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CAPMAS: Inflation rate up 31 percent in 1st half of 2017
Date: 2017-07-10 09:32:12 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:6890221
Egypt's inflation rate from January to June 2017 upped 31 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said. In a monthly bulletin a copy of which MENA received, the ....
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EU steps up humanitarian assistance to Iraq to 211 mn euros
Date: 2017-07-10 09:26:27 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6890209
The European Union (EU) has increased humanitarian assistance to Iraq to reach 211 million euros this year, Sky News reported. High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said Iraqi Armed ....
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Egyptian FM heads for Côte d’Ivoire to attend OIC ministerial meeting
Date: 2017-07-10 09:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6890198
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left Cairo on Monday heading for Côte d’Ivoire to attend the 44th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The CFM meeting - due to open later in the day - ....
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Trump backtracks on US-Russia cyber unit
Date: 2017-07-10 09:18:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:6890193
US President Donald Trump backtracked on his push for a cyber security unit with Russia, Alhurra news channel reported Monday. Trump tweeted that he did not think it could happen, only hours after promoting it following his talks with Russian ....
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17 wounded in road accident in South Sinai
Date: 2017-07-09 10:18:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:6888665
Seventeen people were wounded when a tourist bus overturned near Taba in South Sinai late on "Saturday". Wounded were ambulanced to nearby hospitals while reason of the accident was not immediately clear. ....
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Security director of Gharyan assassinated
Date: 2017-07-09 09:35:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6888578
Security director of Gharyan Abdel Razeq el Sadeq Aameesh was assassinated outside his home unidentified gunmen, Libyan field sources said on "Sunday". No body declared responsibility for the assassination, the sources added. ....
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Abu Dhabi CP meets Libya's military commander Haftar
Date: 2017-07-09 08:07:30 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6888433
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed his country's support for the Libyan people and their choices and ambitions for a stable and secure life, the state news ....
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Foreign Ministry follows up finding Egyptian bodies in Libya
Date: 2017-07-09 07:53:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6888419
Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid on Saturday said the Egyptian Embassy in Tripoli, currently operates from Cairo, was informed that 19 bodies of Egyptian nationals were found in a Libyan desert area between Tobruk and ....
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Shoukry meets Abbas on latest Palestinian, regional developments
Date: 2017-07-09 07:51:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6888417
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Saturday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the latest Palestinian and regional developments, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a statement. Abbas offered condolences over the ....
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AL chief affirms the importance of adhering to Palestinian, Arab principles
Date: 2017-07-09 07:50:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6888415
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Saturday affirmed the importance of adhering to the principles of the Palestinian and Arab stance, whose essence is to abide by the Arab peace initiative without changing its priorities, which ....