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Red Cross pulls 71 staff members out of war-torn Yemen
Date: 2018-06-07 20:02:07 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7435186
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it has pulled 71 staff members out of Yemen after a series of incidents and threats in the war-torn country, ABC News reported. Dominik Stillhart, ICRC's director of operations, said Thursday that ....
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Egypt coordinating with Burundi to deliver Egyptian medical aid
Date: 2018-06-07 19:49:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7435174
Egyptian Ambassador to Burundi Abeer Bassioni said on Thursday that she is coordinating with the Burundian side to deliver new batches of medical aid supplies to Burundi during June and July 2018. Bassioni made the remarks following a meeting ....
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Spain’s most gender-balanced government in history takes office
Date: 2018-06-07 19:34:15 GMT - Spain - International - SN:9 - ID:7435164
The ministers of the new Socialist Party (PSOE) government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez were officially sworn in at the Zarzuela royal palace in the presence of King Felipe VI. The new lineup has the highest number of female ministers in any ....
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Armed Forces enjoy scientific, powerful capabilities required to fulfill duties - minister
Date: 2018-06-07 19:04:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7435139
Minister of Defense Sedki Sobhi said onThursday that the Armed Forces have the scientific and powerful capabilities and competencies, which enabled them to fulfill their duties. Sobhi’s remarks came during a graduation ceremony held for the new ....
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Biography of Egypt's newly-appointed prime minister
Date: 2018-06-07 18:12:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7435096
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has assigned Dr. Mostafa Kamal Madbouly to form a new government. Madbouly graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, in July 1988. He got a PhD in architecture from Cairo University's Faculty ....
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Sisi: Egypt backs efforts aimed at reinforcing Saudi-UAE ties
Date: 2018-06-07 14:48:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7434853
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed on Thursday Egypt's full support for efforts exerted to reinforce ties between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In a post on his Facebook page, President Sisi said he followed up with great interest the outcome of ....
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Freedom-undermining articles removed from media regulation bills - MP
Date: 2018-06-07 14:24:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7434824
Osama Heikal, head of the Culture and Media Committee at the House of Representatives, stressed on Thursday that all freedom-undermining articles were removed from the bill aiming at regulating the work of the media and the press. After lengthy ....
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Sisi assigns Moustafa Madbouli to form new govt
Date: 2018-06-07 13:20:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7434695
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi assigned on Thursday Housing Minister in the caretaker government Moustafa Madbouli to form the new government, presidential sources said. ....
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Egypt's Mohamed Salah visits Arab Contractors club
Date: 2018-06-07 12:27:37 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:3 - ID:7434526
Liverpool's Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah made a surprise midnight visit to the Arab Contractors Club upon his return from Spain where he was receiving treatment from a shoulder injury. The top scorer suffered a game-ending shoulder injury just ....
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12 Facebook pages blocked for inciting exam cheating
Date: 2018-06-07 11:27:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7434374
The Education Ministry'sThanaweya Amma operations room blocked 12 Facebook pages for encouraging cheating during high school exams. A source at the operations room said dozens of accounts were blocked since the start of exams till now for ....