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  • Minister in charge of public business sector law authorized for antiquities investment

    Minister in charge of public business sector law authorized for antiquities investment

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:55:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:6968765

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree authorizing the minister in charge of investment affairs in the antiquities sector to enforce the provisions of law on public business sector companies with respect to the holding company ....

  • UK PM vows to put pressure on North Korea over missile launch

    UK PM vows to put pressure on North Korea over missile launch

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:54:54 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:15 - ID:6968719

    UK Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to build international pressure on North Korea over its "reckless provocation" as she traveled to Japan for talks on the crisis. The Prime Minister, who was "outraged" by the launch of a missile by Pyongyang ....

  • Higher education minister stresses supporting Yemeni students in Egypt

    Higher education minister stresses supporting Yemeni students in Egypt

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:53:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:6968712

    Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Tuesday said his ministry is fully supporting the Yemeni students in Egypt. Abdel Ghaffar made the remarks in a meeting with Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Malek al Mekhlafi and Yemen Ambassador ....

  • OIC condemns renewed violence in Myanmar, urges UNSC to address  issue

    OIC condemns renewed violence in Myanmar, urges UNSC to address issue

    Date: 2017-08-30 09:53:11 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:13 - ID:6968686

    The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the renewed outbreak of violence affecting the Rohingya Muslim community in Rakhine State, Myanmar, which has led to thousands to flee their homes to neighboring Bangladesh. This has ....

  • 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 ....

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