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First Lady greets Egyptians, Muslims on New Hijri Year

Date: 2024-07-07 10:08:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:10774708

CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) – Egypt’s First Lady Mrs Intisar El Sisi has extended greetings to the Egyptian people and the Muslim world on the New Hijri Year. “I greet the Egyptian people and the Muslim world on the start of a new Hijri year”, Mrs Sisi ....

Egypt's Bourse: Thursday holiday on occasion of new Hijri year

Date: 2024-07-07 09:45:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:15 - ID:10774642

CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) announced that it will be off on Thursday, July 11 on the occasion of the new Hijri year 1446. The EGX, in a statement issued on Sunday, said transactions at the stock market would be resumed as ....

Egypt condemns Israeli shelling of UNRWA school in Gaza

Date: 2024-07-07 09:44:41 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:14 - ID:10774643

CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - Egypt has condemned in the strongest possible terms Israeli airstrikes on an UNRWA school in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip that left scores of innocent civilians dead and wounded. A statement issued by ....

Egypt’s non-oil trade deficit decreases 22.9%, during 1stQ of 2024

Date: 2024-07-07 08:40:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:10774570

CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - Egypt’s non-oil trade deficit reached $6.4 billion during the first quarter of 2024, compared to about $8.3 billion during the same period of the previous year. This decrease of 22.9 percent is due to the decrease in the ....

Al Azhar top imam greets Sisi, Muslims on new Hijri year

Date: 2024-07-07 07:48:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:10774513

CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmad el Tayyeb greeted on Sunday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the Egyptian people and Muslims worldwide on the occasion of the new Hijri year, 1446 A.H. In a statement, Tayyeb said urged Muslims ....

Kaaba gets new Kiswah

Date: 2024-07-07 07:40:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:11 - ID:10774501

MECCA, July 7 (MENA) - The holy Kaaba got a new gold-laced Kiswah (cover) on Sunday. Officials from the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs took down the old kiswah and replaced it with the new one, which is made from pure silk at ....

Arab economic unity council recommends cooperation with BRICS group

Date: 2024-07-07 07:36:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:10774468

CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - The Council of Arab Economic Unity underlined the importance of cooperation with the BRICS group given its global economic weight. This came in recommendations issued by the 59th regular meeting of the specialized unions ....

3 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike in western Gaza City

Date: 2024-07-07 07:07:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10774467

GAZA CITY, July 7 (MENA) - Three civilians were killed in an airstrike by Israeli forces west of Gaza City, WAFA news agency reported quoting local sources. Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli fighter jets targeted with missiles a house in the ....

Russian army loses 1,150 soldiers in Ukraine in past day

Date: 2024-07-07 06:08:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10774409

KIEV, July 7 (MENA) - Russia lost about 550,990 troops in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and July 7, 2024, including 1,150 soldiers killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours, Ukrinform news agency reported quoting the General Staff of the ....

October 7 attacks result of Israeli indifference to int'l law - Moussa

Date: 2024-07-07 05:48:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:10774401

CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - Former Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa said the October 7 attacks come as a result of Israeli indifference to the international law and the unjust racial policy adopted against the Palestinian people. In an ....