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  • 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 ....

  • Clashes erupt anew between regime troops, Daesh in Bukamal

    Clashes erupt anew between regime troops, Daesh in Bukamal

    Date: 2017-11-11 08:13:38 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7085141

    Fierce clashes renewed between regime forces and Daesh militants in al Bukamal city, the last Daesh-stronghold city in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Saturday. Daesh terrorists are fiercely resisting attacks by ....

  • Marine drill instructor sentenced to 10 years in prison for targeting Muslim recruits

    Marine drill instructor sentenced to 10 years in prison for targeting Muslim recruits

    Date: 2017-11-11 08:02:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7085120

    A military jury sentenced a former Marine drill instructor to 10 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge from the service Friday for subjecting Muslim recruits to verbal and physical abuse, including one young man who committed suicide after an ....

  • Putin, Trump say they’ll maintain channels to prevent danger in Syria

    Putin, Trump say they’ll maintain channels to prevent danger in Syria

    Date: 2017-11-11 07:59:08 GMT - Vietnam - International - SN:2 - ID:7085113

    Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during their brief meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit approved a joint statement on Syria, Russian news agency Sputnik quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Saturday. According to the joint ....

  • Person killed, 8 injured in strike on Benghazi security HQs

    Person killed, 8 injured in strike on Benghazi security HQs

    Date: 2017-11-11 06:57:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7085052

    A person was killed and eight others were injured when the headquarters of the special task force in eastern Benghazi was attacked, local media reported Friday with giving no further details. ....

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