Egypt to buy border surveillance system from Pentagon for $100M
CAIRO: To enhance security measures on its borders with restive neighboring countries, Egypt has requested to buy U.S. “Border Security Mobile Surveillance Sensor Security System,” at the cost of $100...
View ArticleEgypt’s pound stable at 7.73/dollar on official Market
CAIRO: Egypt’s pound held steady at 7.73 per dollar for a second time in a central bank foreign exchange auction on Thursday, unchanged from last sale on Tuesday, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) posted...
View ArticlePolice captain shot dead in Bani Suef
CAIRO: A police captain was shot early Thursday in Bani Suef city in Upper Egypt by unknown assailants on a motorbike, according to statement by the Ministry of Interior. Mohamed Essam, an officer at...
View ArticleYemen ceasefire announcement within 24 hours – Houthi-run Saba news agency
SANAA: The U.N. envoy to Yemen said an agreement on a humanitarian ceasefire is expected to be announced within 24 hours, the Houthi-run Saba news agency said on Thursday. The envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh...
View Article5 accused of GUC student manslaughter handed down suspended jail sentences
CAIRO: Five men accused of the manslaughter of a first-year engineering student, who was ran over by a bus, were handed down suspended sentences of six months in prison Thursday, Youm7 reported. New...
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Renovation at the 550 year-old Hawd of Sultan Qaytbay completed
CAIRO: The Hawd (drinking-trough for animals) of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay located within Cairo’s ‘City of the Dead’ was reopened for public Wednesday after the completion of a one-year renovation...
View ArticleEGX rebounds on Arab retailers’ purchases, benchmark up 0.8%
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended on a positive note Thursday, rebounding from a sex-day slump, boosted by a strong buying spree among Arab retailers. The benchmark index EGX30 rose 0.88 percent...
View ArticleDeath sentence signaled to 14 in Mansoura
CAIRO: Mansoura Criminal Court signaled a death sentence against 14 Muslim Brotherhood members in two separate cases Thursday, referring their case to the Grand Mufti for a religious opinion, Youm7...
View ArticleAfghan spy agency confirms IS commander killed in drone strike
KABUL: The Afghan intelligence agency confirmed a third top Islamic State commander was killed in a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan this week. Shahidullah Shahid, a former member of the Pakistani...
View Article9 NGOs dissolved in Suez, 2 win lawsuit against dissolution
CAIRO: Nine NGOs that allegedly belong to the Muslim Brotherhood were dissolved Thursday in Suez per a Ministry of Solidarity decision, as part of a 2013 court ruling that orders all funds of the group...
View ArticleIsrael says 2 of its citizens are being held in Gaza
JERUSALEM: Two Israeli citizens are being held in the Gaza Strip, at least one of them by the Palestinian militant Hamas group, Israeli authorities said Thursday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
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New Yemeni al Qaeda leader calls for attacks on United States
DUBAI:The new leader of al Qaeda’s Yemen branch has called for attacks on the United States in his first speech since taking command, the U.S.-based SITE monitoring group reported on Thursday, citing...
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Saud al-Faisal, Saudi foreign minister for 40 years, dies
RIYADH: Former Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal died on Thursday, Saudi Arabian sources and media close to the kingdom’s ruling family reported, two months after he was replaced following...
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Saudi TV show becomes a hit by mocking Islamic State group
DUBAI: A new TV satire program has become a hit in the Arab world by mocking some of the region’s most serious issues, from the intractable Sunni-Shiite divide and religious extremism to the brutality...
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As deadline looms, Kerry says U.S. in no rush to get Iran deal
VIENNA: The United States and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday, suggesting an accord was unlikely hours ahead...
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Egyptian actor, producer Sami El-Adl dies at 69
CAIRO: Egyptian actor and producer Sami El-Adl died at 69 on Friday after a heart problem,Youm7 Reported
View ArticleVideo: Nubians Protest in front of Journalists’ Syndicate against Racism
CAIRO: The Nubians Protest in front of Journalists’ Syndicate against Racism.
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After gains, Syria rebels face tough fight for Deraa, Aleppo
BEIRUT : Momentum that has swept Syrian rebels to a series of swift victories over President Bashar al-Assad appears to have slowed in two major attacks aimed at capturing the cities of Aleppo in the...
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Britain tells tourists to leave Tunisia over terror risk
LONDON: The British government on Thursday told all U.K. tourists to leave Tunisia because a terrorist attack is “highly likely” and the North African country’s government has not done enough to...
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Yemen’s warring factions agree to humanitarian truce: U.N.
DUBAI/SANAA: Yemen’s warring factions confirmed their agreement on Thursday to a temporary humanitarian ceasefire set to begin on Friday night, United Nations envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said. The...
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