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  • Interior Ministry: Reports on explosion near security checkpoint in Sadat City untrue

    Interior Ministry: Reports on explosion near security checkpoint in Sadat City untrue

    Date: 2016-01-30 12:29:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4215929

    An official at the Interior Ministry security media center denied reports circulated on news websites that an explosion of a stunt bomb took place near a security checkpoint in Sadat City in Menufiya. The official asserted that such reports are ....

  • Sisi meets Kenyan, Somali counterparts, VP of Burundi

    Sisi meets Kenyan, Somali counterparts, VP of Burundi

    Date: 2016-01-30 12:19:56 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4215861

    Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Saturday with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the vice president of Burundi. The meetings were held prior to the closed-door session of the African Summit. ....

  • US condemns Saudi mosque attack

    US condemns Saudi mosque attack

    Date: 2016-01-30 08:36:09 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4214101

    US vehemently condemned Saudi mosque attack that left two dead and several others wounded in the eastern Saudi region of al Ahsa. Expressing condolences, US Secretary of State John Kerry reaffirmed in a statement that his country supports ....

  • Biden, Netanyahu discuss efforts to improve Israel-Turkey ties

    Biden, Netanyahu discuss efforts to improve Israel-Turkey ties

    Date: 2016-01-30 08:17:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:4213965

    US Vice President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed over the phone today ways to improve ties between Israel and Turkey, the White House announced in a statement. "Following up on their recent discussion in Davos, ....

  • Obama discusses Zika concerns with Brazilian president

    Obama discusses Zika concerns with Brazilian president

    Date: 2016-01-30 07:45:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:4213817

    The US and Brazil have agreed to work together to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus which is spreading rapidly across the Americas, according to Sky News. During a phone call on Friday evening, US President Barack Obama and his Brazilian ....

  • Sisi attends leaders closed-door session to discuss AU summit agenda

    Sisi attends leaders closed-door session to discuss AU summit agenda

    Date: 2016-01-30 07:00:36 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4213613

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi participated in the closed-door session of African leaders to discuss the agenda of the African Summit that will kick off here later in the day. The session is taking up two main topics; the first one ....

  • Sisi meets Abbas in Addis Ababa

    Sisi meets Abbas in Addis Ababa

    Date: 2016-01-30 06:55:21 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4213601

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Friday at his residence in Addis Ababa with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The president asserted during the meeting Egypt's continued support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and ....

  • Egypt condemns terror attack on Saudi mosque

    Egypt condemns terror attack on Saudi mosque

    Date: 2016-01-30 06:42:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4213525

    Egypt condemned Friday's terror attack on a mosque in the Saudi governorate of Al Ahsaa. A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Friday denounced such abhorrent attacks that aim to destabilize the Saudi Arabia and terrorize its peaceful ....

  • Sisi arrives in Addis Ababa for African Summit

    Sisi arrives in Addis Ababa for African Summit

    Date: 2016-01-29 13:15:27 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4210821

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday arrived in Ethiopia's Addis Ababa to take part in the 26th session of the African Summit, slated for Saturday and Sunday. The summit will be held under the theme: "2016: African Year of Human Rights with a ....

  • Sisi restored Egypt's leading position -- MP

    Sisi restored Egypt's leading position -- MP

    Date: 2016-01-29 11:34:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4210205

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi managed to restore Egypt's leading role, MP Mohamed el Oraby said on Friday. Orabi praised Sisi's visit to Ethiopia for participation in the African summit, scheduled on Saturday and Sunday, especially after the ....

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