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  • US amb., USAID director visit Aswan to support farmers

    US amb., USAID director visit Aswan to support farmers

    Date: 2016-10-12 07:59:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:5753925

    US Ambassador to Egypt Stephen Beecroft and Head of US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Egypt Sherry Carlin on Tuesday paid a visit to Wadi el Naqrah agriculture project in Aswan to explore assistance provided for farmers. ....

  • FM to meet European Neighborhood Policy commissioner Wednesday

    FM to meet European Neighborhood Policy commissioner Wednesday

    Date: 2016-10-12 07:50:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:5753897

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will meet on Wednesday with visiting Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiation Johannes Hahn. The meeting will tackle the close relations between Egypt and the European Union as well ....

  • Zamalek arrives in S.Africa to play with Sundowns

    Zamalek arrives in S.Africa to play with Sundowns

    Date: 2016-10-12 07:41:53 GMT - South Africa - Sport - SN:2 - ID:5753841

    The Egyptian soccer team of Zamalek arrived in South Africa on Wednesday. Zamalek will face Sundowns on Saturday within the framework of the African Champions League finals. Sundowns will face Zamalek in the final of the CAF Champions League, ....

  • Common understanding gathers Egypt, Greece, Cyprus on fighting terrorism - Cypriot FM

    Common understanding gathers Egypt, Greece, Cyprus on fighting terrorism - Cypriot FM

    Date: 2016-10-12 07:32:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5753753

    Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides said Tuesday a common understanding gathers Egypt, Greece and Cyprus that terrorism is a common threat that needs cooperation on combating it. In an interview with Nile News, the Cypriot top ....

  • Moroccan King appoints Abdelilah Benkirane head of gov’t

    Moroccan King appoints Abdelilah Benkirane head of gov’t

    Date: 2016-10-11 07:55:54 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:5746997

    Moroccan King Mohammed VI received, on Monday at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) Abdelilah Benkirane, Maghreb Arab Press reported on Monday. The king appointed Benkirane as head of ....

  • Bashir extends ceasefire in 3 Sudanese regions

    Bashir extends ceasefire in 3 Sudanese regions

    Date: 2016-10-11 07:48:10 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5746933

    Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday extended a unilateral ceasefire in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions, where fighting between armed rebels and government troops has left scores of casualties. Bashir announced the ceasefire ....

  • Ban Ki-moon urges UNSC to refer Syria war crimes to ICC

    Ban Ki-moon urges UNSC to refer Syria war crimes to ICC

    Date: 2016-10-11 07:45:29 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:1 - ID:5746917

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is again urging the UN Security Council to refer the issue of war crimes in Syria to the International Criminal Court for investigation. Sky News Arabia reported that Ban told reporters on Monday that he was ....

  • Sisi holds talks with Sudanese, Chadian, Ugandan counterparts

    Sisi holds talks with Sudanese, Chadian, Ugandan counterparts

    Date: 2016-10-10 09:47:22 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5741505

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday had talks with President Omar el Bashir upon his arrival here to take part the final session of Sudan's National Dialogue Conference. The two leaders affirmed the depth of relations binding the two ....

  • Awqaf minister stresses importance of charity work

    Awqaf minister stresses importance of charity work

    Date: 2016-10-10 09:45:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:5741481

    The Awqaf Ministry is keen on charity work because it contributes to alleviating the suffering of the poor, the Awqaf minister said Monday. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said his Ministry is particularly addressing poor villages in Upper Egypt and seeks ....

  • Foreign Ministry condemns Turkey blast

    Foreign Ministry condemns Turkey blast

    Date: 2016-10-10 09:39:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:5741421

    The Foreign Ministry has condemned Sunday's bombing outside a police station in Turkey's Hakkari Province that left scores of people dead and wounded. The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, in a statement on Monday, condoled with families of the ....

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