Egypt to bid for 7.5B EGP in T-bills Sunday
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on behalf of the Ministry of Finance is set to auction 7.5 billion EGP ($958.38 million) in treasury bills Sunday, according to the bank’s official website....
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S&P affirms Emirate of Abu Dhabi ‘AA/A-1+’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
On Aug. 7, 2015, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘AA’ long-term and ‘A-1+’ short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, a member of...
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Egypt’s heat wave fuels factory fire; 5 workers killed
CAIRO: Five workers were killed and four others injured in a fire that broke out Saturday morning at a starch and glucose factory in Egypt’s Delta governorate of Qalyubia, Youm7 reported. Preliminary...
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Tunisia says arrests 12 trying to enter Libya
TUNIS: Tunisia has arrested 12 people, one of them a woman, who were trying to cross into lawless Libya to join a “terrorist group”, the interior ministry said. After attacks on tourists by Islamist...
View ArticleMore than 40 killed, wounded in Friday’s Afghan academy attack: ministry
KABUL: More than 40 police cadets and civilians were killed and wounded in a suicide bomb attack late on Friday at a police academy in the Afghan capital, the interior ministry said in a statement on...
View ArticleEGX dips in New Suez Canal opening week, benchmark to target 8,300
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost ground last week, and its market capitalization shed around 2.4 billion ($306.68 million) on Arab sell-offs. The EGX trading sessions were limited for four...
View Article2 X-rayed mummies reveal “unusual” mummification technique
CAIRO: Two 3,400 year-old mummies of an ancient Egyptian architect and his spouse have undergone an unusual process of mummification but still in a very good state of preservation, researchers at the...
View ArticleRed Cross president visits Yemen amid monthslong civil war
SANAA: The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross has arrived in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa, amid its monthslong civil war. Peter Maurer’s visit, which started Saturday, is...
View ArticleHundreds of Syrian Christians flee Islamic State: Activists
BEIRUT: Activists say hundreds of Christian families are fleeing a central Syrian town as Islamic State fighters advance toward it. Osama Edward, the director of the Christian Assyrian Network for...
View ArticleHostages killed in Mali hotel siege from S.Africa, Russia, Ukraine
BAMAKO: The three hostages killed during a siege of a hotel in Mali used byUnited Nations staff were from South Africa, Russia and Ukraine, a Malian military spokesman said on Saturday. Another four...
View ArticleHull City players to observe a minute’s silence to remember Omar Sharif
CAIRO: Football players of the UK’s Hull City will observe a moment of silence ahead of their match against Huddersfield Town in mourning for late actor Omar Sharif, according to Hullcitytigers.com....
View ArticleSaudi Arabia says Saudi citizen carried out mosque bombing
RIYADH: A 21-year-old Saudi man carried out an Islamic State-claimed suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police compound that killed 15 people, the Interior Ministry said Saturday, the latest citizen...
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Infant with swollen head undergoes successful surgery in Cairo
CAIRO: A seven-month-old baby, who was in a risk to lose her life has undergone a surgery Tuesday to reduce her born-with swollen head that weighs 15 kg, Youm7 reported Saturday. Wafaa Yasser was born...
View Article52 Egyptian expats deported from Saudi Arabia over expired residency
CAIRO: Saudi authorities have deported Saturday 52 Egyptian expatriates for infringing residency laws, said officials from Cairo International Airport. The deported Egyptians told Youm7 that they were...
View ArticleBooby-trapped car blast kills 15 at Yemen base: Officials
SANAA :Yemeni security officials and anti-rebel fighters say a bomb inside a booby-trapped car at a key military base has killed 15 anti-rebel fighters and wounded more than 20. The officials said...
View ArticleThree Emirati soldiers killed in Yemen fighting: state news agency
DUBAI: Three soldiers from the United Arab Emirates have been killed while taking part in a Saudi-led military campaign against Yemen‘s dominant Houthi group, UAE state news agency WAM said on...
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Video: Evacuated residents complain government apathy
CAIRO: Giza governorate has allocated temporary apartments for homeless families who were evacuated from their ramshackle residential buildings in Imbaba district, deputy Giza governor Alaa al-Haras...
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