VIDEO:Live stream of Hajj rituals in holy city of Mecca
VIDEO:Live stream of Hajj rituals in holy city of Mecca.
View ArticlePalestinian killed attacking Israeli forces, woman dies
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian militant died when a bomb he was trying to throw at Israeli forces blew up near the West Bank city of Hebron overnight, officials from both sides said on Tuesday, as tension...
View ArticleAsia stocks, commodities slide on disappointing China PMI
Asian stocks looked set for their biggest single-day fall in a month on Wednesday after factory activity in China shrank more than expected, adding to fears of a weakening global economy and sending...
View ArticleTawfiq Okasha’s appeal to run for parliamentary elections accepted
CAIRO: The Dakahlia Administrative Court has accepted Tuesday an appeal submitted by T.V. presenter Tawfiq Okasha against an earlier decision prevented him from running the parliamentary election,...
View ArticlePalestinian expats protest Al-Aqsa Mosque attack outside AL headquarters
CAIRO: Hundreds of Palestinian expatriates in Egypt staged a peaceful protest outside the Arab League headquarters in downtown Cairo Tuesday to condemn ongoing Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque, Youm7...
View ArticleAwqaf warns preachers against political sermons during Eid al-Adha
CAIRO: The Awqaf (Religious Endowment) Ministry announced Tuesday it has allocated 4,000 open air public areas nationwide to perform Eid al-Adha prayer scheduled for Thursday morning, Al-Ahram...
View Article$1 M of Suez Canal commemorative gold sold so far: Treasury
CAIRO: Some 8 million EGP ($1.08 million) worth of Suez Canal gold plates have been sold five days after being put on sale, announced Egypt’s public treasury Chairman, Mohammed Fathi Tuesday. “The gold...
View ArticleEgypt stops 15 African migrants before crossing Mediterranean
CAIRO: A total of 15 migrants of different nationalities have been arrested in Rosetta, in Egypt’s coastal governorate of Beheira, while trying to irregularly cross the Mediterranean, Youm7 reported...
View ArticleIran leader hits at Israel over al-Aqsa violence
DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced Israel on Wednesday for what he called its “insult” to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque in connection with Israeli actions at one of Islam’s...
View ArticleInvestments of Upper Egypt’s conference to reach $51B: Minister
CAIRO: Pledges to Upper Egypt’s Investment Conference are projected to reach 400 billion EGP ($51.08 billion,), Investment Minister Ashraf Salman Tuesday, Youm7 reported. “The General Authority for...
View ArticleEgyptian media delegation departs to cover Sisi visit to New York
CAIRO: A media delegation departed Cairo International Airport Wednesday morning to New York to cover President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s participation in the 70th session of UN General Assembly, Youm7...
View ArticleMoscow sees growing chance for international deal on Syria: source
Moscow: Moscow sees a growing chance to reach international agreement on fighting terrorism in Syria and resolving a conflict which has killed a quarter of a million people, a Russian diplomatic...
View ArticleTourism Minister honors Foreign Press Association chair
CAIRO: The Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou honored Tuesday the Chairman of the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Egypt Volkhard Windfuhr in appreciation to his efforts for 60 years of work in the...
View ArticleVideo: Egyptian Armed Forces’ operations in Sinai
Video: Egyptian Armed Forces’ operations in Sinai.
View ArticleDivided EU leaders to offer cash for Syria refugees
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders could promise billions of euros in new funding for Syrian refugees at an emergency summit on Wednesday where they will also try to patch up bitter divisions over the...
View ArticleVideo: Palestinian civilian fatally shot by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Video: Palestinian civilian fatally shot by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
View ArticleUpdate: Sisi pardons Baher, Fahmy, and activists Yara Sallam, Sana Seif
CAIRO: Journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, and activists Sana Seif and Yara Sallam are among 100 pardoned per a Wednesday presidential decree by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. The two...
View ArticleEgypt’s 15-meter Damietta water way to be deepened: official
CAIRO: The 15-meter deep Damietta water way is to be deepened for the first time since its inauguration in July 1986, said Chairman of Damietta Port Authority (DPA) Ayman Saleh, Youm7 reported...
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