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Abadi to take measures in response to Turkish violation of soil
Date: 2015-12-08 16:28:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:3888161
The Iraqi government has assigned Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi to take necessary measures in response to the Turkish violation of Iraq's border. The government also voiced support for a decision by the country's national security council, ....
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EGX loses EGP 9.4bn
Date: 2015-12-08 15:29:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:3887645
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes were all down at the close of trading Tuesday on the back of profit making operations. The market capital lost about 9.4 billion pounds. The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 2.51 percent reaching ....
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Over 50 in Taliban clashes in Afghanistan
Date: 2015-12-08 14:29:05 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:11 - ID:3887109
Over 50 Taliban insurgents were killed and 50 others sustained injuries as clashes intensified among the supporters of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor and dissident Taliban leader Mullah Rasool, Khaama Press reported on Tuesday. According to ....
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AL underlines importance of enhancing regional efforts for crisis management
Date: 2015-12-08 13:31:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3886573
The Arab League (AL) on Tuesday underlined the necessity of building its potentials in the domain of crisis management. At a regional meeting on crisis management that kicked off here earlier in the day, AL Assistant Secretary General Haifaa Abu ....
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41 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-12-08 13:01:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:3886293
As many as 41 ships transited the Suez Canal in both directions on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.100 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 21 vessels, carrying a million ton, while the north-bound convoy included 20 ships, with 1.1 ....
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PM says Egypt to support Arab anti-terror efforts at UNSC
Date: 2015-12-08 12:31:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3885961
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said Tuesday that Egypt's non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council will start as of next year. Egypt will act to support Arab efforts in fighting terrorism and shed light on important Arab issues and ....
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CBE fixes US dollar price to banks at 7.73 pounds
Date: 2015-12-08 12:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:3885645
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) stabilized the sale price of the US dollar at 7.73 pounds during an auction on Tuesday. The CBE offered 40 million dollars in the periodic auction to banks for an exchange rate of 7.7301 pounds, bankers told ....
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Sisi: Athens visit heralds wider cooperation with Europe
Date: 2015-12-08 12:05:33 GMT - Greece - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3885609
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday expressed pleasure over the warm reception of Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos during his current visit here. In his speech at the session of talks between the two presidents, Sisi said that the visit ....
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Defense, Interior ministers do exercises at military academy
Date: 2015-12-08 10:28:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3884561
Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi and Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar on Tuesday performed exercises along with Military Academy's cadets and a number of Police Academy students at the premises of the Military Academy in Cairo. The move comes ....
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Sisi arrives in Athens for important talks
Date: 2015-12-08 10:24:50 GMT - Greece - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3884541
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived in Athens on Tuesday on a three-day official visit to Greece. President Sisi is scheduled to meet with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipra for talks on means of ....