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  • Irrigation ministry officials, MPs discuss citizens' requests

    Irrigation ministry officials, MPs discuss citizens' requests

    Date: 2016-04-20 09:14:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4756437

    Undersecretary of the Irrigation Ministry Ragab Abdel Azim held a meeting on Wednesday with several members of the House of Representatives to discuss all needs of the irrigation and drainage networks. The meeting also took up a host of ....

  • Yahoo posts $99.2m loss amid pitched battle with shareholders

    Yahoo posts $99.2m loss amid pitched battle with shareholders

    Date: 2016-04-20 09:12:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:4756509

    Yahoo announced falling revenues and a quarterly loss of $99.2m on Tuesday as the ailing internet business looks for a buyer, SkyNews reported. The company reported revenue of $1.09bn, down 11% from the same time last year. The fall shows ....

  • US penalizes Libyan politician in effort to bolster unity government

    US penalizes Libyan politician in effort to bolster unity government

    Date: 2016-04-20 09:11:37 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4756505

    The United States imposed sanctions on a prominent Libyan politician as part of a broader Western effort to force Libya’s warring factions to accept the authority of a unity government backed by the United Nations. The Treasury Department said it ....

  • Facebook launches live video service

    Facebook launches live video service

    Date: 2016-04-20 09:07:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:4756417

    Facebook corporation has announced launching its video streaming service to its customers who reached 1.5 billion worldwide, SkyNews reported. Facebook has now seen enough potential to expand its own trial service, dubbed ‘Live’, by extending it ....

  • No intention to devaluate EGP - CBE governor

    No intention to devaluate EGP - CBE governor

    Date: 2016-04-20 09:06:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:4756401

    The Central Bank of Egypt Governor Tarek Amer denied reports on an intention to devaluate the Egyptian Pound. In statements to MENA on Wednesday, he said parties who circulate these rumors seek to harm the Egyptian economy, industry and national ....

  • UN official hails Egyptian role in preparing for drug problem meeting

    UN official hails Egyptian role in preparing for drug problem meeting

    Date: 2016-04-20 09:03:24 GMT - Austria - International - SN:1 - ID:4756373

    United Nations Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson and heads of delegations participating in the UN General Assembly session on the world drug problem hailed Egypt's role in leading the session's preparation process, resulting in the success of ....

  • 45 Libyan soldiers killed, injured in Benghazi clashes

    45 Libyan soldiers killed, injured in Benghazi clashes

    Date: 2016-04-19 07:41:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4748733

    Thirteen soldiers of the Libyan army were killed and 32 others were injured in clashes with militias in the eastern city of Benghazi, according to a medical center in the city. The Benghazi center received the casualties over the past days, said ....

  • French president leaves Cairo

    French president leaves Cairo

    Date: 2016-04-19 07:40:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4748713

    French President Francois Hollande left here Tuesday, concluding a three-day visit. During his stay, Hollande met with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and both witnessed the signing of a number of agreements in different domains. Electricity ....

  • Bus fire in Jerusalem injures at least 21

    Bus fire in Jerusalem injures at least 21

    Date: 2016-04-19 07:34:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4748669

    A bomb exploded on a bus in the occupied al Qus Monday afternoon, injuring over 21 people as it and other vehicles were engulfed in flames, The Jerusalem Post reported. Police and rescue officials confirmed 21 people were injured, two of them ....

  • AL slams Netanyahu's statements on Golan Heights

    AL slams Netanyahu's statements on Golan Heights

    Date: 2016-04-18 13:30:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4744457

    The Arab League (AL) warned Monday Israel not to exploit the current Syrian crisis to occupy the Arab and Syrian Golan Heights. In a statement issued on Monday, the AL stressed that Golan is Arab, noting that Netanyahu's statements aim at ....

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