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Alexandria & Dekheila ports still closed over bad weather
Date: 2018-01-01 08:52:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7168712
Alexandria Ports Authority decided on Monday to continue closing Alexandria and Dekheila ports for the second straight day due to bad weather and high winds. The decision was taken to prevent any collision of ships and ensure safety of the ....
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Minister: EGP 51.5 bln worth projects to develop railways
Date: 2018-01-01 08:36:30 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:7168648
Minister of Transport Hisham Arafat said Sunday that his ministry was currently conducting projects worth EGP 51.5 billion to develop the railways. The projects include upgrading and modernizing signals, and buying new carriages, Arafat ....
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Likud top body votes to annex parts of West Bank
Date: 2018-01-01 08:34:07 GMT - palestine - International - SN:4 - ID:7168636
The Likud Central Committee, the party’s top decision-making body, unanimously passed a resolution Sunday urging the faction’s leaders to formally annex parts of the West Bank and allow unlimited construction in the settlements, The Times of Israel ....
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Man with guns arrested in hotel in Texas
Date: 2018-01-01 08:33:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7168601
An intoxicated man was arrested at a hotel ahead of a New Year's Eve party for unlawfully carrying a weapon and trespassing after officers found several guns and ammunition in his room, ABC news reported Sunday. Investigators said security ....
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10 Americans killed in Costa Rica plane crash
Date: 2018-01-01 08:30:28 GMT - Costa Rica - International - SN:2 - ID:7168617
A charter plane crashed in Guancaste, Costa Rica, on Monday, killing 10 American passengers and two Costa Rican pilots, the Costa Rican government said. The plane crashed just moments after takeoff from Punta Islita Airport, according to ....
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Azhar imam urges for tolerance, coexistence in New Year
Date: 2018-01-01 08:15:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7168591
Al Azhar grand imam Ahmed el Tayyeb wished a peaceful year for all mankind in 2018, urging for the necessity of enhancing the values of tolerance and coexistence and renouncing all aspects of violence, racism, and extremism in the whole world. ....
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Interior Ministry honors citizen who helped policemen arrest Helwan church attacker
Date: 2017-12-31 19:07:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7168403
The Interior Ministry honored on Sunday a citizen who contributed to helping the arrest by policemen of a terrorist who attacked a church in Helwan district in Cairo. Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar tasked Head of Cairo Security Directorate ....
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Acting PM forms higher committee for medical tourism
Date: 2017-12-31 19:07:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7168398
Acting Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly issued a decree forming a higher committee for medical tourism. The committee, led by Health Minister, will include head of specialized medical centers, representatives of the ministries of tourism, foreign ....
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Hungarian PM condoles with Sisi over victims of Helwan church attack
Date: 2017-12-31 19:06:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7168347
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán sent a cable of condolences to the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the victims of Friday's terrorist attack in Helwan. In the cable message released by the Hungarian Embassy in Cairo on Sunday, Viktor said he ....
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Marsa Matrouh governor follows up final stage of nuclear school in El Dabaa
Date: 2017-12-31 16:48:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7168235
Marsa Matrouh Governor Alaa Abu Zeid inspected Sunday the implementation of the final stage of building a nuclear technical school, which is considered to be the first of its kind in the Middle East in El Dabaa, east of the governorate. Abu Zeid ....