Turkey says 10 more suspects detained over bombings
ANKARA: Turkey’s prime minister says authorities investigating the blasts at a peace rally that killed 99 people have detained 10 more people suspected of links to Kurdish rebels and the Islamic State...
View ArticleAP EXCLUSIVE: Mosul pilgrims barred from returning home
KIRKUK, Iraq: Like hundreds of elderly men and women from the Iraqi city of Mosul, Hajji Ahmed left in August to participate in the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Leaving the militant-held...
View Article19 Egyptians deported from Saudi Arabia without passports
CAIRO: Nineteen Egyptians were deported from Saudi Arabia Thursday for violating residency laws; they had travel documents issued by the Egyptian consulate in Jeddah rather than documents, Youm7...
View ArticleHundreds of irregularities reported ahead of parliamentary elections: Monitors
CAIRO: A total of 223 complaints were referred to the Egyptian High Elections Commission (HEC) over electioneering irregularities ahead of the start of parliamentary election process scheduled on...
View ArticleRussia flies 33 sorties, strikes 32 IS targets in Syria – IFX cites defence...
MOSCOW: Russia’s air force flew 33 sorties over Syria in the last 24 hours, striking 32 Islamic State targets, Interfax news agency cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying on Thursday. Air strikes...
View ArticleEgypt depreciates pound as foreign reserves plunge
CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank depreciated the pound for a third time in 2015, after the country net foreign reserves plunged for a 3rd straight month by September-end. Egypt’s net international reserves...
View ArticleRoads and Bridges Company demands 745M EGP in spreads from Transportation Min.
CAIRO: The Holding Company for Roads and Bridges (HCRB) submitted a memorandum Thursday to the Transportation Ministry demanding 745 million EGP in spreads of projects it implemented on behalf of the...
View Article‘No to religious parties’ campaign collects 2 m signatures
CAIRO: The “no to religious parties” popular campaign, which strives to pressure the Egyptian authorities to dissolve all religious parties, announced Wednesday it had collected 2 million signatures of...
View Article70 k visitors to ‘Osiris, Egypt’s Sunken Mysteries’ exhibit in a month: official
CAIRO: Over 70,000 people have visited “Osiris, Egypt’s Sunken Mysteries” exhibit since it was inaugurated early September at the Arab World Institute in Paris, according to Youm7. “Comprising 293...
View ArticleIslamic State targeted in 25 air strikes by U.S.-led coalition -statement
WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies conducted 25 air strikes on Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, the Joint Command Task Force said on Thursday. Seventeen of the attacks...
View Article66KG of US explosives imported to explore oil in Western Desert
CAIRO: Thirteen parcels of explosives made in the U.S. were received at Cairo Airport Thursday to be used in oil exploration and extraction in Egypt, Youm7 reported. The 66-kilogram parcels arrived on...
View Article21 debtors released from prison for Islamic New year
CAIRO: Some 21 debtors have been released from prison on Wednesday, the Islamic New Year, the order of Minister of Interior Magdy Abdul Ghaffar, in order that they may repay their debts. Pardons are...
View Article‘The Era of the Pyramid Builders’ exhibition opens in Japan
CAIRO: Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty headed for Japan Thursday to inaugurate “The Era of the Pyramid Builders” ancient Egyptian antiquities exhibition. “Comprising over 120 artifacts gathered...
View ArticleRussia says not sending arms to Syrian Kurds
MOSCOW: Russia is not supplying weapons to Syrian Kurds, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikahil Bogdanov was quoted as saying on Thursday by Interfax news agency.
View ArticleMoody’s maintains negative outlook for Russia’s banking system
London: Moody’s Investors Service is maintaining its negative outlook for the Russian banking system over the next 12-18 months, according to its latest outlook, published today, with unfavourable...
View ArticleEGX dips on pound depreciation, benchmark down 1%
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost ground at the close of Thursday’s session, after the Central Bank of Egypt depreciated the pound amid speculations of further devaluation next week. The...
View ArticleAl-Azhar to withhold passports of foreign students
CAIRO: The Islamic Research Academy (IRA) decided to retain possession of the passports of international students during their study at Al-Azhar University to regulate their arrival and departure,...
View ArticleZawahriri acquitted of forming ‘terror cell,’ charged with establishing another
CAIRO: Mohamed Rabie al-Zawahriri, the brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahriri has been acquitted of the charges of forming a terrorist cell affiliated with al-Qaeda in Egypt, while 10 out of 88...
View ArticleBREAKING: Egypt wins 2016/17 UNSC non-permanent seat
CAIRO: Egypt was officially elected to occupy the United Nations Security Council non-permanent seat of North Africa for 2016-2017, garnering 179 out of 193 votes of the UNGA member states in a...
View ArticleBlack market holds on to dollars, anticipating further pound fall
CAIRO: Black market dealers have refrained from selling the U.S. dollar Thursday, in anticipation of further depreciation of the pound after Thursday’s move, a trader told The Cairo Post. In a sudden...
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