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  • Egypt to host COMESA economic summit in April

    Egypt to host COMESA economic summit in April

    Date: 2017-01-14 12:29:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6330657

    Amani Asfour, the chairman of the Business Council of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), said Egypt will host COMESA Summit in April. In statements on Saturday, Asfour said Egypt has 165 medicine factories and they could ....

  • No 'credible' security threats to Trump inauguration: US government

    No 'credible' security threats to Trump inauguration: US government

    Date: 2017-01-14 10:11:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:6329517

    US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the government sees no immediate threats for the January 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Johnson said US authorities have ramped up security preparations in light of the rise of ....

  • Belarusian president in Egypt Sunday on visit to boost ties

    Belarusian president in Egypt Sunday on visit to boost ties

    Date: 2017-01-14 09:06:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6328953

    Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, will start a visit to Egypt Sunday. During his two-day visit, Lukashenko will meet with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to discuss means of boosting bilateral cooperation, as well as other issues of ....

  • Egyptian embassy in Tunis following up situation of held fishermen

    Egyptian embassy in Tunis following up situation of held fishermen

    Date: 2017-01-14 07:05:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6328449

    The Egyptian Embassy in Tunis is closely following up the situation of a number of Egyptian fishermen held there for illegal fishing in Tunisia's territorial waters. A delegate of the embassy already met with the 16-member crew of the Egyptian ....

  • Taliban say they didn't plant bomb wounding UAE diplomats in Afghanistan

    Taliban say they didn't plant bomb wounding UAE diplomats in Afghanistan

    Date: 2017-01-11 09:15:53 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:5 - ID:6311037

    The Taliban issued a statement Wednesday saying they did not plant a bomb that went off in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and wounded the UAE ambassador to the country and a number of diplomats. The group instead blamed an "internal local rivalry" for ....

  • Iraq to start extending to Egypt 1 mln oil barrel monthly within few days - envoy

    Iraq to start extending to Egypt 1 mln oil barrel monthly within few days - envoy

    Date: 2017-01-11 09:13:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6311021

    Iraq will start extending to Egypt one million barrels of oil monthly within few days in line with an agreement signed between the two states, the Iraqi ambassador in Cairo said. In statements to MENA on Wednesday, Ambassador Habib al Sadr said ....

  • Electricity Ministry denies obstacles to implementing Dabaa nuclear power plant project

    Electricity Ministry denies obstacles to implementing Dabaa nuclear power plant project

    Date: 2017-01-11 08:59:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6310925

    Spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy Ayman Hamza dismissed on Tuesday reports claiming that there are obstacles facing the government in establishing a nuclear power plant in Dabaa. The spokesman described negotiations ....

  • Egypt amb. says FM visit to Germany of great importance

    Egypt amb. says FM visit to Germany of great importance

    Date: 2017-01-11 08:25:45 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6310677

    Egypt's Ambassador in Berlin Badr Abdel Aati said Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry's upcoming visit to Germany is of great importance. Expected here later today, Shoukry will, during his two-day visit, discuss with German officials ....

  • 5 UAE diplomats killed in Afghan blast

    5 UAE diplomats killed in Afghan blast

    Date: 2017-01-11 08:10:14 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6310549

    UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has mourned, with deep sorrow and grief, the death of a number of UAE's sons who died Tuesday evening as a result of the terrorist bombing which took place at the headquarters of the Governor of ....

  • Arab League consultative meeting on Libya starts

    Arab League consultative meeting on Libya starts

    Date: 2017-01-10 09:04:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6304249

    A consultative meeting of the Arab League Council began here on Tuesday at the level of permanent delegates with the participation of AL envoy to Libya Salaheddine Jamali. The meeting will focus on conditions in Libya and efforts exerted to ....

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