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  • Interfax: Possible resumption of Egypt-Russia flights in autumn 2017

    Interfax: Possible resumption of Egypt-Russia flights in autumn 2017

    Date: 2017-09-05 15:43:18 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:6976306

    Moscow could possibly resume its flights to Egypt in the autumn this year after the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the sidelines of BRICS summit in China, Interfax quoted a reliable ....

  • Russia pays dlrs. 1730 to Family of Russian soldier killed in Syria

    Russia pays dlrs. 1730 to Family of Russian soldier killed in Syria

    Date: 2017-09-05 15:29:12 GMT - Russia - International - SN:28 - ID:6976278

    Authorities of the Novokuznetsk town will pay 100,000 rubles (1730 dollars) in assistance to the family of the Russian soldier killed in Syria, the local administration’s press service told TASS on Tuesday. The family of the 27-year-old soldier ....

  • Foreign ministry denies fraud to its Hajj mission

    Foreign ministry denies fraud to its Hajj mission

    Date: 2017-09-05 15:19:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:6976258

    Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid on Tuesday denied news fanned in news websites claiming that the ministry's hajj mission deceived by a contractor responsible for the organization of transportation and residence during pilgrimage. Abu ....

  • 35 of Taliban members killed, injured in airstrikes

    35 of Taliban members killed, injured in airstrikes

    Date: 2017-09-05 15:17:00 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:26 - ID:6976248

    At least 35 of Taliban gunmen were killed and injured in airstrikes in Kunduz province, Afghan army announced in a statement on Tuesday. The airstrikes over the past 48 hours targeted Taliban elements in Chardara district, Khaama press ....

  • Citizen stripped of Egyptian nationality over Israel passport

    Citizen stripped of Egyptian nationality over Israel passport

    Date: 2017-09-05 14:28:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:6976173

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has decided to strip a citizen of his Egyptian nationality after he obtained an Israeli passport without receiving a prior permit from the authorities concerned in Cairo. The decision was published in the official ....

  • Chinese cultural attache lauds progress at GEM project

    Chinese cultural attache lauds progress at GEM project

    Date: 2017-09-05 14:27:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:6976148

    Chinese Cultural Attache in Cairo Shi Yuewen asserted that the coming phase would witness more cooperation with Egypt in view of the progress achieved in the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). The Chinese diplomat's remarks were made during his visit ....

  • Mohamed Salah claims Liverpool's Player of the Month award for August

    Mohamed Salah claims Liverpool's Player of the Month award for August

    Date: 2017-09-05 14:18:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Sport - SN:23 - ID:6976134

    Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah has claimed Liverpool's Standard Chartered Player of the Month award for August, the Reds said Tuesday on their official website. The summer signing made an excellent start to his competitive Reds career with three ....

  • AIIB announces dlrs 210 mln support for renewable energy projects in Egypt

    AIIB announces dlrs 210 mln support for renewable energy projects in Egypt

    Date: 2017-09-05 14:16:10 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:6976110

    The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced Tuesday that it would provide up to 210 million US dollars to finance a solar power project in Egypt, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The project will consist of 11 greenfield ....

  • ICRC: Two staff members released

    ICRC: Two staff members released

    Date: 2017-09-05 13:46:55 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:21 - ID:6976097

    Two ICRC staff members were released, said the International Committee of the Red Cross in a statement on Tuesday. The two staff members were abducted by an armed group on 8 February 2017 while on their way to deliver assistance in Jawzan ....

  • Demand for Russian submarines, small ships grows after Syria operation

    Demand for Russian submarines, small ships grows after Syria operation

    Date: 2017-09-05 13:38:26 GMT - Russia - International - SN:20 - ID:6976082

    Demand for Russian diesel-electric submarines and ships with a displacement of 150-400 tonnes has increased after their participation in Russia’s operation in Syria, Sputnik quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin as saying ....

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