19-yr-old male giant panda arrives at Vienna zoo
19-yr-old male giant panda arrives at Vienna zoo
bubmagApril 17, 2019
Huawei CFO gets bail; China detains ex-Canadian diplomat
A Canadian court granted bail on Tuesday to a top Chinese executive arrested at the United States’ request in a case that has set off a diplomatic furor among the three countries and complicated high-stakes US-China trade talks. Hours before the bail hearing in Vancouver, China detained a former Canadian…
bubmagDecember 12, 2018
Australian government discusses moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Sydney - Egypt Today Australia's government met on Tuesday to discuss whether to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, two sources familiar with the matter said, a decision that would break with decades of policy and risk angering Asian neighbours. "Cabinet met today and the issue…
bubmagDecember 12, 2018
23 Palestinians arrested in West Bank
Ramallah - Petra Israeli occupation forces early Monday detained 23 Palestinians from various West Bank cities and transferred them to detention centers, according to a Palestinian source. A statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society said that Israeli army stormed the cities of Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Nablus and a number of…
bubmagDecember 10, 2018
Lebanon’s property market ‘on the brink of collapse’
Beirut - Egypt Today Lebanon’s once soaring property market is on the brink of collapse amid plunging prices and a construction standstill. A boom that began in 2008 fueled by sales to Gulf state citizens and Lebanese expatriates was halted by war in Syria in 2011 and the oil-price slump…
bubmagDecember 10, 2018
Britain’s May says Brexit deal defeat could topple government
Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Sunday if parliament rejects her Brexit deal, it could leave Britain in the European Union and bring the opposition Labour Party to power. The embattled leader’s message came with her government fearing a heavy defeat in Tuesday’s parliamentary vote on the draft withdrawal agreement…
bubmagDecember 10, 2018
Syria media says no attack on airport after reported air defense fire
Damascus - Egypt Today Syrian state media said Sunday that air defenses had opened fire near Damascus airport, before withdrawing the report after what appeared to be a false alarm. “Our air defenses engaged hostile aerial targets in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport,” the official SANA news agency said,…
bubmagDecember 10, 2018
Canada’s detention of Huawei exec ‘vile in nature’
Beijing - Egypt Today China has summoned the Canadian ambassador to protest the detention of a top executive of leading Chinese tech giant Huawei, calling it “unreasonable, unconscionable, and vile in nature” and warning of “grave consequences” if she is not released. A report by the official Xinhua News Agency…
bubmagDecember 9, 2018
Erdogan says Turkey will hold Kanal Istanbul tender next year
Ankara - Egypt Today Turkey will hold a tender for the construction of a 45-km shipping canal running parallel to the Bosphorus, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, despite a government freeze on new investments as it reins in spending. “The Kanal Istanbul has been delayed too much. We will…
bubmagDecember 6, 2018
EU’s Barnier says UK future at stake in Brexit vote
Brussels - Egypt Today The British parliament’s vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal will determine the future of the country, the chief EU Brexit negotiator said on Thursday, insisting that the deal was the only route to secure an orderly withdrawal from the EU. “If there is no…
bubmagDecember 6, 2018