterated Teheran's firm stance on ....
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S. Korean diplomat: It is premature to identify mastermind of Taba attack
Date: 2014-02-18 12:41:54 GMT - south korea - International - SN:36 - ID:562359
A senior official with the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it is premature to identify the mastermind and perpetrators of a bombing attack that hit a tourist bus which was carrying South Korean tourists in Taba on Sunday leaving ....
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AL chief meets UN working group
Date: 2014-02-18 12:35:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:562347
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met on Tuesday with a UN working group, chaired by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry. The meeting discussed a number of regional issues including the ....
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Egypt following up with concern deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria -- Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-02-18 12:26:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:562326
Egypt is following up with great concern the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Cairo strongly condemns the random use of barrel bombs against innocent people, spokesman Badr Abdel-Aati said, calling ....
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Pakistan envoy summoned on abduction of Iranian border guards
Date: 2014-02-18 12:16:27 GMT - Iran - International - SN:33 - ID:562298
Iran's Deputy foreign minister for Asia and Pacific affairs summoned Pakistanˈs ambassador to Tehran on Monday evening to inform him of need for Islamabadˈs serious pursuing of 5 Iranian border guardsˈ abduction in Jakigour border, IRNA News Agency ....
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Strikes, protests staged in Sharqiya
Date: 2014-02-18 12:06:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:562265
A number of unionist protests and strikes were staged in Sharqiya Tuesday to press for better living and working conditions. Hundreds of notary workers started an open-ended partial strike in the Delta city demanding equal treatment with their ....
