Taliban’s Mullah Omar died of natural causes in Afghanistan, son says
PESHAWAR: Mullah Omar, founder of the Afghan Taliban, died of natural causes in Afghanistan, his son said in a statement calling for unity and quashing rumours about his father’s mysterious death amid...
View ArticleEgypt’s Dar al-Iftaa warns against mass migration
CAIRO: Dar al-Iftaa warned against “emptying Syria” of its citizens, which would lead to “changing the demographic structure” of the entire region. The Syrian mass migration only benefits the Islamic...
View ArticleCBE signs $339M loan agreement with AMF
CAIRO: Central Bank of Egypt’s Governor Hisham Ramez signed an agreement Sunday with the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF,) by which the latter will lend Egypt $339 million to aid the structural reformation of...
View ArticleFive Saudi soldiers killed at Yemen border, fighting begins in central province
DUBAI: Five Saudi soldiers were killed near the border with Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency said late on Sunday, while a Saudi-led military coalition began an offensive to drive Houthi militia forces out...
View ArticleFive mega projects signed to reduce traffic with 1B EGP investment
CAIRO: Five mega projects were tendered to combat the capital’s crippling traffic congestion, Cairo’s Governor Galal Saeed announced Sunday, Youm7 reported. The projects are worth an estimated 1...
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Fire contained near ship-building shops in Alexandria, no casualties
CAIRO: Civil defense forces contained a huge fire that erupted in wood kiosks in the Anfoshy area, which contains many ship-building shops, west Alexandria governorate, Youm7 reported Monday....
View ArticleDabaa nuclear city to be inaugurated in November: Residents’ spox
CAIRO: Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Dabaa is scheduled to be inaugurated in the beginning of November for 500 families that had been evacuated to build its first nuclear power plant, Dabaa residents’...
View ArticleBritish PM meets Syrian refugees in Lebanon
BEIRUT: British Prime Minister David Cameron met Monday in Lebanon with Syrian refugees who will resettle in Britain and vowed to continue his country’s support for Lebanese troops fighting the...
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6 of October city bans Tok Toks, remove street occupancies
CAIRO: The 6 of October city in Giza governorate has begun to enforce a ban on tok toks (three-wheeled motorcycle taxis) in a campaign to restore order to the city, Youm7 reported Monday. The same...
View ArticleThursday first day of Feast of Sacrifice for Muslims
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia officially announced Monday that Eid al-Adha or “Feast of Sacrifice” will start on Thursday, Sept. 24, according to a statement by the Saudi High Court. The Kingdom’s moon-sighting...
View ArticleCar bombs hit east Syrian city, at least 20 killed – state TV
BEIRUT: At least 20 people were killed on Monday in one of two car bomb blasts in the eastern Syrian city of Hasaka, state television reported. One of the explosions occurred in the north of the city,...
View ArticleSecond mass fish die-off in Rosetta branch in summer
CAIRO: Thousands of dead fish were seen floating on the Nile River Sunday in Beheira, Delta; more than 1,000 kilos of fish were collected to be eliminated and 200 kilos were seized from vendors in the...
View ArticleNumber of Mexican tourists killed in Egypt rises to eight
CAIRO: The number of Mexican tourists accidentally killed by Egyptian security in the western desert on Monday has risen to eight, security and judicial sources said. The tourist group of 22 had parked...
View ArticleBREAKING: 12 killed in central Sinai wedding
CAIRO: Twelve people were killed and four were injured at a Monday wedding in central Sinai after unknown gunmen attacked a gathering of locals celebrating a wedding, Youm7 reported. The victims have...
View ArticleMexican survivors say also bombed in Egypt by helicopters-For Min
MEXICO CITY: Mexican tourists who survived a mistaken attack by Egyptian security forces say they were bombed by military helicopters and an aircraft while they stopped for a break in the western...
View Article11 Agriculture Ministry officials in corruption probe
CAIRO: Eleven officials of the Agriculture Ministry were referred Monday to General Prosecution over accusations of corruption and profiteering, announced caretaker Minister of Water Resource and...
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Hand-cut paper animals brought to life by sky
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Sisi launches Presidential Leadership Program
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi launched the Presidential Leadership Program (PLP) Sunday, during the Universities Youth Week held in Suez Canal University from Sept. 11 to 17, according to a...
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