‘Radical material’ banned from Egypt’s mosques
CAIRO: Minister Endowment Mohamed Mokhtar ordered Monday to remove any material, books, cassettes or C.D.s, that incite violence or bear radical thoughts from mosques, Al-Ahram newspaper reported...
View ArticleBisco Misr to voluntarily delist from EGX
CAIRO: Shareholders of Bisco Misr, Egypt’s cake and biscuit maker, agreed in a Monday extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on voluntary delisting from the Egyptian Exchange (EGX,) it said in a bourse...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UN: Both Syrian rebels and government targeting civilians
BEIRUT: U.N. investigators say Syrian government forces and opposition fighters are targeting civilians in a way that has led to “unspeakable suffering.” The report by the Independent International...
View ArticleEGX slumps for 3rd day over Arab institutions’ sales
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) resumed it downward wave for a third straight day at the close of Tuesday’s session, as Arab institutions extended their sell-offs. The benchmark index EGX30 lost...
View ArticleFitch assigns ‘B(EXP)’ rating to NBE’s USD Senior Bond, outlook stable
CAIRO: Fitch Ratings has assigned Tuesday National Bank of Egypt’s upcoming USD senior unsecured bond an expected rating of ‘B(EXP)’/’RR4′, with a “stable outlook,” it said in a Tuesday statement. “The...
View ArticleDemands to ban ‘child abuse, sexual harassment’ commercials
CAIRO: Egypt’s Consumer Protection Authority (CPA) banned Tuesday a TV commercial about Fox Chips because it “incites violence against children,” while another advert sparked criticism among women...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Border guards demolish 1.1km tunnel south of Rafah crossing
CAIRO: Specialized forces demolished three tunnels in Rafah, North Sinai, Tuesday, informed sources in Rafah told Youm7. Two out of the three tunnels were discovered during construction works at the...
View ArticleSisi demands school curricula against violence, harassment
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi called Monday for combating cheating at schools and producing new curricula against violence and harassment, said presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef in a...
View ArticleUruguay to deploy 47 peacekeeping soldiers in Sinai Peninsula
CAIRO: The National Defense Ministry confirmed Monday that Uruguay is to deploy 47 soldiers in Sinai Peninsula, as a part of the Multinational Force of Observers (MFO-Sinai), reported Prensa Latina...
View ArticleFitch Affirms Islamic Development Bank at ‘AAA'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings-Paris/London-23 June 2015: Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)’s Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR)’s at ‘AAA’ with a Stable Outlook. The Short-term IDR has...
View ArticleDruze villagers kill wounded Syrian in Israeli ambulance
JERUSALEM: Dozens of Druze residents of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights attacked a military ambulance carrying two injured Syrians Monday night, beating one of the Syrians to death on suspicion that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Al-Jazeera journalist criticizes Germany for his detention
BERLIN: An Al-Jazeera journalist temporarily detained in Berlin on an Egyptian arrest warrant is criticizing Germany for taking him into custody. Ahmed Mansour and his attorneys told reporters in...
View ArticleAt least 18 people die of cholera in South Sudan in three weeks
JUBA: Cholera has killed at least 18 people in Juba, capital of South Sudan, in the last three weeks and the government will step up measures to counter the spread of thedisease, the health minister...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills at least 10 in northern Nigeria
DAMATURU: A young female suicide bomber killed at least 10 people and injured more than 20 in an attack on Tuesday at a market in northeast Nigeria’s Yobe State, several witnesses said. The bomber...
View ArticleStrong earthquake hits south of Tokyo; no tsunami danger
TOKYO: A strong earthquake has struck off an island chain south of Tokyo, but officials say there is no danger of a tsunami. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the earthquake hit Tuesday evening and...
View ArticleRed Cross fears for Palestinian hunger striker in Israel
JERUSALEM: A prominent Palestinian detainee who has been on a hunger strike for 48 days faces an “immediate risk” of death, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Tuesday, urging Israel to...
View ArticlePutin slams group warning Russians against visiting Crimea
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin says a consumer rights group that has cautioned Russians against traveling to Crimea is serving foreign interests. Putin was referring to the Society for Protection of...
View Article