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Sisi praises national team over 'honorable' performance
Date: 2017-02-06 07:06:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6470397
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed his appreciation to the national team’s players over their "honorable" performance in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final between Egypt and Cameroon. Despite the defeat, Sisi said the national team ....
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4 passengers killed, 11 injured in bus rollover accident in S. Sinai
Date: 2017-02-06 06:25:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6470245
Four passengers were killed and 11 others injured in a bus rollover accident in Abu Zenima-Ras Sedr in South Sinai. A medical team rushed to the scene to treat the injured on the spot while the critical cases were transferred to hospitals, said ....
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White House says Iran-related sanctions made before Trump took office
Date: 2017-02-04 10:11:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:6460221
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on Friday that the Iran-related sanctions the United States imposed on Friday were "in the pipeline" before US President Donald Trump took office, but were activated in light of recent events, The ....
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Egypt condemns terrorist attack on Louvre museum
Date: 2017-02-04 10:05:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6460173
Egypt strongly condemns a terrorist attack that targeted the Louvre museum in Paris Friday night. A man wielding a machete had rushed toward a group of soldiers and guards in the Carrousel du Louvre before a soldier opened fire at him. The ....
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US has no plans to increase Mideast forces - Mattis
Date: 2017-02-04 09:14:22 GMT - Japan - International - SN:3 - ID:6459841
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the US cannot afford to ignore destabilizing moves by Iran, but has no plans to respond by increasing American military forces in the Middle East, according to Sky News. Mattis spoke at a joint news ....
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Death toll from bus accident in Nuweiba rises to 10
Date: 2017-02-04 09:12:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6459829
The death toll from a bus accident in Nuweiba, South Sinai, rose to 10 people, a health official in South Sinai said. Forty-one people are being treated in hospitals, the official said. Earlier on Friday, a bus carrying students on a trip from ....
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US judge temporarily blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide
Date: 2017-02-04 07:50:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:6459465
A US Federal judge imposed a nationwide hold on President Donald Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, siding with two states that had challenged the executive order that has launched legal battles ....
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Cabinet convenes weekly meeting
Date: 2017-02-01 09:11:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6442173
The Cabinet convened earlier Wednesday to discuss a number of political, economic, social and security files. Figuring high in the meeting are also reports on the quality of services offered to citizens and efforts to secure their basic needs ....
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Belarus, Egypt gear up for joint committee meeting on trade
Date: 2017-02-01 07:53:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6441545
Belarus Ambassador to Egypt Sergei Rachkov had talks with Egyptian Trade Ministry Undersecretary Ahmed Antar as they reviewed preparations for the joint committee meeting. In statements to MENA on Wednesday, the ambassador said the talks also ....
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Neil Gorsuch named as Trump's Supreme Court nominee
Date: 2017-02-01 07:26:36 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6441461
US President Donald Trump has announced his choice of Neil Gorsuch, a US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit judge with conservative and Ivy League credentials, to the Supreme Court, Daily Mail reported. Gorsuch will fill the vacancy created by ....