10 ‘terrorists’ killed in security forces raid in North Sinai: Military
CAIRO: Twenty armed “terrorists” were killed, 12 were injured and 78 suspects were arrested in military and police raids in North Sinai, according to a Thursday military statement. Six SUVs, one of...
View ArticleTaliban insurgents active close to Kabul, threat level disputed
KHAWAJA GAR, Afghanistan: In Khawaja Ghar, a village in Deh Sabz district on the dusty outskirts of Kabul, there is little noticeable government presence, and Afghan soldiers and police are a rare...
View ArticlePM discusses 1st monorail in Egypt with Canadian company
CAIRO: Prime Minister Sherif Ismail met Thursday with representatives from Bombardier Transportation Canada Inc. to discuss the construction of the first monorail train in Egypt, Youm7 reported. The...
View ArticleCourt bans anti-protest law movement Bedaya
CAIRO: Cairo Court for Urgent Matters banned anti-protest law movement Bedaya Thursday and ruled that its properties be confiscated, Youm7 reported. A lawyer named Ashraf Farahat had filed the lawsuit...
View ArticleSweden struggles to cope with migrant tide; Orban warns of threat
STOCKHOLM/LJUBLJANA: Sweden said on Thursday it expected up to 190,000 migrants this year, putting unprecedented strain on a country famous for welcoming refugees but planning to house many in tents...
View ArticleClinton deflects Republican criticism in marathon Benghazi hearing
WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton passed a tough political test on Thursday, calmly deflecting harsh Republican criticism of her handling of the deadly 2012 attack in...
View ArticleTurkish Radioactive isotopes for cancer treatment arrive under tight security
CAIRO: Cairo International Airport received a shipment of radioactive isotopes to be used in cancer treatment from Turkey under tight security, Youm7 reported Friday. The consignment in 44 parcels...
View ArticleMuslim Brotherhood leader Hassan Malek arrested
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have arrested senior Muslim Brotherhood figure and businessman Hassan Malik from his house in New Cairo’s upscale district of Tagammu el-Khames, state-run T.V. announced...
View ArticleCBE to bid for 7.5B EGP in T-bills Sunday
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on behalf of the Ministry of Finance is scheduled to auction 7.5 billion EGP ($933.87m million) in treasury bills Sunday, according to the bank’s official...
View ArticleObama urges Pakistan to avoid raising nuclear tensions with new weapons
WASHINGTON: At a time of heightened tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan, U.S. President Barack Obama urged Pakistan on Thursday to avoid developments in its nuclear weapons program...
View ArticleSecurity stepped up at Hussein Mosque on Day of Ashura
CAIRO: Security forces increased their presence outside Hussein Mosque Friday in anticipation of potential Shiite celebrations on the Day of Ashura, Youm7 reported. According to the Shiite sect, Ashura...
View ArticleOfficer killed, 3 injured in Arish roadside bomb attack
CAIRO: A police officer was killed, and a corporal and two conscripts injured Friday in an Arish bomb attack, informed sources in North Sinai told Youm7. Captain Mohamed al-Sawah, 25, was killed when...
View ArticleSouth African students march in capital ahead of Zuma meeting
PRETORIA: Thousands of South African students demanding lower university fees gathered on Friday for a march on the historic seat of government in Pretoria, a sign of the post-apartheid ‘Born Free’...
View ArticleUS commando killed in raid to free hostages of ISIS in Iraq
WASHINGTON/ERBIL: One member of a U.S. special operations force was killed during an overnight mission to rescue hostages held by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, the first American to die in...
View ArticlePolice says Swedish school killer was driven by ‘racist motives': radio
STOCKHOLM: A masked man who killed one teacher and a boy and wounded two others in a Swedish school was driven by racist motives, police said on Friday. Sweden was shocked by Thursday’s attack in which...
View ArticlePolice officer injured in IED detonation in Haram
CAIRO: A police officer was injured Friday while detonating an improvised explosive device (IED) found in Haram district, Youm7 reported. The bomb, discovered in Remaya Square, was dealt with by bomb...
View ArticleCan Egypt’s new central bank chief calm currency crisis?
CAIRO: When Egyptian central bank governor Hesham Ramez quit, phones began ringing as bankers congratulated each other on the departure of a man they say refused to change course even as Egypt careered...
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Sisi to participate in India-Africa Summit Oct 26
CAIRO: Egyptian International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr met with Indian Ambassador to Cairo Sanjay Bhattacharyya Thursday to prepare for President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s visit to New Delhi to...
View ArticleAmerican Chamber to host Egypt’s Trade, Industry Minister Monday
CAIRO: The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt will host Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil in a monthly lunch meeting next Monday Oct. 26, to discuss possible ways to bolster Egypt’s industrial...
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