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  • UAE FM expresses hope Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia efforts on Syria would succeed

    UAE FM expresses hope Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia efforts on Syria would succeed

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:51:04 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:6968664

    UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday expressed the hope efforts being made by Egypt, Russia, and Saudi Arabia regarding Astana and Geneva negotiations on the Syrian crisis would ....

  • Min.: WB Group to pump investments into Egypt’s oil, gas sectors

    Min.: WB Group to pump investments into Egypt’s oil, gas sectors

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:50:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:6968695

    The World Bank (WB) Group has agreed to pump direct investments worth USD 500,000 into promising projects in the sectors of oil and natural gas, Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr said on Tuesday. The International ....

  • President Xi to chair BRICS Xiamen summit on Sept. 3-5

    President Xi to chair BRICS Xiamen summit on Sept. 3-5

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:45:25 GMT - China - International - SN:10 - ID:6968653

    The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping is to chair BRICS Xiamen Summit in China's southeastern coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian Province from Sept. 3 to 5, the Chinese news agency Xinhua ....

  • Jordan border crossing with Iraq to reopen Wed.

    Jordan border crossing with Iraq to reopen Wed.

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:45:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6968646

    Jordan will re-open its main border crossing with Iraq on Wednesday for the first time since 2015, after the Iraqi forces have gained control of the main highway to Baghdad from Daesh militants, The Jordan Times reported. Iraqi troops had pulled ....

  • Tawadros arrives in Australia

    Tawadros arrives in Australia

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:44:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:6968637

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese arrived on Wednesday in Australia, the second leg of his papal tour which has already taken him to Japan. Egyptian Ambassador to Australia Mohamed Khairat and members of the ....

  • Daesh still active in some parts of Libya's Sirte: UN

    Daesh still active in some parts of Libya's Sirte: UN

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:34:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6968628

    UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé said on Tuesday that Daeh no longer controls lands in Libya after Sirte was liberated in December, however, he warned that the terrorist group was still active in the country. Daesh militants are still active in ....

  • UN chief meets with families of Palestinians jailed by Israel

    UN chief meets with families of Palestinians jailed by Israel

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:32:09 GMT - palestine - International - SN:6 - ID:6968619

    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres met on Tuesday in Ramallah with a number of families of Palestinians in Israeli jails. During the meeting, the families of the prisoners urged the UN chief to "act seriously to save the lives of more than ....

  • ELBA head hails new investment law

    ELBA head hails new investment law

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:31:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6968613

    President of the Egyptian Lebanese Businessmen Friendship Association (ELBA) Fathallah Fawzi on Tuesday hailed the new investment law. He hoped that the economic reforms would directly benefit the citizens. He made the remarks in a seminar ....

  • Egypt's role indispensable in Libyan issue: Italy

    Egypt's role indispensable in Libyan issue: Italy

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:16:20 GMT - Libya - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6968604

    Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday said the Egyptian efforts to put an end to the Libyan crisis are indispensable. In televised statements, Alfano said he will meet with Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in September. The ....

  • PM arrives in Saudi Jeddah for hajj

    PM arrives in Saudi Jeddah for hajj

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:15:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6968592

    Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail arrived here late on Tuesday to perform hajj rituals, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Egyptian premier was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Deputy Governor of Makkah region Prince ....

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