Investigation ordered into actresses, channel owner for ‘debauchery’
CAIRO: Actresses Entissar and Heidi Karam and owner of al-Kahera wal Nas channel Tarek Nour have been ordered to be investigated for “spreading immorality and debauchery.” Attorney-General Nabil Sadeq...
View ArticleLast of 3 convicted Al-Jazeera journalists leaves Egypt
DUBAI: The last of three Al-Jazeera English journalists who had been imprisoned in Egypt has left the country and arrived in Qatar, where the network is based. Al-Jazeera spokesman Hasan Salim Patel...
View ArticleRussia attacked 40 IS targets in Syria in past 24 hrs – Defence Ministry
MOSCOW: Russian military airplanes made 41 sorties in Syria in the past 24 hours and attacked 40 Islamic State targets, a defence ministry official told Russian news agencies on Wednesday. In the...
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Russia says its jet neared U.S. aircraft over Syria for identification – TASS
MOSCOW: A Russian fighter jet came into close proximity with a U.S. air force jet over Syria on Oct. 10 to identify it, “not to scare it”, Russia’s state ITAR-TASS news agency quoted the defence...
View ArticleTehran, Cairo views on regional issues ‘very close’: Iran FM
CAIRO: Tehran’s and Cairo’s views are “very close” over many regional issues, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Alrai newspaper Wednesday. “If you look at the Iranian foreign policy,...
View Article3 die of ‘unknown virus’ in Upper Egypt
CAIRO: The nature of a virus that has killed three people in Upper Egypt remains unknown, the Health Ministry announced Wednesday. “There is still no clear scientific reason or definition of the fatal...
View ArticleAir forces destroy 3 arm-loaded trucks in North Sinai
CAIRO: Three trucks loaded with weapons and ammunition were destroyed early Wednesday south of Sheikh Zuwayed, North Sinai, by the air forces, according to a statement by the Armed Forces. Intelligence...
View ArticleAt least 30 involved in VW diesel cheat – Spiegel
FRANKFURT: At least 30 managers were involved in Volkswagen’s emissions test cheating, German magazine Spiegel reported on Wednesday, citing internal and external investigations. VW’s U.S. Chief...
View ArticleGala dinner at NYC Met to promote Egypt’s UNSC membership
CAIRO: The Egyptian Permanent Mission to the UN hosted a banquet dinner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Tuesday to promote Egypt’s non-permanent membership in the Security Council, Youm7...
View Article3 of 99 school bus drivers positive for drugs in Greater Cairo
CAIRO: Three out of 99 school bus drivers tested positive for drugs: one in Cairo, one in Giza and one in Qalyubia, head of the Central Security Administration at the Education Ministry Amr al-Desouki...
View ArticleVW denies report saying over 30 managers involved in emissions rigging
BERLIN: Volkswagen denied a report by German magazine Der Spiegel on Wednesday that had said at least 30 managers at the carmaker were involved in rigging diesel emission test results. “This number is...
View Article800M EGP of tax evasion discovered in Hurghada
CAIRO: A total of 800 million EGP ($102.1 million) were determined to be the amount of tax evasion in the resort city of Hurghada, according to a Wednesday statement by the Red Sea Tax Evasion...
View ArticleEgypt to issue $1.5B int’l bonds by year-end: Minister
CAIRO: Egypt plans a second international bond issuance worth $1.5 billion as of the year-end or the beginning of 2016, a few months after the success of its first offer, Youm7 quoted Investment...
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29 relocated from ‘risky area’ in Duweiqa to October 6 City
CAIRO: A total of 29 families have been relocated from a potentially risky area under and on top of a massive rock in Duweika, a slum on Mokattam hills in the outskirts of Cairo, Youm7 reported. Cairo...
View ArticleGovernment borrows 8B EGP in T-bills Thursday
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on behalf of the Ministry of Finance is set to auction 8 billion EGP ($1.02 billion) in treasury bills Thursday, according to the bank’s official website. Egypt’s...
View ArticleUsing Russia’s cover, Iran begins sending fighters to Syria
BEIRUT: Iran has sent hundreds of troops into northern and central Syria, its first such deployment in the country’s civil war, joining fighters from its Lebanese ally Hezbollah in an offensive against...
View ArticleCould Egypt’s new reconciliation law unfreeze Mubarak assets?
CAIRO: The Swiss Attorney General Office is currently analyzing the legal situation of former President Hosni Mubarak’s frozen assets, as the Egyptian government has opened the door for unfreezing the...
View ArticleArmy presents video showing destruction of three ‘terrorist’ vehicles by...
CAIRO: Army presents video showing destruction of three ‘terrorist’ vehicles by Sinai Air Force.
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