Saudi suggests pilgrims at fault over haj deaths, Iran indignant
MINA: Saudi Arabia, under growing pressure to account for a crush that killed more than 700 people at the haj pilgrimage, on Friday suggested pilgrims failing to follow crowd control rules bore some...
View ArticleEgypt to mint 2M Suez Canal coins monthly: official
CAIRO: Egypt’s Ministry of Finance announced that it is to issue 2 million Suez Canal commemorative coins, each worth 1 EGP ($0.12,) monthly, Youm7 reported Friday. “Egyptians flocked to buy the coin,...
View ArticleSisi meets World Economic Forum head in NY
CAIRO: Egypt’s progress will be taken into consideration in an upcoming report of international competitiveness by the World Economic Forum, WEF director Klaus Schwab told President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi...
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Dabaa plant to be built to ‘highest standards’: Sisi to IAEA chief
CAIRO: The proposed nuclear plant in Dabaa will be built to the “highest international standards,” President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi told International Atomic Energy Agency Director Yukiya Amano Thursday...
View ArticleRussia welcomes Merkel’s proposal on Syria talks – Kremlin aide
MOSCOW: Russia welcomes comments by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in which she proposed including a wide range of countries in discussion about Syria, the Kremlin top political adviser said on...
View ArticleObama hosts China’s Xi on state visit amid simmering tensions
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for his first U.S. state visit on Friday but the pomp and ceremony was not likely to mask tensions over alleged Chinese cyber...
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Pope expresses closeness to world’s Muslims after haj stampede
NEW YORK: Pope Francis expressed “closeness” with the world’s Muslims on Thursday after more than 700 pilgrims were killed in a stampede outside the Islamic holy city of Mecca in the worst disaster to...
View ArticleCBE auctions 6.5B EGP in T-bills, 5B EGP in T-bonds Monday
CAIRO: CBE on behalf of Finance Ministry will hold two auctions Monday, offering 6.5 billion EGP ($830 million) in treasury bills and 5 billion EGP ($638 million) in treasury bonds, according to the...
View ArticleEgyptian police kill nine Muslim Brotherhood members in Cairo raid
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces killed nine armed members of the outlawedMuslim Brotherhood in a raid on a Cairo home on Friday, security officials said. “The Brotherhood members clashed with security...
View ArticleUPDATE: 14 Egyptians dead and 31 injured in stampede: Minister
CAIRO: A total of 14 Egyptians died in a stampede during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Egypt’s Endowments Minister Mokhtar Gomaa announced, adding that 31 Egyptians were injured in a stampede while...
View ArticleGovernment to launch massive teacher training Sunday
CAIRO: A massive teacher training project will launch Sunday, that will eventually train 10,000 educators, Secretary General of specialized subsidies for the presidency Tarek Shawky told Youm7. The...
View ArticleThe Latest: Applause at UN for pope’s words on nuclear arms
NEW YORK (AP) — Latest developments in Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. All times local: 11 a.m. Pope Francis’ call for a world free of nuclear weapons drew applause from across the United...
View ArticleSaudi airstrikes, fighting in Yemeni city kill 13 people
SANAA, Yemen: Yemen officials say airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeting the country’s Shiite rebels as well as fighting on the ground between rebels and pro-government fighters in the...
View Article33 Sudanese, Nigerians deported from Egypt over migration attempt to Italy,Libya
CAIRO: The Cairo Airport deported 33 persons Friday to their home countries after they had been arrested attempting to migrate to Libya and Italy, Youm7 reported. Fifteen Sudanese people arrived to the...
View ArticleInt’l community must assist in sustainable development: Sisi
CAIRO: Tools available to implement Egypt’s set strategy for sustainable development may not be up to the level of ambition, hope and challenges unfolding, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi said in his...
View ArticleEgypt officials say police kill 6 militants near Cairo
CAIRO: Egyptian security officials say police forces have killed six militants after a heavy exchange of fire in a rural area outside of Cairo. The officials say Friday’s shooting followed intelligence...
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Sisi, Hollande to meet at UNGA70
CAIRO: French President Francois Hollande will meet with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Monday in New York, MENA reported a source at the Elysee as saying. Sisi has met with several world leaders on the...
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