Saudi killed in shelling from Yemen -news agency
CAIRO: A Saudi citizen was killed in shelling fired across the border fromYemen into the southwest of Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the official SPA news agency reported. A shell fell on a house around dawn...
View ArticleVerdict in Al-Jazeera retrial postponed to August 29
CAIRO: A Cairo court adjourned Sunday the verdict in the Al-Jazeera journalists’ retrial over terror charges to August 29, Youm7 reported Sunday was scheduled for the verdict to be pronounced by Judge...
View ArticleUAE to try 41 on charges of creating “terrorist” group
DUBAI: United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities plan to try 41 people of various nationalities including Emiratis on charges of setting up a terrorist group, the official WAM news agency reported on...
View Article89 arrested at Sallum border crossing over ‘illegal immigration’
CAIRO: A total of 89people, including two Sudanese, have been arrested at the Egypt-Libya Sallum border crossing over illegal travel to Libya, Matrouh security directorate said in a statement Sunday....
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INTERVIEW-Egypt says over half of summit promises turned into projects...
CAIRO: Egypt has turned more than half of initial agreements signed at a March investor conference into investment projects, the planning minister said, as Cairo tries to regenerate an economy battered...
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U.S. keen to double Egypt’s economic growth: Kerry
CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry affirmed Sunday that his country aims to support Egypt to “double its economic growth.” The statement came during the opening session of the U.S.-Egyptian...
View ArticleVideo: Kerry congratulates Egypt on New Suez Canal success
Video: Kerry congratulates Egypt on New Suez Canal success.
View ArticleVideo: Egypt-U.S. military ties key to peace and stability in ME: Shoukry
Video: Egypt-U.S. military ties key to peace and stability in ME: Shoukry
View ArticleU.N. peacekeeper killed in clashes in C. African Republic – spokesman
BANGUI: At least one soldier with the U.N. peackeeping mission in Central African Republic was killed on Sunday during clashes with armed assailants in a northern neighbourhood of the capital Bangui, a...
View ArticleEgypt to raise 4.75B EGP in T-bonds Monday
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on behalf of the Ministry of Finance is scheduled to auction 4.750 billion EGP ($606.65 million) in treasury bonds Monday, according to the bank’s official...
View ArticleTurkish military denies hit civilians during air strikes
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s military on Sunday denied allegations that it hit civilians in the village of Zargala during air strikes and said the target was a shelter for Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)...
View ArticleHEC to announce parliament election timetable next week: Minister
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has approved Saturday two electoral laws regulating Egypt’s long-awaited parliament election, Transitional Justice Minister Ibrahim el-Heneidy was quoted by Tahrir...
View ArticleEgypt’s Emaar Misr says two senior executives quit the property developer
DUBAI: Aug 2 Two senior executives at Egypt’s Emaar Misr have resigned, the property developer said on Sunday, several weeks after its disappointing flotation on Cairo’s bourse. Chief Development...
View ArticleSaudi citizen killed by incoming fire from neighboring Yemen
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia says one of its citizens was killed when a house inside the kingdom was struck by fire from neighboring Yemen. A civil defense spokesman, Ali bin Omair al-Shahrani, said in...
View ArticleEndowment Min. calls for listing ‘Azhar Scholar Front’ terrorist entity
CAIRO: Minister of Religious Endowment Mohamed Mukhtar Gomaa called Saturday for designating Al-Azhar Scholars Front as “terrorist entity” after its alleged call to stage protests on August 14 marking...
View ArticleEgypt’s pound steady at official market
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept the pound steady at 7.73 per dollar in a foreign exchange auction on Sunday, unchanged from last sale, the bank posted on its website. Earlier in July, the...
View Article‘New Suez Canal opening main reason for verdict delay’: AJ journalist
CAIRO: “Another delay for my life not for the case; I want this to end as soon as possible,” Journalist Baher Mohamed told The Cairo Post Sunday after his verdict session was adjourned to August 29....
View ArticleEGX dips on profit taking, equities lose 1B EGP
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost ground at the close of Sunday’s session, amid profit taking activities among Arab institutions as well as retailers. The benchmark index EGX30 fell 0.41 percent...
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