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Bourse indexes show varied performance on Tuesday trading
Date: 2016-04-26 13:54:10 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:4795893
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of trading on Tuesday amid varied attitudes of investors. The market capital gained about 1.9 billion pounds to reach 416.2 billion pounds, after transactions hit about ....
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Pakistan denies sheltering Taliban, says not solely responsible for talks
Date: 2016-04-26 12:51:22 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:5 - ID:4795133
Pakistan on Tuesday said it was making efforts to promote peace in Afghanistan and denied providing shelter to Taliban members as claimed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. "Pakistan has made sincere efforts to promote lasting peace and stability ....
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Abbas greets Sisi on Sinai Liberation 34th anniversary
Date: 2016-04-26 12:49:54 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4795113
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greeted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi on the 34th anniversary of Sinai Liberation. In a cable sent to Sisi, Abbas hailed the sacrifices of the Egyptian army and people for restoring Egyptian land as ....
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Renzi: Libyan gov't request prerequisite for Italy intervention in Libya
Date: 2016-04-26 11:44:35 GMT - Libya - International - SN:3 - ID:4794385
Italy will not send troops to Libya unless the newly-formed national unity government asks Rome to intervene, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Monday. "We will only intervene if the Sarraj Government appeals to us and to the rest of the ....
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Shoukry: Egypt's ties with Iran 'are still severed'
Date: 2016-04-26 11:40:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4794349
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Tuesday that Egypt's relations with Iran "are still severed". At a joint press conference with Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohamed al Khalifa, Shoukry said Egypt seizes every ....
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Egypt can be driving force for region's economic prosperity - UK envoy
Date: 2016-04-26 06:40:33 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4792065
UK Trade Envoy to Egypt Jeffrey Donaldson said Monday Egypt can be a driving force to help achieve economic prosperity in the whole Middle East. In an interview with MENA in London, Donaldson said Egypt has investment capabilities qualifying it ....
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30 terrorist killed in preemptive air strike on North Sinai
Date: 2016-04-25 12:20:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4788981
Egyptian air forces launched a successful preemptive strike against weapon and ammunition warehouses of Takfiri elements south of Sheikh Zuweid in north Sinai, killing 30 Takfiris. Law enforcement forces foiled an attempt to target a checkpoint ....
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Supply min. to attend Tuesday signing ceremony of protocol on establishing commercial chains
Date: 2016-04-25 11:23:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:4788545
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled Hanafi will witness Tuesday the signing ceremony of a protocol between the Interior Trade Development Authority and a number of investors to establish a number of commercial chains, logistics centers and ....
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Afghan president calls on Pakistan to battle Taliban
Date: 2016-04-25 09:50:14 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:8 - ID:4787813
Afghanistan's president has called on Pakistan to battle the Taliban rather than try to bring them into peace talks, ABC News reported. Ashraf Ghani made the remarks during an address to parliament on Monday, a week after a Taliban assault on the ....
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Security tightened at Hisham Barakat Square in Nasr City
Date: 2016-04-25 08:46:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4787313
Tight security measures were taken at Hisham Barakat Square in Cairo's Nasr City district within the framework of the Interior Ministry's arrangements to secure celebrations of Sinai Liberation Day. MENA correspondent said on Monday that four ....