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Egyptian-Hungarian business forum to be held during Sisi's visit-- minister
Date: 2017-06-30 09:41:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:6874204
An Egyptian-Hungarian business forum will be held during President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's anticipated visit to Budapest, Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek kabil said in a statement Friday. The forum will be attended by a raft of Egyptian and ....
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Russian, US top diplomats discuss Syrian file over phone
Date: 2017-06-30 09:39:16 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6874200
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Russian news agency TASS reported. The two ministers discussed the Syrian crisis and other pressing issues on the Russian-American ....
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Trump to meet Putin at G20 summit next week
Date: 2017-06-30 09:38:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:6874197
US President Donald Trump will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of G20 economic group meeting in the German city of Hamburg next week, US National Security Adviser Herbert Raymond McMaster said. The meeting ....
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105 Libyan soldiers killed, injured due to clashes in Benghazi
Date: 2017-06-30 09:36:38 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6874196
Up to 19 Libyan soldiers were killed and 86 others injured during recent military operations in Benghazi which started on June 22, medical and military sources told Al Wasat website on Friday. The Libyan Armed Forces launched a wide attack on ....
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Preserving countries' borders is duty: Awqaf minister
Date: 2017-06-30 09:32:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6874190
Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said preserving the countries' borders is a duty that can be done by only some people on condition that "we support and stand by them". The minister on that score greeted the Armed Forces and police ....
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Security beefed up in governorates on June 30 celebrations
Date: 2017-06-30 09:23:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6874179
Security directorates across the State have beefed up security measures to secure celebrations marking the 4th anniversary of June 30 Revolution. In Luxor, the security directorate declared a state of emergency across the Upper Egyptian ....
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Baghdad denies targeting of Iraqi troops by int'l coalition
Date: 2017-06-29 09:49:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6872927
No Iraqi troops came under attack by the US-led international coalition warplanes in Mosul, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said. In a statement on Thursday, the command said such baseless reports aim at undermining Iraqi troops' efforts in ....
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PM: Fuel price increase part of economic reform system
Date: 2017-06-29 09:48:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6872926
The recently-taken decision to increase fuel prices is part of Egypt's economic reform system, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said. It was necessary to take this decision to ensure that subsidy is delivered to those who deserve it, the premier said ....
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UAE intercepts ballistic missile in Yemen
Date: 2017-06-29 09:47:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6872924
The UAE defense system has intercepted a ballistic missile over the Yemeni governorate of Ma'rib, a Yemeni source said on Thursday. The UAE is part of the Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting Houthis in Yemen. On Wednesday, the Arab coalition ....
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Israel attacks Syria after mortar attack
Date: 2017-06-29 09:45:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6872920
Israeli army said it attacked a Syrian position Wednesday evening after a mortar shell landed inside the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Ha'aretz newspaper reported. The Israeli military said the Syrian shell hit an open area in the northern ....