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  • 8 Afghan policemen killed by Taliban

    8 Afghan policemen killed by Taliban

    Date: 2017-11-13 10:38:13 GMT - Afghanistan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7088325

    An Afghan official said a Taliban attack in western Farah province has killed eight police officers, ABC news reported. Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the Taliban attacked a police check point near the city of ....

  • 7 killed, 321 injured in Iraq's earthquake - Interior ministry

    7 killed, 321 injured in Iraq's earthquake - Interior ministry

    Date: 2017-11-13 10:37:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7088433

    Iraq's Interior Ministry said seven people in the country's self-ruled northern Kurdish region died and 321 people were injured as a result of the the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit Iraq Sunday, ABC news reported. Iraq's Prime Minister Haider ....

  • Egypt oil minister heads for UAE to attend ADIPEC 2017

    Egypt oil minister heads for UAE to attend ADIPEC 2017

    Date: 2017-11-12 10:58:30 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7086892

    Petroleum Minister Tareq el Molla left for the UAE Sunday on a several days' visit to the Gulf country, during which he will attend the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2017, which kicks off there Monday. ....

  • Egypt, Jordan FMs confer on Arab developments

    Egypt, Jordan FMs confer on Arab developments

    Date: 2017-11-12 10:56:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7086888

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, who is currently on a visit to Jordan, held talks earlier Sunday with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al Safadi on the latest developments in the Arab world. The talks focused on the situation in Lebanon and ....

  • Defense minister leaves for India for talks on military cooperation

    Defense minister leaves for India for talks on military cooperation

    Date: 2017-11-12 10:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7086874

    Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedqi Sobhi and his accompanying delegation left here on Sunday on an official visit to India that comes at invitation from his Indian counterpart. During the visit, Sobhi is expected to hold a set of ....

  • Abul Gheit condemns Bahrain oil pipeline explosion

    Abul Gheit condemns Bahrain oil pipeline explosion

    Date: 2017-11-12 10:50:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7086869

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned Friday's blast of a pipeline of Abu Safa oilfield near Buri in Bahrain. Abul Gheit expressed full solidarity with Bahrain's efforts to maintain its sovereignty, safeguard its people and ....

  • Dollar exchange rate stable at Egypt banks

    Dollar exchange rate stable at Egypt banks

    Date: 2017-11-12 10:49:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:7086866

    The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Sunday. The dollar exchange rate stood at EGP 17.60 for buying and EGP 17.70 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Banque Du Caire ....

  • Pope Tawadros II leads mass for ordination of 7 new bishops

    Pope Tawadros II leads mass for ordination of 7 new bishops

    Date: 2017-11-12 10:44:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7086847

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark led Sunday's mass for the ordination and inauguration of seven bishops at the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi El Natrun. Among the bishops is Anba Angaelos who will become the ....

  • PM opens

    PM opens "Destination Africa" textile fair

    Date: 2017-11-11 10:16:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7085348

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail inaugurated here on Saturday the second "Destination Africa Fair" for apparel and textiles. The exhibition is co-organized by ExpoLink, the Ready Made Garments Export Council and Textile Export Council, along with the ....

  • FM to embark on Arab tour Sunday

    FM to embark on Arab tour Sunday

    Date: 2017-11-11 09:45:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7085278

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will embark on Sunday on an Arab tour of Jordan, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia. During the tour, Shoukry is expected to deliver verbal messages from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to the leaders of ....

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