Obama tells Kenyans they can succeed, sees challenges
NAIROBI: Barack Obama told Kenyans on Sunday on his first presidential trip to his father’s homeland that there was “no limit to what you can achieve” but said they had to deepen democracy, tackle...
View ArticleEgypt’s bill of ‘treatment at state expense’ reached $69.6M in March: CAPMAS
CAIRO: The total value of Egypt’s program of treatment at the expense of state has reached 545 million EGP ($69.6 million) during March 2015, compared to 286 million EGP during the same period last...
View ArticleHouthi leader rejects Yemen truce-Twitter account
CAIRO: The leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement has rejected a ceasefire planned by its Saudi-led Arab coalition adversary, saying such a truce would benefit only Islamic State and al Qaeda, according to...
View ArticleArchaeological sites in Luxor open to tourists at night to beat the heat
CAIRO: Archaeological sites in the west bank of Luxor, including burials at the Valley of the Kings, are now opened to the public at night for the first time ever, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh...
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Finance Minister to open 20th annuak Euromoney Egypt conference Sep.7
CAIRO: Euromoney will mark its 20th anniversary in Egypt this year. It will return to Cairo on the 7 and 8 September for its annual gathering of finance and investment professionals. H.E. Mr. Hany...
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Video7 awarded YouTube Gold Play Button for surpassing one million subscribers
CAIRO: Video 7, Youm7’s Channel on YouTube, has been awarded the 24-Karat Gold Play Button for surpassing one million subscribers, Youm7 reported Saturday. Video7 has joined the YouTube on Aug. 2,...
View ArticleBlast, gunfire heard in centre of Somali capital – witness
MOGADISHU: A large blast was heard in the centre of the Somali capitalMogadishu followed by gunfire, a Reuters witness reported. The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear, but the Islamist...
View ArticleVideo: Virtual graphic video shows Cairo boat drwoning
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View ArticleSomali Islamist group al Shabaab says behind Mogadishu attack
MOGADISHU: Somali Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility on Sunday for an attack on a hotel in Mogadishu, saying it was responding to assaults on the group by an African Union force and the...
View Article6 sentenced to death for torching Ghad al-Thawra party headquarters
CAIRO: Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday has sentenced six defendants to death in absentia over torching the Ghad al-Thawra (Revolution’s Tomorrow) Party headquarters in Cairo in 2014, Youm7 reported....
View ArticleEGX slumps at close over foreign institutions’ sales
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost ground at the close of Sunday’s session, battered by foreign institutions’ sell offs amid Arab and local purchases. The benchmark index EGX30 slipped 1.02...
View ArticleEgypt to dig new canal allowing a two-way traffic north of Port Said
CAIRO: Egypt intends to dig a 9.5-kilometer-long canal to allow a two-way traffic of vessels entering the Suez Canal through the northern terminus of Port Said, Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chairperson...
View ArticleEgypt’s inbound tourism increases by 16.5 % in May: CAPMAS
CAIRO: The number of tourists visiting Egypt increased by 16.5 percent in May 2015 compared with the same period last year, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics...
View ArticleSyria’s Assad: Army focusing on holding most important areas
BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday the army had been forced to give up areas in order to hold onto more important ones in its fight with insurgents, and the scale of the war meant...
View ArticleTurkish troops target Kurdish fighters in northern Syria
BEIRUT: Syria’s main Kurdish militia and an activist group say Turkish troops fired several shells on a Syrian village near the border, where tensions have soared in recent days. The Kurdish People’s...
View ArticleEgypt observes Delta Aquaid Meteor shower Monday
CAIRO: The Delta Aquarid Meteor shower is to peak in Egypt’s skies starting from Monday until July 30, the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) said Monday. The phenomenon...
View ArticleUpdate: Al-Shabab suicide truck bomb hits main Somali hotel, kills 9
MOGADISHU: A suicide bomber rammed a truck rigged with explosives into the blast walls around one of Mogadishu’s most secure hotels, severely damaging the building and killing nine people including a...
View Article1-year sentence against belly dancer ‘inciting debauchery’ reduced to 6 months
CAIRO: The Agouza Misdemeanors Court reduced the one-year sentence against Reda el-Fouly over “inciting debauchery” charges to six month, Youm7 reported. On June 28, Fouly who belly- danced...
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