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  • IMF official praises economic reforms in Egypt

    IMF official praises economic reforms in Egypt

    Date: 2017-11-03 11:49:31 GMT - Morocco - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7072672

    Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Middle East and Central Asia Department Jihad Azour lauded the decision taken by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to float the local currency in November 2016. In statements to MENA, he also commended ....

  • Assar, Croatian amb. probe coop. in military production

    Assar, Croatian amb. probe coop. in military production

    Date: 2017-11-03 11:44:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7072640

    Military Production ٍState Minister Mohamed Saeed el Assar on Friday discussed with Croatia's Ambassador to Egypt Tomislav Bošnjak cooperation in joint military and civilian manufacturing. Assar expressed eagerness to open new vistas of ....

  • Egyptian economy equipped with all competitiveness potentials -- Minister

    Egyptian economy equipped with all competitiveness potentials -- Minister

    Date: 2017-11-03 08:53:59 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7072351

    Trade Minister Tarek Qabil on Thursday stressed that the Egyptian economy has all potentials to compete with the global economies. Despite the challenges facing Egypt over the last period, the seen political and social achievements stressed that ....

  • Iraqi forces enter Gaza neighborhood in al Qa'im town

    Iraqi forces enter Gaza neighborhood in al Qa'im town

    Date: 2017-11-03 08:52:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7072348

    Units from the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service have entered Gaza neighborhood in al Qa'im town in western Anbar, an Iraqi military source said on Friday. The move comes within the framework of the Iraqi forces' efforts to recapture al Qa'im town ....

  • World Youth Forum 'message of peace' from Egypt to world, says minister

    World Youth Forum 'message of peace' from Egypt to world, says minister

    Date: 2017-11-03 08:50:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7072343

    The World Youth Forum is a message of peace from Egypt to the world and a quantum leap for the inter-cultural dialogue, Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Friday. In statements to MENA, Gomaa added that holding the forum in Sharm el ....

  • 22 militants killed in anti- terrorism operations in Afghanistan

    22 militants killed in anti- terrorism operations in Afghanistan

    Date: 2017-11-03 08:48:55 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:3 - ID:7072337

    The Afghan security forces on Friday conducted air and artillery strikes on Taliban outposts in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, leaving several militants dead. At least eleven Taliban insurgents were killed during the operations, Khama ....

  • Syrian army controls Rashdia district and storms Hawiqa in Deir Ezzor

    Syrian army controls Rashdia district and storms Hawiqa in Deir Ezzor

    Date: 2017-11-03 08:47:02 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7072333

    Syrian government forces on Friday took control over al Rashdia district and stormed al Hawiqa district in Deir Ezzor, the Syrian television reported. The state television added that the Syrian forces have found large amounts of ammunition and ....

  • Daesh claims responsibility for Manhattan terrorist attack

    Daesh claims responsibility for Manhattan terrorist attack

    Date: 2017-11-03 08:45:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:7072329

    Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the vehicular terrorist attack that was carried out by Sayfullo Saipov that killed eight people in Manhattan, Russia Today channel reported on Friday. Saipov admitted to watching Daesh videos on ....

  • All EGX indexes up, benchmark rises 0.29 pct

    All EGX indexes up, benchmark rises 0.29 pct

    Date: 2017-11-02 14:01:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:7071399

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went up collectively at the close of Thursday's trading, amid purchase operations by domestic institutions and investment funds and sale operations by Arab and foreign investors. The market capital gained about ....

  • First UK interest rate rise in 10 years

    First UK interest rate rise in 10 years

    Date: 2017-11-02 14:01:30 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:15 - ID:7071380

    For the first time in more than 10 years, the Bank of England has raised interest rates. The official bank rate has been lifted from 0.25% to 0.5%, the first increase since July 2007, the BBC reported on Thursday. The move reverses the cut in ....

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