18 k tourists visited Egypt’s museums in June 2015: official
CAIRO: A total of 18,440 tourists had visited museums across Egypt in June 2015, head of the museums section at the antiquities ministry Elham Salah told Youm7 Tuesday. The number of Arabs and Egyptian...
View ArticleAbandoned vehicles removal on the rise after Cairo’s Italian Consulate blast
CAIRO: A total of 80 vehicles, left abandoned on streets of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, were lifted in the past two days, traffic authority source told Youm7 Tuesday. “We often lift vehicles...
View ArticleSaudi-backed forces mobilise for Aden offensive to oust Houthis
ADEN: Yemeni fighters backed by a Saudi-led coalition mobilised troops, weapons and armoured vehicles on Wednesday to wrest back the whole of Aden from Houthi forces after taking part of the southern...
View ArticleCurfew hours in N. Sinai shortened to allow Eid al-Fitr prayer
CAIRO: The North Sinai curfew, imposed by the army since October 2014, will be adjusted on Friday; the first day of Eid al-Fitr, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab was quoted by state news agency MENA...
View ArticleFW: Announcement: Moody’s changes Egypt’s banking system outlook to stable
FW: Announcement: Moody’s changes Egypt’s banking system outlook to stable.
View ArticleRouhani: Iran won’t be called a world threat anymore
DUBAI: The nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is a political victory for the Islamic Republic, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, adding that the agreement meant Tehran would no...
View ArticleEgyptians granted free admission to archaeological sites on Eid al-Fitr
CAIRO: Egyptians will have free admission to museums, tombs and temples located in Luxor and Aswan during the three-day Eid al-Fitr, Antiquities Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. “The move aims at...
View ArticleThanawya Amma success rate in 2014-15 increases by 2.8 percent: Minister
CAIRO: The success rate among Thanawya Amma (high school diploma) students rose by 2.8 percent during 2014-2015 academic year registering 79.4 percent compared to 76.6 percent last year, Education...
View ArticleArmy kills 7 ‘takfiris’ in North Sinai
CAIRO: Seven alleged takfiris (Islamist militants) were killed and 13 suspects were arrested in security raids Tuesday in North Sinai’s towns of Sheikh Zuwayed and Rafah, state news agency MENA...
View ArticleBritain says solutions can be found to Greek bridge financing
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron believes a solution can be found to provide bridge financing to Greece while not putting British taxpayers’ money on the line, Cameron’s spokeswoman said....
View ArticleVideo:The moment a bomb went off in Fayoum, south of Cairo
The moment a bomb went off in Fayoum, south of Cairo.
View ArticleSaudi-backed Yemen forces take Aden port from Houthis-residents
ADEN: Saudi-backed Yemeni militiamen took over the main port of the southern city of Aden and the adjoining district of Mualla on Wednesday, residents and the fighters said, as part of an offensive...
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Israeli opposition leader to visit Washington over Iran deal
JERUSALEM: Israel’s center-left opposition leader Isaac Herzog will travel to Washington to discuss his country’s concerns over the Iranian nuclear deal, a spokesman said Wednesday, in the first sign...
View Article‘Wrong defendant’ in lawyer shooting case: Eyewitness
CAIRO: A policeman acknowledged he shot lawyer Mohamed el-Gamal after he heard people screaming “catch this defendant” in a Cairo Court Saturday. Magdy Ahmed, the policeman was arrested, investigated...
View ArticleIraq gets back antiquities recovered by US forces in Syria
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s antiquities minister says the Baghdad National Museum has gotten back nearly 500 artifacts recovered by U.S. Army commandos during a recent raid in Syria targeting the Islamic State...
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One Day at the Grand Bazaar
By Li Ya’nan July 2 marks the 15th day of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Xinjiang. To get a better understanding of the traditions involved in this month-long period of fasting, introspection and...
View ArticleEGX rallies on Arab, foreign purchases, benchmark up 2.5%
CAIRO: The Egyptian Eaxchange (EGX) rallied on Wednesday, and equities gained around 7 billion egp, boosted by Arab and foreign purchases. The benchmark index EGX30 jumped 2.55 percent to end Wednesday...
View ArticleMoody’s changes Egypt’s banking system outlook to stable
Limassol: Moody’s Investors Service has today changed the outlook for Egypt’s banking system to stable from negative, reflecting its expectation that banks’ funding and liquidity positions will remain...
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