5M EGP cash-in-transit stolen in Nasr City armed robbery
CAIRO: Five million EGP ($638,750) were stolen in an armed robbery on a cash-in-transit van on October 6 Bridge in Nasr City late Sunday, Youm7 reported. While the van was near the Finance Ministry,...
View ArticleIS leader Baghdadi probably not in convoy hit by air strikes-Iraqi security...
CAIRO:Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was probably not in a convoy hit by air strikes near the Syrian border on Sunday, senior Iraqi security officials said on Monday. “After assessing all...
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Youm7 launches Parlmany to cover parliamentary elections
CAIRO: Youm7, the largest news site Egypt, has launched a site dedicated to the coverage of the upcoming parliamentary elections, parlmany.com. The editorial team announced they aim to provide...
View ArticleBREAKING: Mubarak, sons’ appeal against graft penalties accepted
CAIRO: Former President Hosni Mubarak and his sons –Alaa and Gamal- have been released after the acceptance of appeal against charges of misusing fund allocated for the Presidential Palaces, for which...
View ArticleMerkel to travel to Turkey on Sunday
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Turkey next Sunday for talks on security issues, refugees and the conflict in Syria, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday. The visit was...
View ArticleImmigration Min. begins tour in Kuwait, Jordan, Australia before elections
CAIRO: Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram will begin Monday a tour that includes visiting Kuwait, Jordan and Australia “to mobilize expats to participate in the...
View Article5 Agriculture, Housing officials charged with corruption
CAIRO: Five high-ranking officials of the Ministries of Agriculture and Housing were accused of corruption and embezzling more than 51 million EGP ($6.52 million) of public money, Youm7 reported. Three...
View ArticleEgyptian man kills Saudi woman, Kuwaiti daughter in Minya
CAIRO: A Saudi woman and her Kuwaiti daughter were found killed and thrown into a well in Upper Egypt’s Samalout city of Minya, announced the Egyptian Ministry of Interior in a statement Saturday. The...
View ArticleOnly 10 out of 174 industrial facilities pass pollution inspection
CAIRO: A mere 10 out of 174 industrial facilities inspected by the Ministry of Environment were found not in violation of illegal levels of pollution, a ministry official told Youm7 Monday. “The coming...
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Saudis tell Russia: Syria action will have “dangerous consequences” -source
DUBAI: Russia’s military intervention in Syria will have dangerous consequences, escalate the war there and inspire militants from around the world to participate, Saudi Arabian leaders told their...
View ArticleU.S., allies conduct 20 air strikes in Syria and Iraq -military
WASHINGTON: A coalition led by the United States conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Sunday, according to a military statement that did not directly address reports that the...
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Foreign Ministry follows up on assault of Egyptian in Kuwait
CAIRO: The Foreign Ministry is following up on investigations into an assault against an Egyptian national in Kuwait, according to the spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zaid’s statements to TEN TV Channel Sunday....
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Alexandria father of woman killed in exorcism detained
CAIRO: The father of a 27-year-old woman was detained Sunday for facilitating her beating to death by a man claiming he was exorcising jinn (a spirit) from her body, Youm7 reported. The family of the...
View Article3000 Egyptian pilgrims expected to arrive in 2 days
CAIRO: Egypt Air Company continues to operate flights carrying Egyptian pilgrims back from Saudi Arabia after they performed the Islamic pilgrimage “Hajj,” Youm7 reported Monday. The company is...
View ArticleEGX widens winning streak on local purchases, benchmark up 1.4%
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) extended its rally at the close of Monday’s session, pushed by local purchases for a second straight day. The benchmark index EGX30 hiked 1.36 percent to end at 7,659...
View ArticleVolkswagen bank ratings lowered to ‘a-/a-2′; outlook negative
Frankfurt (standard & poor’s) oct. 12, 2015–standard & poor’s ratings Services said today that it lowered its long- and short-term ratings on Germany-based volkswagen bank gmbh to ‘a-/a-2′ from...
View ArticleOfficial: Kuwait to produce 4M barrels of oil daily by 2020
KUWAIT CITY : Kuwait’s oil minister says his country still plans to produce 4 million barrels of oil a day by 2020, even as global crude prices have slumped. Ali Al-Omair made the comments Monday at an...
View Article2 robbers sentenced to death for 2013 killing of officer in Egypt
CAIRO: Banha Criminal Court motioned a death sentence for two men Monday for killing First Lieutenant Mohamed Yasser in Shubra al-Kheima north of Cairo, Youm7 reported. In June 2013, Yasser headed to...
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