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Russia says will not join U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State – RIA
MOSCOW, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Russia does not intend to join the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State in its current form, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing a foreign ministry official.
View ArticleRussia says would consider any Iraqi request for air strikes against Islamic...
MOSCOW: The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it would consider any request from the Iraqi government to conduct air strikes against Islamic State inside Iraq, but said it had not yet received...
View ArticleEGX dips on local institutions’ sale, benchmark loses 0.2%
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) posted on a moderate slip Thursday, hurt by local institutions’ sales. Egypt’s benchmark index EGX30 ended 0.3 percent down to hit at 7,311 points, compared to7,333...
View ArticleTut tomb may house Nefertiti
CAIRO: The tomb of Tutankhamen was originally constructed for Queen Nefertiti, strongly believed to be his step-mother, British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves said Thursday. The construction of...
View ArticleHow Israel turned a gas bonanza into an antitrust headache
When the Leviathan gas field was discovered off the coast of Israel in 2010, it was pitched as a game-changer — a vast energy reserve that would transform the economy and bolster public finances for...
View Article2 death sentences against militant Habara upheld in same week
CAIRO: Cairo Criminal Court handed down the third death sentence to Adel Habara on Thursday for his role in killing 25 Egyptian soldiers in Rafah, North Sinai in August 2013. The court will uphold or...
View ArticleIraq says would welcome Russian air strikes against IS in Iraq
NEW YORK: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday he would welcome Russian air strikes against Islamic State in his country and had been receiving information from both Syria and Russia...
View ArticleIMF Executive Board Completes Sixth Review under Stand-By Arrangement for...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the sixth review of Tunisia’s economic performance under a 24-month program supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The...
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Are Egyptian high schools worthy of attendance?
CAIRO: Dozens of high school students protested Thursday outside the Press Syndicate against a decision that will oblige them to attend school, otherwise they will lose grades. Dozens of high school...
View ArticlePolice relocate 3K street vendors in Helwan
CAIRO: A total of 3,000 street vendors in Helwan district, south of Cairo, were removed Thursday in a magnified security campaign, and were relocated, Youm7 reported. Some 1,N’160 relocated vendors...
View Article16.7% of 16,581 vehicles’ exhaust violating air quality standards
CAIRO: An inspection by the Ministry of Environment of 16, 581 vehicles’ exhaust found that 2,727 of them (16.7 percent) exceed the emission limits, Youm7 reported Thursday. The ministry has suspended...
View ArticleEgyptian pilgrims’ death toll rises to 124
CAIRO: The number of death toll of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca’s stampede, which killed more than 750 people, rose to 122, the Minister of Religious Endowment Mokhtar Gomaa told state-owned news agency...
View ArticleFrench PM to make Egypt visit with ‘strong economic dimension’
CAIRO: A top French delegation headed by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is scheduled to visit Egypt Oct. 9, according to a French Cabinet statement Thursday. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius,...
View ArticleWestern European, EEMEA firms most exposed to potential structural decline in...
LONDON (Standard & Poor’s) Oct. 1, 2015–A structural deterioration in China’s growth rate is likely to have a significantly negative effect on non-Asia-Pacific corporate entities with exposure to...
View ArticlePolice conscript shot dead by ‘smugglers’ in North Sinai
CAIRO: A police conscript was killed from his injuries after being shot by allegec smugglers in North Sinai, announced the Facebook page of the Ministry of Interior Friday. Rabei Mostafa, a soldier at...
View ArticleIndependent candidates in 1st parliament election phase represent 65%: HEC
CAIRO: A total of 16,000 judges will oversee the first phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections in 103 electoral districts that comprise 5,460 polling stations and sub-committees nationwide, the High...
View ArticleEgyptian Emirati Alliance examines most appropriate way of structuring...
Egyptian Emirati Alliance: We are examining the most appropriate way of structuring business in Egypt for several corporations using international expertise to provide the Egyptian market with the best...
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12 kg tumor extracted from woman’s ovary in Luxor
CAIRO: A 12-kilogram (26.4 lb) tumor has been extracted from an elderly woman’s right ovary in South Luxor, Youm7 reported Friday. The surgery was conducted in Esna Central Hospital and lasted for...
View ArticleIsrael sends troops after settler couple killed in West Bank
JERUSALEM: Israel’s military says it’s deployed hundreds of troops in the West Bank after Palestinian gunmen killed a Jewish settler couple driving their children the previous day there. Defense...
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