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  • PM stresses necessity of regulating fatwas to maintain stability

    PM stresses necessity of regulating fatwas to maintain stability

    Date: 2017-10-17 13:13:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7044285

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Tuesday cautioned against fatwas issued by unqualified and unprofessional people leading to confusion in the society. The premier stressed the necessity of regulating fatwas to achieve stability and promote peace, ....

  • Israeli forces arrest Palestinian young man in Jalazone camp

    Israeli forces arrest Palestinian young man in Jalazone camp

    Date: 2017-10-17 10:26:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7043785

    Israeli occupation forces arrested in the wee hours of Tuesday a Palestinian young man, claiming that he has published a post on his Facebook account they considered as an indication for preparing an operation against the occupation. Occupation ....

  • Coalition jets shell Houthi sites on borders with Saudi Arabia

    Coalition jets shell Houthi sites on borders with Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2017-10-17 10:21:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7043771

    Arab coalition jets shelled sites affiliated to Houthi militants on the borders of the the Yemeni city of Saada with Saudi Arabia, Yemeni sources said on Tuesday. The raids are aimed at preventing the militants from infiltration, the sources ....

  • Riyadh denounces Arish terrorist attack

    Riyadh denounces Arish terrorist attack

    Date: 2017-10-17 10:20:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7043767

    Saudi Arabia on Tuesday denounced a terrorist attack against a security checkpoint in the Egyptian city of Arish that left several people dead and wounded. A Saudi Foreign Ministry official confirmed the kingdom's support for Egypt in its war ....

  • Egypt, WB discuss 3rd batch of 3-bn-dollar loan

    Egypt, WB discuss 3rd batch of 3-bn-dollar loan

    Date: 2017-10-17 09:39:44 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:7043690

    Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr on Tuesday discussed with World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva accelerating measures to sign the third batch of a WB loan to Egypt to the value of one billion dollars ....

  • Dollar exchange rates stable at major banks in Egypt

    Dollar exchange rates stable at major banks in Egypt

    Date: 2017-10-17 09:29:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7043672

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

  • 'Role of Fatwa in Creating a Stable Society' Conf.  kicks off, under aegis of Sisi

    'Role of Fatwa in Creating a Stable Society' Conf. kicks off, under aegis of Sisi

    Date: 2017-10-17 09:28:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7043668

    An international conference, titled "The Role of Fatwa in Creating a Stable Society," kicked off on Tuesday, under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Grand Imam of Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb, Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam and ....

  • Fatah Central Committee: Abbas signed decision to open recruitment in GS

    Fatah Central Committee: Abbas signed decision to open recruitment in GS

    Date: 2017-10-17 09:22:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7043652

    Fatah Central Committee member Hussein al Sheikh said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed Tuesday a decision to start recruitment in the Gaza Strip for the security services in an effort to rebuild it, stressing that no one should meddle with ....

  • Qatari security forces storm Sultan bin Suhaim’s palace in Doha

    Qatari security forces storm Sultan bin Suhaim’s palace in Doha

    Date: 2017-10-17 08:05:39 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7043486

    The palace of Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim al Thani in Doha was stormed by a unit of 15 armed men in a raid carried out the State Security Forces last Thursday evening. The raid resulted in the confiscation of around 137 bags and a number of iron ....

  • Heavy rains hit North Sinai

    Heavy rains hit North Sinai

    Date: 2017-10-17 07:49:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7043460

    North Sinai suffered on Monday night a wave of bad weather including heavy rains and strong winds. The rains left streets empty of pedestrians and forced stores to close their doors. ....

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