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Saudi cabinet mourns victims of Saudi hotel fire
Date: 2014-02-10 16:11:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:547980
The Saudi Cabinet mourned the victims of a fire that broke out in a Saudi hotel in Medinah on Saturday. The cabinet during its meeting, which was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Defense Minister Salman bin ....
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17 cases suspected to be infected with swine flu in Assiut
Date: 2014-02-10 14:33:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:547726
Assiut Governor Ibrahim Hamad issued directives to offer sufficient quantities of Tamiflu medicine used to treat cases infected with swine flu (H1N1). He ordered that the drug must be distributed in the hospitals affiliated to the Health ....
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Army destroys more smuggling tunnels on border with Gaza enclave
Date: 2014-02-10 13:03:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:547478
Border guard troops have discovered and destroyed eight smuggling tunnels with the Gaza Strip, said the army on Monday. Quantities of commodities prepared to be sneaked into the the Palestinian enclave were also seized. A criminal with 12kg of ....
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UN praises Lebanese president's efforts to reach stability
Date: 2014-02-10 13:02:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:547474
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed support for efforts exerted by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to protect the unity and stability of the country. This was conveyed by Special Coordinator of the UN Secretary-General for Lebanon Derek ....
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Appeal by political activists adjourned to March 10
Date: 2014-02-10 13:01:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:547472
A Cairo misdemeanor appellate court has adjourned to a March 10 session its hearing on the appeal by three political activists to annul a previous court ruling sentencing them to three years in prison. Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Doma and Mohamed Adel are ....
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Egypt bourse chief expects economy would flourish within 3 years
Date: 2014-02-10 12:59:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:57 - ID:547469
Egypt's bourse chairman Mohamed Omran expected the Egyptian economy to flourish within the upcoming three years. During his participation in the Euromed conference on Monday, Omran said that achieving economic improvement requires attaining ....
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Amendments needed to plug legal loopholes to preserve historical buildings -- official
Date: 2014-02-10 12:50:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:547448
Chief administrative prosecutor Islam Ihsan said that the pulling down of the Aegean Villa in Alexandria is an act that calls for introducing amendments to plug loopholes in the present laws and help in the preservation of the country's cultural ....
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Nile water level drops 1cm
Date: 2014-02-10 12:33:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:55 - ID:547414
The Nile River water level recorded 175.84 meters on Monday, one centimeter less than yesterday's reading. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 140 million cubic meters and water coming freshly to Lake Nasser amounted to 88 million cubic ....
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Star Alliance CEO hails transit services at Cairo International Airport
Date: 2014-02-10 12:30:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:547402
Star Alliance CEO Mark Schwab praised efforts exerted to improve the services offered to transit passengers at Cairo International Airport which helped increase their number over the past few months. The operation of the new Terminal II at the ....
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Blast hits eastern Kabul, no word on casualties
Date: 2014-02-10 12:19:19 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:53 - ID:547368
An explosion has hit the eastern part of the Afghan capital and damaged at least two vehicles. There was no immediate word on casualties. A witness says the blast was a suicide attack on a convoy of foreign military vehicles, ABC News reported on ....
