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Sisi to probe Egyptian-Russian cooperation in Moscow - Armed Forces
Date: 2014-02-12 17:13:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:552058
First Deputy Premier and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Defense Minister Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said he will hold talks with senior Russian officials to resume consultations on strategic cooperation between Egypt and Russia and ....
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UN chief deplores use of cluster bombs in S. Sudan conflict
Date: 2014-02-12 17:03:17 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:552045
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Wednesday the use in the South Sudan conflict of cluster bombs, remnants of which were found last week by the United Nations Mine Action Service, on the Juba-Bor road, Jonglei State. He ....
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Cabinet reviews report on talks in Addis Ababa regarding Ethiopian dam
Date: 2014-02-12 16:57:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:552035
The Cabinet on Wednesday reviewed at a meeting under Prime Minister Hazem el-Biblawy a report by Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Motaleb about the outcome of his recent talks in Addis Ababa regarding the Ethiopian Great ....
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Prosecutor General: There are no political detainees in Egypt
Date: 2014-02-12 16:29:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:552003
Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat asserted on Wednesday that there are no political detainees in Egypt. At a meeting with a European Union human rights delegation, now visiting here, he explained that all those held in custody are detained in ....
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German Ambassador: We have no problem with dealing with any elected Egyptian president
Date: 2014-02-12 16:14:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:551969
German Ambassador in Cairo Michael Bock on Wednesday said that his country has no problem with dealing with any elected Egyptian president. He was replying to a question during a press conference that was held in the German embassy about the ....
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Abbas awards Egypt ambassador Al-Quds Star Medal
Date: 2014-02-12 16:05:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:551958
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas decorated the first Egyptian Ambassador to Palestine, Yasser Othman, bestowing the Al-Quds Star Medal on him in appreciation of his efforts to support bilateral relations. Abbas received Othman, who finished ....
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Cabinet prevents importing motorcycles and toktoks for one year
Date: 2014-02-12 16:00:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:551953
The Cabinet at a meeting on Wednesday under Prime Minister Hazem el-Biblawy entrusted the Finance Ministry with preventing the import of motorcycles and toktoks (auto rickshaws) for one year. The Cabinet also decided to ban importing components ....
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Russia, Brahimi discuss measures to push Syrian parties towards constructive dialogue
Date: 2014-02-12 15:52:50 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:551938
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov and UN/AL Special Envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi have discussed measures to push the Syrian parties towards starting a constructive dialogue, the Voice of Russia quoted a well-informed diplomatic ....
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Al-Azhar University Council decides postponing classes to March 8
Date: 2014-02-12 15:46:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:551924
Al-Azhar University Council on Wednesday decided postponing classes to March 8. The council, in a statement, explained that the measure was meant to have time to mend fences and buildings that were damaged by recent acts of riot in the ....
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Cairo University comes first at African level, according to Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
Date: 2014-02-12 15:44:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:551917
Cairo University came in the first rank on the list of African universities, according to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, also known as Ranking Web of World Universities. Cairo University, according to the ranking list, was rated ....