Egypt’s pound steady at CBE auction, sharply weakens in black market
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept the pound steady at 7.73 per dollar in a foreign exchange (FX) auction Thursday, unchanged from last sale, the bank posted on its website. The dollar was...
View ArticleMore than 3,300 Egyptian pilgrims travel to Mecca on 14 flights Thursday
CAIRO: The EgyptAir Company allocated 14 flights Thursday to carry 3,368 Muslim pilgrims from the Cairo International Airport to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, state-owned News Agency reported...
View Article30 suspected militants killed in N.Sinai: military Spox
CAIRO: Thirty alleged militants in North Sinai were killed in the third day of the military operation of “The Right of the Martyr;” the total number killed since the campaign’s launch reached 86...
View ArticleEGX ends on limited slip, benchmark loses 0.15%
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) posted a soft decline at the close of Thursday’s session, hurt by local sell-offs. Egypt’s benchmark index EGX30 fell 0.15 percent to 7,039 points on Thursday, down...
View ArticleU.S. hits Hamas officials, company with sanctions
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned fourHamas officials and financiers and a Saudi Arabia-based company controlled by one of them for providing financial support to the...
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31 fishermen survive capsized boat off Egypt’s Red Sea shore
CAIRO: Egyptian naval forces saved 31 fishermen from drowning after their boat capsized in the Red Sea, South of al-Qusair city, Youm7 reported Thursday. Spokesman for the Red Sea Ports Authority...
View ArticleEuropean body concerned over Turkey’s crackdown on town
ANKARA: European human rights body has called on Turkey to allow independent observers into a mainly-Kurdish town where the government has imposed a curfew as security forces battle suspected Kurdish...
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50 kg of gold stolen from Egyptian Mint Authority
CAIRO: At least 50 Kilograms of gold were stolen from the Egyptian Mint Authority, Youm7 reported Thursday. The recent stocktaking process revealed that 15 bullions, each of 2 Kilograms, 23 gold plates...
View ArticleDeltares withdraws from developing Renaissance dam technical studies
CAIRO: Dutch consultancy firm Deltares withdrew from developing the technical studies required to determine the impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Al-Ahram reported Thursday. The news...
View ArticleNo other ministers involved in agriculture bribery case: Cabinet
CAIRO: Egypt’s Cabinet denied in a statement Thursday the involvement of other ministers in the recent agriculture ministry corruption case, Youm7 reported. During its Thursday meeting, the Cabinet...
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Video:Egyptian Armed Forces’ operations in Sinai
Video:Egyptian Armed Forces’ operations in Sinai.
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Paris Egypt exhibit holds defiant message for Islamic State
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande and archaeological officials have used an exhibit in Paris of two preserved ancient Egyptian cities as a defiant example that the world will not be cowed by...
View ArticleUS sends 75 troops to MFO in Sinai
CAIRO: An additional 75 U.S. troops will be sent to Sinai to enhance the protection of the peacekeeping forces in Egypt’s peninsula; a decision that was eyed in recent month due to militancy in the...
View ArticleCar bomb in Egypt’s northern Sinai kills man, his 2 children
CAIRO: Egyptian security officials say a suicide car bomb attack in northern Sinai has killed a 61-year-old man and his two children inside their home. The children were seven and three years old. The...
View ArticleRussia calls on other nations to help arm Syrian government
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday called on world powers to help arm the Syrian army, describing it as the most efficient force against the Islamic State group. The U.S. and NATO...
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48 militants, 2 civilians killed in ‘Right of Martyr’ military operation: spox
CAIRO: A total of 48 suspected militants were killed and 22 bombs dismantled since the “Right of the Martyr” military operation started in North Sinai Monday, military spokesperson Mohamed Samir said...
View ArticleVideo:USA commemorates 14th anniversary of September 11, 2001 attacks
Video:USA commemorates 14th anniversary of September 11, 2001 attacks.
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