Lebanon’s western Bekaa blast was Israel destroying drone – Hezbollah-run TV
BEIRUT: A blast which occurred in a remote area in Lebanon’s western Bekaa region on Sunday was an Israeli air strike aimed at destroying a downed drone in the area, Hezbollah-run television said. A...
View ArticleCentral bank auctions 6.5B EGP in T-bills Sunday
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on behalf of the Ministry of Finance auctioned 6.5 billion EGP ($852.5 billion) in treasury bills Sunday, according to the bank’s official website. The T-bills...
View ArticleAntique coins smuggling attempt foiled by Cairo airport authorities
CAIRO: An attempt to smuggle five antique coins was foiled by the authorities at Cairo International Airport Sunday, Youm7 reported. The coins, dating back to the Mohamed Ali Dynasty (1805-1952), were...
View ArticleIslamic State militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra – monitoring group
BEIRUT: Islamic State has planted mines and bombs in the ancient part of the central Syrian city of Palmyra, home to Roman-era ruins, a group monitoring the war said on Sunday. The Syrian Observatory...
View ArticleDisplaced Yemenis in Egypt continue to return home
CAIRO: Some 152 Yemenis left Egypt to Saudi Arabia Saturday to return to their home country, Youm7 reported Sunday. Since the end of April, around 5,761 Yemeni nationals in Egypt have returned to Yemen...
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EGX loses ground over profit taking at close
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) shut on a collective slip at the close of Sunday’s session hurt by minimal profit taking activities following a three-day rally last week. Hurt by local and Arab...
View ArticleRafah crossing reopens Tuesday for three days
CAIRO: Two days after being closed, Egypt-Gaza border crossing of Rafah will reopen Tuesday in the two directions for three days, the Palestinian embassy in Cairo said in a statement Sunday. “Opening...
View ArticleVideo: MB supporters protesting detention of Al-Jazeera’s Ahmed Mansour
Video: Muslim Brotherhood supporters protesting detention of Al-Jazeera’s Ahmed Mansour.
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After Wikileaks cables, ‘Al-Azhar does not receive guidance’: undersecretary
CAIRO: After Wikileaks cables on the Saudi Foreign Ministry purported that Al-Azhar requested Riyadh’s opinion on a meeting pressured for by Tehran on rapprochement between Sunnis and Shiites, Al-Azhar...
View ArticleEgypt allocates $8B for oil subsidies in FY2015/16
CAIRO: Egypt has allocated 61 billion EGP ($8 billion) for fuel subsidies in the draft of 2015/2016 fiscal year budget, chairman of State-run Egyptian General Petroleum Corp (EGPC,) Tarek el-Molla said...
View ArticleAligned Venus, Jupiter, Ramadan crescent seen in Cairo sky Saturday
CAIRO: The crescent moon of Ramadan, Jupiter and Venus were visible to the naked eye in Cairo’s sky Saturday night, Youm7 reported. “Ramadan crescent, Jupiter and Venus; the brightest planet have...
View Article26 people’s illegal immigration attempt into Israel thwarted
CAIRO: The Central Security Forces have thwarted an illegal immigration attempt into Israel by 26 people who hold African nationalities through shared borders in Sinai, state-run Middle East News...
View ArticleFrance’s Hollande to attend New Suez Canal August inauguration
CAIRO: French President François Hollande will participate in the Aug. 6 inauguration of the New Suez Canal, Egyptian presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef said in a Saturday statement. The news comes...
View ArticleAl Jazeera journalist says he expects to face judge soon after arrest in Germany
CAIRO: A high-profile Al Jazeera journalist arrested in Germany at the request of Egypt said he expected to soon face a judge who would decide whether or not to extradite him, in a case likely to raise...
View ArticleIran parliament bans inspector access to military sites
TEHRAN: With some lawmakers chanting “Death to the America,” Iran’s parliament voted to ban access to military sites, documents and scientists as part of a future deal with world powers over its...
View ArticleBombings kill at least 5 people near Iraqi capital, Baghdad
BAGHDAD: Officials in Iraq say separate bombings have killed at least five people outside of Baghdad. A police officer says a bomb went off Sunday in an outdoor market in the town of Mahmudiyah, about...
View ArticleEateries in Chinese town hold dog meat festival amid outcry
BEIJING: Restaurateurs in a southern Chinese town held an annual dog meat festival Monday despite international criticism of the event as cruel and unhygienic. The Yulin government distanced itself...
View ArticleTaliban suicide bomber, gunmen attack Afghan parliament
KABUL: The Taliban launched a complex attack on the Afghan parliament Monday, with a suicide car bomber striking at the entrance and gunmen battling police as lawmakers were meeting inside to confirm...
View ArticleGeorgia’s embassy opens bank account in Egypt to help Tbilisi victims
CAIRO: Georgia’s embassy in Cairo opened a bank account to receive donations for the Tbilisi flood’s victims, Youm7 reported Sunday. “By the decision of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of...
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