Kerry to visit Europe, Middle East from Wednesday to Sunday
WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Europe and the Middle East from Wednesday to Sunday for talks on a recent spate of Israeli-Palestinian violence as well as the Syrian civil...
View Article78 Africans, 240 Egyptians arrested over illegal immigration to Italy, Libya
CAIRO: A total of 78 migrants from different African nations were arrested taking a boat to Italy from Kafr el-Sheikh illegally, while the attempt of 245 people to access Libya illegally was foiled in...
View ArticleSyria’s Assad flies to Moscow to thank Russia’s Putin for air strikes
MOSCOW: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow on Tuesday evening to personally thank Russia’s Vladimir Putin for his military support, in a surprise visit that underlined how Russia has...
View ArticleZamalek SC head charged with assault of candidate running against his son
CAIRO: Controversial Zamalek SC Chairman Mortada Mansour was referred to prosecution for assaulting a parliamentary candidate running against his son, the Head of Agouza and Dokki constituency Judge...
View ArticleLockheed sees big foreign defense orders in 2016
WASHINGTON: Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) on Tuesday said it expected to finalize big contracts in 2016 to sell up to four warships to Saudi Arabia and a high-altitude ballistic missile defense system...
View ArticleNew Hep C drug Harvoni in testing before market release
CAIRO: New Hepatitis C medicine Harvoni, scheduled to hit Egyptian markets in December, is currently being experimented on 200 patients with advanced liver fibrosis at four liver centers, Youm7...
View ArticleEndowment Ministry warns against Shiite rituals on Day of Ashura
CAIRO: The Endowment Ministry has warned against any Shiite rituals on the Day of Ashura, coinciding with Friday, especially in Cairo’s famous Hussein Mosque, Youm7 reported Wednesday. “We warned...
View ArticleDust storm hits Aswan, causes low visibility on roads
CAIRO: A dust storm swept through the Upper Egypt’s governorate of Aswan Tuesday evening causing power cuts and low visibility on the roads, Youm7 reported. The governorate has declared a state of...
View ArticleAmer Holding Group, Porto Holding to start trading on EGX Thursday
CAIRO:The two companies created by the long-mooted demerger of Egyptian real estate company Amer Group will start trading on the stock exchange on Thursday, a bourse statement said on Tuesday. Amer...
View ArticleBREAKING: 10 conscripts injured in Arish bomb attack
CAIRO: Ten police conscripts were injured in a Wednesday bomb attack south of Arish, North Sinai, and have been transferred to hospital, according to a police statement. An explosive device detonated...
View ArticleEnvironment Min. collects 53K of rice straw to combat open burning
CAIRO: The Ministry of Environment said Tuesday it had collected a total of 53,645 tons of rice straw so far, as part of concerted efforts to prevent air pollution that results from straw burning. Two...
View ArticleBreaking: Sisi approves CBE governor resignation, appoints Tarek Amer
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has appointed Tarek Amer as Governor of Egypt’s Central Bank after approving the resignation of Former governor Hisham Ramez. Further details to follow.
View ArticleIraq’s ruling alliance, Shiite militias urge PM to request Russian strikes on IS
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s ruling alliance and powerful Shiite militias have urged Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to request Russian air strikes on Islamic State militants, who control large parts of the country,...
View ArticleCoptic candidates dominate parliament election runoff in Minya
CAIRO: For the first time in Egyptian parliament history, 10 out of 18 candidates who have qualified to runoffs in the 9 constituencies of Upper Egypt’s governorate of Minya are Coptic Christians....
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Egypt replaces central bank governor Hisham Ramez
CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank governor Hisham Ramez will not renew his term when it expires in November and will be replaced by senior banker Tarek Amer, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday....
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Photos: Morgan Freeman visits the Egyptian Museum
CAIRO: Actor Morgan Freeman Tuesday paid a visit to the Egyptian Museum.
View ArticleNetanyahu stirs up trouble with Muslim Holocaust comments
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provoked controversy on Wednesday, hours before a visit to Germany, by saying the former Muslim elder in Jerusalem convinced Adolf Hitler to...
View ArticleGovernment to raise 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 ArticleNDP parliamentary candidate jailed over murder garners 18K votes in Damanhur
CAIRO: A total of 18,472 votes in Damanhur went to a jailed parliamentary candidate after his candidacy was approved by the Administrative Justice Court of Alexandria, MENA reported. When the court...
View ArticleEgypt to launch 1st solar-powered underground water pumping station
CAIRO: Egypt’s first solar-powered underground water pumping station will be inaugurated Thursday, Al Ahram reported. Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hossam Moghazy is scheduled to head for...
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