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  • 3 persons killed, 13 others injured in school bus-truck collision on Cairo-Suez road

    3 persons killed, 13 others injured in school bus-truck collision on Cairo-Suez road

    Date: 2016-11-08 07:57:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:5921177

    Three persons were killed and 13 others injured in a collision involving a school bus and a truck on the Cairo-Suez road on Tuesday, according to a reliable source at the Health Ministry. In statements to MENA, the source said nine ambulances ....

  • Egypt is safe; tourism to be recovered soon - minister

    Egypt is safe; tourism to be recovered soon - minister

    Date: 2016-11-08 07:15:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5920961

    Tourism Minister Yahia Rashid voiced optimism over Egypt's participation in the World Travel Market (WTM) in London this year. Rashid, along with Egypt's Ambassador to the United Kingdom Nasser Kamel, and South Sinai Governor Khalid Fouda ....

  • FM leaves for Addis Ababa to participate in AU meeting on Libya

    FM leaves for Addis Ababa to participate in AU meeting on Libya

    Date: 2016-11-08 06:57:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5920857

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left here on Tuesday for Addis Ababa to take part in the joint meeting of the African Union (AU) Ad-Hoc High-Level Committee on Libya and the group of Libya-neighboring countries. The Egyptian foreign minister will ....

  • Interest rate on Suez Canal investment certificates increased by 15.5%- minister

    Interest rate on Suez Canal investment certificates increased by 15.5%- minister

    Date: 2016-11-07 08:51:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:5914697

    The Finance Minister decided to raise the interest rate on the Suez Canal investment certificates to 15.5 percent, the finance minister said. In a statement, Amr el Garhi noted that the new interest rate would be applied during the remaining ....

  • Sisi phones Togolese counterpart

    Sisi phones Togolese counterpart

    Date: 2016-11-07 08:22:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:5914469

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday phoned his Togolese counterpart Faure Gnassingbe. Sisi congratulated Gnassingbe on Togo's successful hosting of the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union of Maritime ....

  • 27 Houthi militants killed in Yemen's Al Bayda, Taez, Al Jawf

    27 Houthi militants killed in Yemen's Al Bayda, Taez, Al Jawf

    Date: 2016-11-07 08:06:30 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5914357

    At least 27 Houthi militants and loyalists to former president Ali Abdallah Saleh were killed in the governorates of Al Bayda, Taez and Al Jawf after clashes with the Yemeni army and resistance forces over the past few hours. Yemeni news agency ....

  • Port Said police continue campaigns to arrest outlaws

    Port Said police continue campaigns to arrest outlaws

    Date: 2016-11-07 08:05:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5914349

    Port Said Security Directorate launched intensive campaigns to fight all forms of organized crime, remove transgressions and arrest outlaws. In press statements Monday, Port Said security chief Zaki Salah stressed that police firmly stand against ....

  • Indonesian president Widodo cancels Australia visit amid protests in Jakarta

    Indonesian president Widodo cancels Australia visit amid protests in Jakarta

    Date: 2016-11-05 09:03:42 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:4 - ID:5904029

    Indonesian President Joko Widodo has cancelled his visit to Australia after violent Islamist protests erupted in Jakarta, the Guardian reported on Saturday. President Widodo – known as Jokowi – was set to arrive on Sunday for a three-day visit to ....

  • Clinton slightly tops Trump in new poll

    Clinton slightly tops Trump in new poll

    Date: 2016-11-05 07:25:09 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:5903429

    Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton led Republican Donald Trump by two percentage points, according to an opinion poll conducted by Fox News. Among a sample of 1,211 voters, Clinton garnered 45% of votes, while Trump got 43%. A ....

  • UN envoy says peace in Yemen entails determination of parties to reach settlement

    UN envoy says peace in Yemen entails determination of parties to reach settlement

    Date: 2016-11-05 07:21:16 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5903405

    The United Nations’ special envoy for Yemen arrived in Sanaa to discuss his road map during his second visit to the capital in less than a week. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed will meet with diplomats and other offiials to discuss ways to alleviate the ....

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