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  • 63 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    63 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    Date: 2015-07-28 15:33:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:3059149

    The international coalition against Daesh terrorists on Tuesday launched 19 air raids on different parts of Iraq, killing 53 terrorists. Six vehicles, 33 terrorist hotbeds and 10 tunnels used by Daesh terrorist group were destroyed in the ....

  • EGX gains EGP 2.6bn

    EGX gains EGP 2.6bn

    Date: 2015-07-28 15:31:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:14 - ID:3059125

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained about 2.6 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchase operations by foreign investment funds. The EGX 30 benchmark index leapfrogged by 0.79 percent to close at 7,949.89 points. The ....

  • Egyptian bourse able to provide EGP 100bn for Suez canal development projects

    Egyptian bourse able to provide EGP 100bn for Suez canal development projects

    Date: 2015-07-28 13:20:13 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:3058037

    Head of Egypt's bourse Mohamed Omran sad the securities market manged to provide more than 100 billion pounds for development projects. In statements to MENA on Tuesday he said the funds were pumped in various economic activities in past 10 ....

  • Interior Minister visits New Suez Canal

    Interior Minister visits New Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-07-28 13:18:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:3058025

    Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar paid a visit to the New Suez Canal on Tuesday to inspect measures to secure the waterway and preparations for the inauguration ceremony on August 6. The New Suez Canal is a bridge to the future, Abdel Ghaffar ....

  • AL chief meets UN envoy to Yemen

    AL chief meets UN envoy to Yemen

    Date: 2015-07-28 13:17:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:3058013

    Arab League Chief Nabil el Araby will meet on Thursday with UN Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. They will discuss ways of ending the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen. The meeting comes a few days after the collapse ....

  • Nigerian president to visit Cameroon on Wednesday

    Nigerian president to visit Cameroon on Wednesday

    Date: 2015-07-28 13:15:55 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:10 - ID:3057989

    A Nigerian official said newly elected President Muhammadu Buhari will make his first official visit to one-time enemy Cameroon on Wednesday to ease tension and bolster support for a regional army to fight the Boko Haram Islamic uprising spilling ....

  • Obama: Africa’s progress dependent on development, democracy

    Obama: Africa’s progress dependent on development, democracy

    Date: 2015-07-28 13:14:00 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:9 - ID:3057945

    In his farewell speech capping a historic trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, U.S. President Barack Obama hailed Africa's extraordinary progress, while noting that such progress can only be sustained through continued development and democracy for all, ....

  • Saif  al Islam Gaddafi sentenced to death

    Saif al Islam Gaddafi sentenced to death

    Date: 2015-07-28 10:13:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:3056261

    A Libyan court sentenced on Tuesday Seif al Islam al Gaddafi, the son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, to death by firing squad. Former intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi, ex-premier Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi were among the former regime ....

  • Egypt strongly deplores terror attack in Bahrain

    Egypt strongly deplores terror attack in Bahrain

    Date: 2015-07-28 10:03:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:3056189

    Egypt has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Bahrain's Sitra area, killing and wounding a number of policemen, Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aati said in a statement on Tuesday. He extended condolences to the victims' families, ....

  • US MP: State Department to hand over Benghazi attack-related files

    US MP: State Department to hand over Benghazi attack-related files

    Date: 2015-07-28 08:34:55 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:3055509

    The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the 2012 attacks on two U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, said the State Department has pledged to hand over 5,000 new pages of documents related to the incident on Tuesday. “The State ....

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