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PM meets with PM adviser for transport affairs
Date: 2015-10-27 13:16:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:3614277
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail conferred Tuesday with Advisor of Prime Minister for Transport Affairs Hani Azer on important issues in the field of transport topped by improving and maintaining railways. The meeting also took up the file of ....
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EGX loses EGP 2 bn, indexes down
Date: 2015-10-27 13:15:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:3614265
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes were all down at the close of trading on Tuesday pushed by share sales by local and Arab institutions and investment funds. The market capital lost about EGP 2 billion to hit EGP 455.6 billion after ....
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62 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-10-27 13:14:12 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:3614245
As many as 62 ships transited the Suez Canal in both directions on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 3.123 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 32 vessels, while the north-bound convoy included 30 ships. ....
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Voting in the parliamentary elections runoff starts in 14 governorates
Date: 2015-10-27 08:13:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3611197
Voting in the parliamentary elections runoff started Tuesday in 14 governorates at 9 am (Cairo local time) over two days, while Egyptian expatriates resumed voting for the second day in as many as 139 voting centers in the Egyptian embassies and ....
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Fatah slams Israeli PM for threats to remove Jerusalemites' residency
Date: 2015-10-27 08:10:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:3611177
Fatah spokesman Osama Qawassmeh slammed threats by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to strip 100 Palestinians living in Jerusalem, known as Jerusalemites, of their Jerusalem residency. "These threats prove the Israeli government has no ....
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Obama to visit Turkey, Philippines, Malaysia in November
Date: 2015-10-27 08:09:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:3611153
US President Barack Obama will travel to Turkey, the Philippines and Malaysia in November. The White House said Obama will be out of the country from Nov. 14 to Nov. 22 on his trip, which will include participation in a G-20 summit in Turkey, the ....
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23 Daesh militants killed in Iraqi districts
Date: 2015-10-27 06:41:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3610553
Some 23 Daesh militants were killed Monday in clashes with the Iraqi joint forces and airstrikes carried out by the US-led jets in several Iraqi provinces. The Iraqi military said in a statement that 14 US-led airstrikes were carried out on ....
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2 serious cases among wounded victims in Saudi mosque blast
Date: 2015-10-27 05:58:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3610413
Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al Turki said Monday two serious cases are among the injured of Najran mosque. Turki told Al Arabiya news channel that the attacker was killed. A bomber detonated his device as worshipers ....
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Egypt condoles with Pakistan, Afghanistan over quake victims
Date: 2015-10-27 05:53:55 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:1 - ID:3610397
Egypt expressed condolences to Pakistan and Afghanistan over the victims of an earthquake that hit both countries on Monday. In a statement, the Egyptian foreign ministry voiced consolation for the families of the victims. At least 237 people ....
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PM reappoints secretary of national council for care of martyrs' families
Date: 2015-10-26 21:20:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:3609941
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail issued a decree re-appointing Sayed Mohamed Abu Beih as the secretary-general of National Council for the Care of Martyrs’ Families and Injured. The decision designated Abu Beih to have the ministerial powers in a ....