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Syrian army says it’s closing in on Islamic State in Palmyra
BEIRUT: The Syrian army said on Thursday it was closing in on Islamic State militants in control of Palmyra, in a major offensive to recapture the city of Roman ruins from the jihadists. A newsflash on...
View ArticleFitch Affirms Etisalat at ‘A+'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings-London/Moscow-09 July 2015: Fitch Ratings has affirmed UAE-based state-owned Emirates Telecommunications Corporation’s (Etisalat) Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at...
View ArticleAl-Azhar rejects gay marriage as ‘crime against humanity’
CAIRO: Al-Azhar rejects “malicious attempts” to invade Muslim countries with gay marriage, which is “a crime against humanity, a flagrant violation of human rights and a distortion of humans’...
View ArticleEgypt’s PM inaugurates Ataka power plant
CAIRO: Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab inaugurated Tuesday Ataka power plant, which was built by Siemens in collaboration with the local partner Elsewedy Power System Projects (PSP,) MENA...
View ArticleCatch Harasser warns against 5 parks in Cairo during Eid el-Fitr
CAIRO: Catch a Harasser; an anti-sexual harassment group has warned against five parks in Cairo as “destinations for sexual harassers” during feasts, according to a Thursday statement by the movement....
View ArticleVideo: Bus driver suspended for taking his pants off in public
CAIRO: A driver at the Cairo Transportation Authority (CTA) was suspended and referred to investigations for taking his pants off in front of a car driven by a woman, Youm7 reported Thursday. The...
View ArticleSisi ratifies new parliamentary elections law
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has ratified the amendments of the electoral constituencies law, necessary to hold Egypt’s long-awaited parliamentary elections, Youm7 reported Thursday. According...
View ArticleBoko Haram attacks Buni Yadi in northern Nigerian -military sources
DAMATURU: Boko Haram militants attacked the northern Nigerian town of Buni Yadi in Yobe state late on Thursday and it was unclear how the fighting had ended, military sources said. There was no...
View ArticleUN urges EU to step in and help Greece with migrant crisis
GENEVA: The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that Greeceurgently needs help to cope with 1,000 migrants arriving each day and called on the European Union (EU) to step in before the...
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Iran’s Zarif says nuclear talks with powers likely to continue over weekend
VIENNA: Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday that talks between Iran and the six major powers had made some progress but were likely to continue during the weekend. “Some progress has been made but...
View ArticleEgypt’s core annual inflation slips to 8.07% in June: CBE
CAIRO: Egypt’s core annual inflation rate declined a slight to 8.07 percent in June, down from 8.14 percent in May, the Central Bank of Egypt (CEB) announced Thursday. Earlier on Thursday, the Central...
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Shafiq pulls out National Movement Party resignation
CAIRO: Former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq has withdrawn his resignation from his post as chairman of the National Movement Party, Youm7 reported Thursday. “As my resignation was rejected from...
View ArticleEgypt Post deposits reach $20.4b
CAIRO: Egypt Post Authority CEO Essam el-Sagheer said deposits in the savings fund reached160 billion EGP ($20.4 billion,) Youm7 reported Thursday. He pointed out that the authority’s clients increased...
View ArticleTunisian security forces kill five militants in mountain region -source
TUNIS: Tunisian security forces have killed five Islamist militants in clashes in the mountains near the central town of Gafsa, a security source said on Friday. Tunisian forces are on high alert after...
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Rights group demand authorities disclose activist’s whereabouts
CAIRO: Activist Khaled el-Sayed has been missing for over 30 hours since he was banned from traveling to Qatar Thursday, his wife Hoda Mahmoud told The Cairo Post Friday. On Thursday, Sayed was on his...
View ArticleEgypt’s army kills 2 suspected militants, destroys explosives store in N. Sinai
CAIRO: The Egyptian armed forces have destroyed arms and explosives store Friday in a recent military operation against militants in Sinai; Youm7 quoted a statement by the military spokesperson Mohamed...
View ArticleVideo: Sexual assault on a girl triggers fight in Cairo’s Corniche St
Video: Sexual assault on a girl triggers fight in Cairo’s Corniche St.
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