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Carriages of empty freight train derail, train service undisrupted - ENR

Date: 2024-10-17 20:08:26 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:69 - ID:10915869

CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Six carriages of an empty freight train derailed at approximately 3:10 p.m. local time on Thursday near the Mariouteya crossing, the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) authority said in a statement. The incident occurred ....

On 51st anniversary of October 6 victory, Interior min. congratulate Defense min.

Date: 2024-10-17 19:09:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:10916069

CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production Lt.-Gen. Abdel Meguid Saqr received Thursday Minister of Interior Maj.-Gen. Mahmoud Tawfik to congratulate the Armed Forces on the occasion ....

Sultan al-Qasimi thanks Sisi, says Egypt full of treasures of science, knowledge

Date: 2024-10-17 19:09:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:10915956

CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi thanked efforts of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, noting the high status of Egypt, as it was and still is a large part of shaping his personal and intellectual ....

Egypt, UNESCO, France probe multilateral relations, int'l security

Date: 2024-10-17 18:35:30 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:66 - ID:10915713

CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - The Egyptian embassy in Paris, France held on Thursday consultations with the secretariat of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the French Foreign Ministry regarding Egypt's ....

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar eliminated, says Israeli foreign ministry

Date: 2024-10-17 18:34:29 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10915996

GAZA, Oct 17 (MENA) - The Israeli foreign ministry announced on Thursday that Hamas group leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in the Gaza Strip. A year ago, Yahya Sinwar orchestrated the October 7th attack in which more than 1,200 Israelis were ....

Israeli FM announces Sinwar dead

Date: 2024-10-17 18:34:06 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10915951

GAZA CITY, Oct 17 (MENA) - Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced Thursday the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is dead, Al Qahirah News channel reported. Israeli channel i24 reported it had been confirmed that Sinwar was martyred in a military ....

PM says Egypt-Africa ties important

Date: 2024-10-17 18:12:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:10915899

CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli emphasized the importance of Egyptian-African relations and the priority they represent in Egyptian foreign policy, referring to the visits of Egyptian diplomats to countries of the ....

Egyptian Embassy in Beijing organizes promotional tourism forum

Date: 2024-10-17 18:11:45 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:62 - ID:10915722

CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Beijing has organized a promotional tourism forum in the presence of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathi on the sidelines of his official visit to China. The forum was attended by some ....

Israeli army: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza

Date: 2024-10-17 17:40:34 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10915954

RAMALLAH, Oct 17 (MENA) - Israel on Thursday night announced that its army troops had killed Hamas group chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. Sinwar was shot dead along with two others in a firefight in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Wednesday, the Israeli ....

Sweilam says 1109 speakers participated in CWW 2024

Date: 2024-10-17 17:21:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:10915801

CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - The 7th Cairo Water Week (CWW 2024) concluded Thursday evening, as Minister of Water Resources Hani Sweilam said activities were attended by 1,109 regional speakers, 100 international organizations, 24,100 participants and 100 ....