Cairo to host 13th edition of Shnit Short film Festival Oct. 7-18
CAIRO: Cairo is to host the 13th edition of the Shnit festival for short films, along with other seven cities simultaneously, during the period from Oct. 7 to 18, according to the festival’s website....
View ArticleEgypt’s Global Telecom to move headquarters to Amsterdam
CAIRO: Egypt-listed Global Telecom (GTH) will move its operational headquarter to Amsterdam from Cairo, the firm said in a statement on Monday. “The strategic move is a natural evolution in GTH’s...
View ArticleTurkish jets hit Kurdish militant targets in southeast Turkey – military
ISTANBUL: Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish militant targets insoutheastern Turkey, destroying ammunition and fuel depots and killing five militants, the armysaid on Monday. The air strikes in the...
View ArticleIsrael’s Netanyahu says Moscow talks aimed at preventing clashes in Middle East
NOVO-OGARYAVO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his visit to Moscow on Monday was aimed at preventing clashes between Russian and Israeli military forces in the Middle East. Putin,...
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Remains of 8 Mexican tourists to be repatriated Tuesday dawn
CAIRO: The remains of eight Mexican tourists who were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security security forces in the Sahara Desert near the Bahariya Oasis will be repatriated Tuesday dawn, Youm7...
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Opinion: In Egypt, you’re only pretty if…
I was born and raised in Upper Egypt; a society in which old people, adults, kids, shops, movies, TV shows and magazines push the idea that fair skin is the only criterion for beauty, and darker people...
View ArticleI Saw Harassment launches campaign to secure women in Eid al-Adha
CAIRO: Volunteers will take to the streets during Eid al-Adha to protect women from harassment, grassroots initiative “I Saw Harassment” announced Monday. The initiative’s volunteers will be on streets...
View Article6.6M tourists visit Egypt since January: Minister
CAIRO: The total number of foreign tourists visiting Egypt since January to August reached 6.6 million, announced newly appointed Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou Sunday evening. “The Ministry aims to...
View ArticleEGX rebounds on Arab, foreign purchases
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) posted a moderate rebound at the close of Monday’s session, boosted by Arab and foreign purchases. The benchmark index EGX30 inched up 0.7 percent to record 7,285...
View ArticleAt least 54 people killed in bomb blasts in Nigeria’s Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: At least 54 people were killed and 90 wounded in a multiple bomb attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday evening, a police spokesman said on Monday. “A...
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf markets rise as oil prices jump
DUBAI: Most Gulf equity markets rose on Monday as oil prices jumped on reports of a slowdown in U.S. drilling activity. Oil rose by more than 2 percent on Monday after data showed U.S. drilling slowed...
View ArticleIsraeli, Russia to coordinate military action on Syria – Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: Israel and Russia will coordinate their military actions overSyria to avoid accidentally trading fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday after talks with Russian...
View ArticleTennis-Noah named France Davis Cup captain
PARIS: Yannick Noah, the last Frenchman to win a grand slam title, was named as his country’s new Davis Cup captain on Monday by the French tennis federation (FFT). Noah, who won the French Open in...
View ArticleSaudi-led coalition strikes kill at least 30 in north Yemen
SANAA: At least 30 people were killed in air strikes by a Saudi-led alliance on a Houthi-held security compound in northern Yemen on Monday, medical sources and officials said, in an escalating...
View ArticleEgypt launches urgent plans to meet market’s fuel needs
CAIRO: Egypt’s petroleum sector set plans to meet the needs of the market before Eid al-Adha, after witnessing a fuel shortage during the past days, Youm7 reported Monday. For the second week in row,...
View ArticleCairo Airport bans drunken Saudi passenger from traveling
CAIRO: A Saudi national was banned Monday from traveling back to his country for drinking too much alcohol which rendered him unable to walk, Youm7 reported. Cairo International Airport authorities...
View ArticleUN investigator sees Milosevic’s fate awaiting Assad
GENEVA: Justice will catch up with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad even if he remains in power under a negotiated end to Syria’s war, U.N. human rights investigator Carla del Ponte said on Monday....
View ArticleCatholic lawmakers thrilled by upcoming visit of Francis
WASHINGTON: House Speaker John Boehner has been trying for 20 years to get a pope to come talk to Congress. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says it’s “thrilling beyond words.” This week’s historic...
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