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  • FM congratulates Abul Gheit on AL presidency

    FM congratulates Abul Gheit on AL presidency

    Date: 2016-07-03 11:46:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:5201437

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit received here Sunday Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry who visited AL headquarter to congratulate him on assuming post as the new AL secretary general. The two sides tackled a number of current issues ....

  • EGX, banks off as of Tuesday for 3 days on Eid al-Fitr

    EGX, banks off as of Tuesday for 3 days on Eid al-Fitr

    Date: 2016-07-03 10:57:15 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:5200973

    The Egyptian Exchange and banks will be off as of Tuesday and for three days on an official holiday to mark Eidul Fitr. Two separate statements by the bourse and Egypt's Central Bank on Sunday, said that EGX and banks will resume work on Sunday, ....

  • Syrian army restores security to 3 villages in Homs, destroys 2 Daesh command centers in Raqqa

    Syrian army restores security to 3 villages in Homs, destroys 2 Daesh command centers in Raqqa

    Date: 2016-07-03 10:30:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:5200837

    More Daesh command centers and convoys of vehicles have been hit as the Syrian army continued operations against the positions of this and other terrorist organizations in various areas, with the air force inflicting heavy losses upon the ....

  • Seoul: N. Korea may launch provocations to mark its strategic force anniversary

    Seoul: N. Korea may launch provocations to mark its strategic force anniversary

    Date: 2016-07-03 09:39:37 GMT - south korea - International - SN:7 - ID:5200497

    North Korea may launch a provocation to mark the newly designated anniversary of its Strategic Rocket Force, Yonhap quoted Seoul's military as saying on Sunday. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), there is a possibility that Pyongyang ....

  • CBE paid dlrs 720 mn to Paris Club

    CBE paid dlrs 720 mn to Paris Club

    Date: 2016-07-03 09:37:30 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:5200485

    Egypt has paid dlrs 720 million of its debt installment to Paris Club, a reliable source at the Central Bank of Egypt said. In statements to MENA, the source said the repayment of Egypt's debts to Paris is part of Egypt's commitment to the Paris ....

  • North Sinai governor offers condolences on murder of Arish priest

    North Sinai governor offers condolences on murder of Arish priest

    Date: 2016-07-03 09:01:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5200297

    North Sinai Governor Abdel Fattah Harhour on Sunday visited North Sinai Patriarchate to offer condolences on the murder of Fr. Rafael Moussa who was assassinated by terrorists on Thursday. Priest Ghobriel Ibrahim of the North Sinai Patriarchate ....

  • Tunisian FM urges international community to shoulder responsibility to implement Skhirat deal on Libya

    Tunisian FM urges international community to shoulder responsibility to implement Skhirat deal on Libya

    Date: 2016-07-03 08:02:16 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:5200041

    Tunisian Foreign Minister Khamis Alaghinawa urged the international community to shoulder the responsibility concerning implementing the political deal between the Libyan factions that was signed in Skhirat city in December 2015. In an interview ....

  • Cafe attackers were Bangladeshi not Daesh militants, authorities say

    Cafe attackers were Bangladeshi not Daesh militants, authorities say

    Date: 2016-07-03 07:23:17 GMT - Bangladesh - International - SN:3 - ID:5199873

    All the attackers in the deadly assault on a cafe in Dhaka were Bangladeshi citizens, and five of them were militants that police had tried to arrest previously, Police Inspector General Shahidul Hoque told CNN Saturday. Authorities also released ....

  • 30 killed as flash floods wreak havoc in northwestern Pakistan

    30 killed as flash floods wreak havoc in northwestern Pakistan

    Date: 2016-07-03 07:07:29 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:2 - ID:5199797

    At least 30 people died on Sunday as an aftermath of heavy rains and flash floods that inundated Chitral’s Arsoon area in northwestern Pakistan, Geo news reported according to local sources. The flash floods damaged a mosque and washed away ....

  • FM back home after 24 hours visit to Iraq

    FM back home after 24 hours visit to Iraq

    Date: 2016-07-03 07:05:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5199789

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry returned home Saturday night winding up a 24-hour visit to Iraq. During the visit, Shoukry was welcomed by Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Abadi and had talks on bilateral relations, the latest developments in Iraq and ....

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