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Cabinet convenes weekly meeting
Date: 2017-02-08 09:52:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6484677
Meeting under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, the Egyptian Cabinet is set to discuss a number of political, economic, social and security files. The meeting, which started earlier Wednesday, will tackle a number of reports on the quality of ....
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Police arrest man accused of killing youth in coffee shop in Cairo
Date: 2017-02-07 09:09:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6477689
Security forces on Monday arrested a man accused of killing a youth inside a coffee shop in Cairo’s Heliopolis district in a row over the price of beverage following the Africa Cup of Nations final between Egypt and Cameroon. The suspect was ....
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Shoukry due in Jordan to convey Sisi's message to monarch
Date: 2017-02-07 07:34:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6477105
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will head later Tuesday to Jordan to convey a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Jordanian King Abdullah II, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said. During the visit, Shoukry will hold talks with Prime ....
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Egypt lose to Cameroon in 2017 AFCON final
Date: 2017-02-06 07:09:39 GMT - Gabon - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6470401
An early goal scored by Arsenal's defensive midfielder Mohamed El Nenny just after 22 minutes was not enough for the national football team, which was defeated by Cameroon 1-2 Sunday in the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. Nenny's goal ....
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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 ....