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  • Son of former president Mosri jailed over white weapon possession

    Son of former president Mosri jailed over white weapon possession

    Date: 2017-10-26 11:49:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7059376

    Zaqaziq Court of Misdemeanors sentenced on Thursday the son of former president Mohamed Morsi to three years in prison over charges of possessing an unlicensed white weapon. Police arrested Osama Mohamed Morsi upon a warrant issued by the public ....

  • Sisi receives French interior minister

    Sisi receives French interior minister

    Date: 2017-10-26 11:47:13 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7059283

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received in Paris on Thursday French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb, the Egyptian presidential spokesman said. During the meeting, the two sides tackled means of enhancing cooperation between the two ....

  • Sisi issues several decrees

    Sisi issues several decrees

    Date: 2017-10-26 11:43:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7059267

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Thursday a decree on taking possession of the building of Daqahliya's Bergas primary school. The president also issued a decree on re-allocating two plots of state-owned lands in Assiut and Aswan for the ....

  • PM: Gov't prioritizes developing hospitals, medical services nationwide

    PM: Gov't prioritizes developing hospitals, medical services nationwide

    Date: 2017-10-26 11:42:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7059256

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Thursday that the government gives a top priority to developing hospitals in all governorates and improving medical service. After inspecting a project for renovating Bayda hospital in the Upper Egypt ....

  • PM visits Bayadeya central hospital in Luxor

    PM visits Bayadeya central hospital in Luxor

    Date: 2017-10-26 11:41:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7059247

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail visited on Thursday a project to develop and expand El Bayadeya Central Hospital in Luxor. Ismail listened to a detailed explanation by Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr on the projects currently established in the Upper ....

  • Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks

    Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks

    Date: 2017-10-26 10:54:30 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:7059198

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

  • Presidential decree approves AFD's 50-million-euro credit-line

    Presidential decree approves AFD's 50-million-euro credit-line

    Date: 2017-10-26 10:49:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7059176

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Thursday a decree approving an agreement between the Egyptian government and the French Development Agency (AFD). Under the deal, the AFD allocates a 50 million euro credit-line for curbing the ....

  • Trump calls for finding solution to North Korea problem

    Trump calls for finding solution to North Korea problem

    Date: 2017-10-26 10:46:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:7059149

    President Trump in a new interview called for the United States and its allies to "solve the North Korea problem," saying "I solve problems," The Hill reported. In a new interview with Fox Business Network's Lou Dobbs that aired Wednesday night, ....

  • Iraq launches final offensive on Daesh, near Syrian border

    Iraq launches final offensive on Daesh, near Syrian border

    Date: 2017-10-26 09:30:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7059060

    Prime Minister Haider al Abadi said Iraqi forces launched on Thursday an offensive to recapture the last patch of Iraqi territory still in the hands of Daesh, on the border area with Syria, The Daily Mail reported. "Daesh members have to choose ....

  • Interior min. allows 21 citizens to obtain foreign nationalities

    Interior min. allows 21 citizens to obtain foreign nationalities

    Date: 2017-10-26 09:29:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7059054

    Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar allowed 21 Egyptians to obtain foreign nationalities, while retaining their Egyptian nationality. The decision was published in the gazette on Thursday. ....

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