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EGX gains EGP 4.4bn, index up 1.9 pct
Date: 2016-05-17 14:15:16 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:4926685
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes made gains at the end of Tuesday's trading backed by share purchase operations by local, Arab and foreign investment institutions and funds. The market capital gained about EGP 4.47 billion after transactions ....
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Hamas says summit postponement another proof of failure
Date: 2016-05-17 13:06:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4926089
Palestinian movement Hamas said France’s announcement to postpone an international summit on Middle East peace was another proof of the failure of the settlement option. In a press release, Hamas spokesman Samy Abu Zahry called on the Fatah ....
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Arab League calls for coordinating policies to face repercussions of oil crisis
Date: 2016-05-17 13:04:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4926073
The Arab League asserted the necessity of taking a unified Arab stance vis-a-vis the oil crisis and facing the repercussions of the setback in oil prices through coordinating Arab policies at the regional and international levels. This came in ....
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Transport, military production ministers discuss upgrading railway system
Date: 2016-05-17 11:52:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4925221
Transport Minister Galal Saeed on Tuesday convened with Minister of Military Production General Mohammad el Assar on current projects which are being carried out by the factories and companies affiliated to the Ministry of Military Production for ....
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Egypt's mufti calls for strategic approach to fight extremism
Date: 2016-05-17 11:49:22 GMT - Jordan - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4925197
Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam has called for a strategic and professional way to fight violence and extremism so that stability is restored. Addressing an international conference on extremism and takfiri ideology, which opened here earlier ....
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9 hot air balloons trips operated in Luxor
Date: 2016-05-17 08:37:01 GMT - Egypt - Variety - SN:3 - ID:4923549
Nine hot air balloon flights took off from Luxor on Tuesday carrying 175 tourists of various nationalities and Egyptians visiting the monument-rich city. The number of hot air balloon flights is expected to increase in the coming days with the ....
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Sisi witnesses new Assiut power station
Date: 2016-05-17 08:32:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4923521
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi witnessed on Tuesday the inauguration of the 1,000 megawatt power station in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and Defense Minister Sedqy Sobhy attended the event along with a ....
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Trial of 67 terrorists in Barakat assassination on June 14
Date: 2016-05-17 08:30:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4923501
The trial of 67 Muslim Brotherhood terrorists in the assassination of late prosecutor general Hisham Barakat will start on June 14. Hisham Barakat died in hospital after a bomb attack on his car in the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis in June 2015. ....
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Int'l cooperation minister, Ukrainian amb. discuss preparations for 7th joint committee
Date: 2016-05-16 13:36:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4919565
Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr met Monday with Ukrainian ambassador in Cairo Hennadiy Latte to discuss preparations for the seventh Egyptian-Ukrainian committee. Nasr stressed the importance of boosting bilateral cooperation in ....
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49 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2016-05-16 11:20:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:4918085
Forty-nine ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, with a total cargo of 2.5 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 23 vessels carrying 1.1 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 26 ships carrying 1.4 million tons, according ....
