Israel’s Netanyahu rejects call to take in Syrian refugees
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a call by Israel’s opposition leader to provide refuge to Syrian refugees, saying the country is too small to take them in. Images in...
View ArticleEgyptian pound steady at dollar sale, weaker at exchange bureaux
CAIRO:Egypt’s central bank kept the pound steady at a dollar sale on Sunday, selling $37.8 million at a cut-off price of 7.7301 pounds per dollar, unchanged from Thursday. The central bank had kept the...
View ArticleMIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi slips on oil, Egypt positive
DUBAI:Saudi Arabia’s stock market slipped in early trade on Sunday, tracking weak oil prices, while Egypt’s bourse edged up, supported by positive news. The main Saudi stock index edged down 0.3...
View ArticleTajik leader says police attacks staged by Islamic State sympathisers – media
ALMATY: Tajikistan’s leader said on Sunday attacks on police had been staged by militants sharing the views of Islamic State and aiming to undermine his rule of the Muslim nation, local media reported....
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Biannual solar alignment phenomenon observed at Hibis temple Sunday morning
CAIRO: The sun alignment phenomenon was observed Sunday morning at Egypt’s 2,500 year-old temple of Hibis in Kharga Oasis. YOUM7 At 5:46 a.m., the sun passed on the sanctuary of the temple and the...
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Egyptian navy forces foil illegal migration attempt of 228 persons
CAIRO: Egyptian navy forces have foiled an alleged illegal migration attempt by 228 migrants from various nationalities near Alexandria, stated military spokesperson Mohamed Samir Sunday. The...
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Al Shabaab militants re-take Somali town from African Union
NAIROBI: Al Shabaab took control of a populous town in central Somalia on Sunday after African Union forces left the area – the third town the Islamist insurgents have seized since Friday, militants...
View ArticleEgypt court releases full ruling in Al-Jazeera English case
CAIRO :An Egyptian court has released the detailed ruling on why it sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison for airing what it described as “false news,” a case long...
View ArticleEGX ends in red on local, foreign profit taking
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) pulled back at the close of Sunday’s session, hurt by profit taking from local and foreign traders. Egypt’s benchmark index EGX30 fell 0.3 percent to 7,274 points,...
View ArticlePresiding judge in Morsi’ death sentence appointed as Justice Minister aide
CAIRO: Shaaban al-Shamy, the presiding judge who sentenced former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and number of Muslim Brotherhood members to death over a 2011 prison break was appointed as Minister...
View ArticleIndonesia migrant boat death toll rises to 61
KUALA LUMPUR: Sixty-one bodies have been recovered from an overloaded wooden boat which sank off Malaysia carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal immigrants, maritime officials said on Saturday. The dead...
View ArticleIMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Visits Ukraine
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today in Kyiv, Ukraine: “I am very pleased to be in Kyiv for the first time and to have...
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2015 Euromoney Egypt Conference kicks off Monday
CAIRO: The 2015 Euromoney Egypt Conference kicked off at Cairo’s Semiramis InterContinental Hotel Monday, where Egypt will discuss its economic outlook and investment in different sectors. This year is...
View ArticleMother of West Bank toddler killed in arson attack dies of wounds
JERUSALEM: The mother of a Palestinian toddler killed in a July arson attack on a West Bank home died on Monday of burns, the third victim after her husband died last month. Suspected Jewish attackers...
View ArticleIs Egypt’s pound depreciation inevitable?
CAIRO: Further depreciation of the Egyptian pound is seen as very likely in the coming period, to follow with China’s unexpected yuan depreciation last month. “China decided to devalue its currency by...
View ArticleIsrael starts building border fence on frontier with Jordan
JERUSALEM :Israel has begun building a fence along part of the country’s eastern border with Jordan as Syrian civil war refugees and other migrants flee their countries. Prime Minister Benjamin...
View ArticleFive policemen injured in armed attack in Delta’s Beherai
CAIRO: Five policemen were injured Monday morning when a group of unknown assailants opened fire at them in a checkpoint in Delta’s Beheira governorate, 236 km away from Cairo, Youm7 reported. One of...
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