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Syrian Observatory: Airstrikes leave 29 civilians dead in Raqqa
Date: 2017-07-27 09:16:26 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6917819
Twenty nine civilians were killed in airstrikes carried out by the US-led international coalition on Daesh-controlled areas in Raqqa city over the past 24 hours, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian Observatory stated ....
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Exports of building materials record $2.63 billion in 6 months
Date: 2017-07-27 09:13:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:6917812
Exports of construction materials rose by 17 percent during the period from January to June 2017, recording $2.63 billion compared to $2.24 billion during the same period in the previous year. In its monthly statement, the Export Council for ....
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Civil aviation min. leaves for Canada to attend ICAO Assembly meetings
Date: 2017-07-27 09:08:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6917795
Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy and Head of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) Hany Eladawy left for Montreal, Canada, on a several days' visit. The minister is scheduled to participate in meetings of the Assembly of the ....
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Shoukry: Egypt, France have political will to boost ties
Date: 2017-07-27 09:07:06 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6917790
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday said Cairo and Paris have the will and are determined to push their strong ties to the highest level. Speaking to MENA correspondent in Paris, Shoukry said the two countries have the will to build ....
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Sisi issues several decrees
Date: 2017-07-27 09:05:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6917786
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree on re-allocating state-owned lands in a number of governorates for reclamation and cultivation purposes. The president also re-allocated 360.5 feddans of state-owned lands in Mersa Matrouh to the ....
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Egyptian, Jordanian PMs hold plenary session of talks in Amman
Date: 2017-07-27 09:04:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6917781
Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and his Jordanian counterpart Hani al Mulki held a plenary session of talks on Thursday to discuss means of boosting bilateral ties in all fields. Ahead of the plenary session of talks, Ismail had ....
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Cooperation with Russia becomes central to Trump strategy in Syria
Date: 2017-07-25 15:42:48 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6915366
Cooperation with Russia is becoming a central part of the Trump administration’s counter-Islamic State strategy in Syria, with U.S. military planners counting on Moscow to try to prevent Syrian government forces and their allies on the ground from ....
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Presidential decree establishing Golden Triangle Economic Zone
Date: 2017-07-25 07:55:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6914291
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued Monday a presidential decree establishing the Golden Triangle Economic Zone. Published in the official gazette under number 341/2017, the decree considered the Golden Triangle as an economic zone of special ....
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Army says foiled major attack on North Sinai checkpoint
Date: 2017-07-25 07:54:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6914289
The army has foiled a major attack on a security checkpoint in North Sinai, said the spokesman for the Armed Forces in a press release. The failed attack would have left around 50-60 of civilians and military personnel dead, said the military ....
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US judge halts deportation of 1,400 Iraqis
Date: 2017-07-25 07:47:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6914283
A US judge has halted the deportation of 1,400 Iraqis, Sky News reported Tuesday. US District judge Mark Goldsmith granted an injunction to give the immigrants more time to individually challenge their removal in the courts. He said many of ....