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  • EGP 13 mln returns of archaeological sites in January – minister

    EGP 13 mln returns of archaeological sites in January – minister

    Date: 2014-02-06 08:22:11 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:3 - ID:540093

    Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim said Wednesday that the returns of the archaeological sites recorded a new decline due to security troubles in the country. The returns of tourist visits to the sites scored about EGP 13 millions in ....

  • Kerry tells Iran that existing sanctions will stay in place as nuclear negotiations continue

    Kerry tells Iran that existing sanctions will stay in place as nuclear negotiations continue

    Date: 2014-02-06 07:54:13 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:540036

    Secretary of State John F. Kerry told Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Sunday that the United States will continue to enforce existing sanctions on Iran while bargaining over a deal to rein in Iran’s disputed nuclear program. The top ....

  • MB plotted to create chaos -- Prosecution

    MB plotted to create chaos -- Prosecution

    Date: 2014-02-05 17:22:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:539496

    Prosecutors investigating violence charges against 51 leaders of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood revealed Wednesday that the group had plotted to create chaos in the country by attacking public facilities and suspending work by force. The ....

  • Egypt water rights non-negotiable -- Foreign Ministry

    Egypt water rights non-negotiable -- Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2014-02-05 17:21:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:539495

    Egypt's water rights are non-negotiable, but Cairo is still keen on dialogue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel-Aati said Wednesday. Ethiopia should supply international experts with information about the dam it is establishing on the Blue ....

  • AL chief, head of Syrian opposition groups to discuss Syrian crisis tomorrow

    AL chief, head of Syrian opposition groups to discuss Syrian crisis tomorrow

    Date: 2014-02-05 17:19:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:539493

    Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi will hold a meeting on Thursday with Ahmad Al-Jarba, head of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, to discuss the latest developments in Syria. The meeting will also tackle ....

  • 2 killed, 1 injured in attack on Arish police station

    2 killed, 1 injured in attack on Arish police station

    Date: 2014-02-05 17:18:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:539490

    Police opened fire Wednesday at three assailants who broke into a checkpoint outside Arish police station, killing two persons and injuring one, said a well-placed security source. Security forces spotted three people driving a car that stormed ....

  • Irrigation Minister discusses in Rome ways to benefit from Italian experience

    Irrigation Minister discusses in Rome ways to benefit from Italian experience

    Date: 2014-02-05 17:14:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:57 - ID:539484

    Minister of Irrigation Mohammed Abdul Muttalib met Wednesday with the Italian minister of infrastructure in Rome. In a press release, Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation said the two ministers discussed aspects of joint cooperation, and ways to ....

  • Court turns down recusal request by Morsi-era prosecutor general

    Court turns down recusal request by Morsi-era prosecutor general

    Date: 2014-02-05 17:13:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:539479

    The Cairo Appeals Court turned down on Wednesday former prosecutor general Talaat Abdullah's request for changing investigating judge Mohamed Sherin Fahmi in connection with the case of installing spying equipment in the office of the current ....

  • Suleiman discusses Rome conference in support of Lebanese Army with Italian FM

    Suleiman discusses Rome conference in support of Lebanese Army with Italian FM

    Date: 2014-02-05 17:10:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:539472

    Lebanese President Michel Suleiman met Wednesday with Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino to discuss preparations for a conference to be held in Rome within the coming few months in support of the Lebanese Army. The conference comes in ....

  • Lebanese MP discusses with Egypt's Consul latest developments in two countries

    Lebanese MP discusses with Egypt's Consul latest developments in two countries

    Date: 2014-02-05 17:01:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:539452

    Progressive Socialist Party leader Lebanese MP Walid Jumblatt discussed on Wednesday at his residence in Beirut with Egypt's Consul in Lebanon Sherif el-Bahrawi the situation in Lebanon and Egypt. During the meeting, the two officials reviewed ....

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