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  • Egyptian-Russian military exercise (Protectors of Friendship 2) kicks off

    Egyptian-Russian military exercise (Protectors of Friendship 2) kicks off

    Date: 2017-09-14 14:46:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:6991054

    The activities of the Egyptian-Russian military exercise (Protectors of Friendship 2) has kicked off, as paratroopers from armies of both countries conduct a joint parachute landing drill. As many as 600 fighters participate in this joint drill ....

  • Army chief of staff probes with Japanese defense minister joint military ties

    Army chief of staff probes with Japanese defense minister joint military ties

    Date: 2017-09-14 14:44:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:6991043

    Army Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy met Thursday with Japanese Defense Minister Tomohiro Yamamoto and his accompanying delegation, currently visiting Egypt. The meeting took up the latest developments in the Middle East region and its ....

  • Pope Tawadros arrives in Cairo after foreign tour

    Pope Tawadros arrives in Cairo after foreign tour

    Date: 2017-09-14 14:43:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:6991036

    Coptic Pope Tawadros II arrived in Cairo on Thursday wrapping up a three-week foreign tour which took him to Japan and Australia. During the tour, the pope opened the first Coptic church in Japan. The Pope met with Copts living in these ....

  • Egypt's Interior Ministry to host meeting on drug combat

    Egypt's Interior Ministry to host meeting on drug combat

    Date: 2017-09-14 14:42:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:6991021

    The interior Ministry will host the 27th Meeting of Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies for Africa (HONLEA) in Hurghada from Sept 18 to Sept 22 under the auspices of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the INTERPOL, ....

  • Iraqi FM lauds Egyptian-Iraqi ties

    Iraqi FM lauds Egyptian-Iraqi ties

    Date: 2017-09-14 14:42:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6991019

    Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari has welcomed holding a meeting of the high joint committee between Egypt and Iraq to boost relations. In an interview with MENA Thursday, Al Jaafari said that Egypt is qualified for playing an active ....

  • Tourism Min. participates in seminar on tourism, sustainable development

    Tourism Min. participates in seminar on tourism, sustainable development

    Date: 2017-09-14 14:42:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6991012

    Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed stressed the importance of working on guaranteeing tourist flow and creating stable economic atmosphere assuring that the political stability is a main base for development and progress. These remarks were made ....

  • Transport Min. meets WB, EIB delegations to discuss cooperation

    Transport Min. meets WB, EIB delegations to discuss cooperation

    Date: 2017-09-14 14:41:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6991008

    Minister of Transport Hisham Arafat met Thursday with delegations of the World Bank (WB) and European Investment Bank (EIB) to discuss cooperation in transportation field. Arafat discussed the progress of implementing the third phase of the ....

  • Newly appointed Italian amb. presents copy of his credentials to Foreign Ministry

    Newly appointed Italian amb. presents copy of his credentials to Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2017-09-14 14:41:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6991003

    Assistant of Foreign Minister for Protocol Affairs Ayman Mosharafa met Thursday with newly-appointed Italian ambassador to Egypt Giampaolo Cantini at the ministry's headquarters in Cairo. Cantini presented a copy of his credentials to Mosharafa ....

  • Sisi approves loan agreement with IBRD

    Sisi approves loan agreement with IBRD

    Date: 2017-09-14 09:19:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6990217

    President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi issued on Thursday a decree approving a one-billion-dollar loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The loan will be channeled into funding the second development ....

  • PM strips two women of Egyptian nationality

    PM strips two women of Egyptian nationality

    Date: 2017-09-14 09:10:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6990188

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail issued a decision on Thursday stripping two women of the Egyptian nationality over obtaining the Israeli nationality. The decision was published by the gazette on Thursday. (MENA) ....

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