15 dead as building collapses in CairoNovember 25, 2014 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A block of flats has collapsed in Egypt's capital, Cairo, killing at least 15 people, officials say, according to BBC News. Seven people were also injured when the eight-storey building in the western suburb of Matariya collapsed overnight. Emergency services chief Gen Mamdouh Abdul Qader said rescue workers were searching through the rubble for 15 people who were believed to be trapped. Building collapses happen regularly in Egypt due to illegal construction, and poor enforcement of regulations. Gen Abdul Qader told the AFP: "We don't yet know the cause of the accident, but we have been told that two storeys were recently added totally illegally." The residents of four nearby buildings have been evacuated as a precaution. In January 2013, the collapse of an eight-storey block of flats in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria left 28 people dead. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |