Resumption of Egypt-manufactured tanks discussed with General Dynamics. US amb.
CAIRO: The resumption of the work of an Egyptian tank factory was discussed Thursday by Minister of Military Production Mohamed al-Assar, U.S. ambassador to Egypt Robert S. Beecroft and Donald Schenk,...
View ArticleVolkswagen to recall around 8.5 mln cars in Europe
BERLIN: Volkswagen said it would recall around 8.5 million diesel-engine carsin the European Union (EU) after Germany requested servicing of the vehicles following a scandal over rigged emissions...
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Egyptians and Americans partner to raise awareness on breast cancer
CAIRO: Young Egyptian recipients of the “Leadership for Education and Development” (LEAD) scholarship partnered with the U.S. Embassy this week to organize a conference focusing on breast cancer, which...
View ArticleElectoral silence period in effect as of Friday noon: HEC
CAIRO: The electoral silence period for the first phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections starts Friday at noon. Spokesperson of the High Elections Committee (HEC) Omar Marwan said the committee “will...
View Article2K Palestinians cross the Rafah Border to Gaza
CAIRO: Around 2000 Palestinians have crossed the Rafah Border to the Gaza Strip since the border opened Thursday until it closed early Friday, Youm7 quoted an official source at the crossing Friday....
View ArticleFaraeen TV channel closes due to ‘financial crisis’
CAIRO: Al Faraeen T.V. channel, owned by controversial presenter Tawfiq Okasha, abruptly ceased broadcasting Thursday evening due to “financial crisis.” “The channel apologizes for not being able to...
View ArticleEgyptian classical, short films to screen at Arab Film Festival in US
CAIRO: Egyptian feature and short films will be screened in the Arab Film Festival to be held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, California from Friday until Nov. 25. Four Egyptian short...
View ArticleMalaysia arrests man for hacking US security data to supply targets for IS
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has arrested a man on charges of hacking into the personal information of more than a thousand U.S. security officials and handing the database to the Islamic State militant...
View ArticleSyrian army, Russian jets attack rebels in southern Aleppo
BEIRUT: Syrian troops and their allies, backed by Russian jets, attacked insurgent fighters south of Aleppo on Friday, a source in Syria and a monitoring group said, as the army expands a...
View ArticleAl-Ahly wins Egyptian Super Cup after beating Zamalek 3-2
CAIRO: Al Ahly won the 2015 Egyptian Super Cup after beating arch-rivals Zamalek 3-2 in a match held Thursday at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Zamalek’s Omar Gaber scored for Zamalek in...
View ArticleAfghan migrant shot dead trying to enter Bulgaria-interior ministry
SOFIA: A man traveling with a large group of refugees from Afghanistan was shot by a border police officer near the southeastern Bulgarian town of Sredets late on Thursday and died on his way to the...
View Article535.6 acres in North Sinai allocated to New Rafah
CAIRO: A total of 535.6 acres have been allocated in North Sinai to New Rafah city, “properly compensating” owners of houses and farms in the allotted area, according to a Thursday Cabinet decree....
View ArticleEGX gains 2.2B EGP amid mixed performance this week
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) showed a mixed performance this week, which was limited for only four sessions. The EGX was shut on Wednesday in observance of Islamic New Year. During the course of...
View ArticleFriday’s unified sermon to tackle ‘participation in elections’
CAIRO: The Ministry of Awqaf (Religious Endowment) unified this Friday sermon to be about participation in the parliamentary elections, which is set to begin Saturday abroad. Last year, the ministry...
View ArticleSatellite images show smoke clouds over Delta due to rice straw burning
CAIRO: Satellite images released by the Environment Ministry Thursday showed that rice straw burning in Dakahlia, Gharbia and Sharqia in Egypt’s Delta. Two towns in Dakahlia’s Mansoura city were the...
View ArticleNile transport between Aswan, Wadi Halfa to be promoted
CAIRO: River transport between the Aswan port in Egypt and al-Shahid Zubair port in Sudan will be developed to increase trade and investment volume between the two African nations, MENA reported...
View ArticleEgypt imports 240K tons of Russian, Romanian wheat
CAIRO: Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has contracted the purchase of 240,000 tons of wheat from Russia and Romania, Youm7 reported Friday, citing a statement of Supply Minister...
View Article5 doctors suspended from Cairo Uni. for being paid by patients at free hospital
CAIRO: Five doctors at government-owned al-Qasr al-Aini hospital will be investigated and referred to the disciplinary department for accepting money in return for treatment at the free hospital, Youm7...
View ArticleGraffiti in ‘Homeland’ takes aim at show’s alleged racism
LONDON: The background in the new series of U.S. TV hit “Homeland” is supposed to look like a Syrian refugee camp, but one of the graffiti slogans that CIA agent Carrie Mathison walks past declares, in...
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