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France president to visit Cairo in April: Egypt minister
Date: 2015-12-02 07:18:03 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3846166
French President Francois Hollande will pay a visit to Egypt in April 2016, Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Qabil said on Tuesday. An official French delegation will visit Egypt in the first quarter of 2016 to prepare for Hollande's planned ....
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6 injured at polling stations during election runoff
Date: 2015-12-02 06:19:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3845926
Polling stations on Tuesday saw the injury of six people on the first day of the runoff of the second phase of Egypt's parliamentary elections, the Health Ministry said. Also, 36 people suffered health problems while taking part in the two-day ....
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Netanyahu confirms Israel strikes Syria ‘from time to time’
Date: 2015-12-01 18:29:04 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:3844721
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday acknowledged the Israel Air Force operates in Syria “from time to time” to thwart weapons transfers to Lebanon, The Times of Israel reported. Speaking at the Galilee Conference in Acre, the ....
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CBE covers all foreign portfolio investors’ orders
Date: 2015-12-01 17:29:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:3844321
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced Tuesday the full payment of all foreign portfolio investors’ outstanding orders totaling USD547.2M. CBE has thus cleared all the pending backlog to date, the bank said in a statement. The above orders ....
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NATO to hep Tunisia, Iraq, Jordan to build up security - Stoltenberg
Date: 2015-12-01 16:36:20 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:12 - ID:3843981
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday the alliance's ministerial meeting would enhance support for partners in North Africa and the Middle East. "NATO will help countries like Tunisia, Iraq and Jordan build up their own security," ....
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Russian PM signs decree on economic sanctions against Turkey
Date: 2015-12-01 15:30:22 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:3843425
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the implementation of special economic measures against Turkey, the press service of the Russian government said on Tuesday. Medvedev signed a decree on the measures to implement the ....
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Shoukry: Libya neighbors' meeting held after Daesh reportedly captured city of Sirte
Date: 2015-12-01 15:12:52 GMT - Algeria - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:3843229
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed the importance of the meeting of Libya's neighboring countries in Algeria on Tuesday. In statements to MENA, the foreign minister said the meeting is held in a crucial phase as it comes after the agreement ....
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Araby meets with former Yemeni president
Date: 2015-12-01 14:14:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3842658
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby conferred on Tuesday with former Yemeni president Ali Nasser Mohamed on the latest developments in Yemen. The meeting took up efforts of UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed to reach a ....
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Sisi leaves France after attending UN climate summit
Date: 2015-12-01 13:02:47 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3841869
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left France on Tuesday, winding up a three-day visit to the European country during which he attended a conference of member states of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. During his stay in Paris, Sisi ....
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EGX agrees to extend deadline for 10 firms to legalize conditions
Date: 2015-12-01 12:56:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:3841813
The listing committee at the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has agreed to give 10 companies extra time to legalize their conditions due to the unfavorable circumstances of the global financial markets. Those circumstances have negatively affected the ....