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Yemeni army foils attempt by Houthi militias to re-take Khaled Bin al Walid camp
Date: 2017-08-10 10:38:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6938407
The Yemeni army foiled an attempt by militias of Houthis and supporters of ousted president Ali Abdallah Saleh to attack Khalid Bin Al Walid military camp, east of the Yemeni city of Mocha, a Yemeni military source said on Thursday. The source ....
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Investment min.: Egypt open market for Kazakh investors
Date: 2017-08-10 10:33:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:6938398
Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr said Egypt is an open market for Kazakh investors. After seven months of restoration, Al-Zahir Rukn Al-Din Baybars Mosque, famously known as "Al-Zahir Baybars Mosque" in Cairo will be ....
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Housing, transportation ministers agree on establishing electric train linking Cairo with new cities
Date: 2017-08-10 10:32:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6938395
Housing Minister Moustafa Madbouly and Transportation Minister Hisham Arafat Thursday agreed on establishing an electric train linking Cairo with new cities. The electric train is expected to be operational in 2020 with the capacity to transport ....
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Sisi issues decree considering as public utility Sinai sanitary sewers project
Date: 2017-08-10 10:30:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6938393
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree considering as public utility projects of establishing sanitary sewers to divert water for irrigating new land in Sinai and Ismailia governorates. The decree was published in the Gazette out Thursday. ....
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Nasr, EGX head review plan for developing securities market
Date: 2017-08-09 09:12:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6936655
Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr reviewed on Wednesday with Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Chairman Mohamed Farid Saleh a plan for developing securities market and means of using innovative financial tools to improve the ....
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GACA denies allowing Qatari airlines to access western Saudi airspace
Date: 2017-08-09 08:17:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6936544
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) denied allowing Qatari airlines to access the kingdom from the west. In a statement on Wednesday, GACA confirmed that Qatari airliners are banned from accessing the Saudi airspace. The ....
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Hamas balks at Israeli raids on Gaza Strip as "major escalation"
Date: 2017-08-09 07:40:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6936507
Hamas balked at Tuesday's Israeli shelling of Hamas resistance posts, considering this as a major escalation. Hamas Spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said Israel should bear the consequences of the attack. A number of Palestinians were injured in ....
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Guam adviser: Security level to remain in place after North Korea threats
Date: 2017-08-09 06:47:26 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:6936441
Guam's Department of Homeland Security and Office of Civil Defense said there is no change in threat level resulting from the North Korean events, adding there are several levels of defense all “strategically placed” to protect the territory and the ....
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Min.: Sisi decision on new Suez Canal key step towards development
Date: 2017-08-09 06:43:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6936435
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s decision to dig the new Suez Canal was an important step towards development, Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam asserted on Tuesday. During a celebration held at Cairo Opera House to mark the second anniversary of ....
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Kenyans line up to cast ballots in presidential election
Date: 2017-08-08 08:36:14 GMT - Kenya - International - SN:4 - ID:6935042
Millions of voters will go to the polls in Kenya on Tuesday in an election expected to be a close race between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga. More than 180,000 police have been deployed across the country amid fears of ....