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Azhar denounces targeting navy boat off Rafah
Date: 2015-07-17 07:57:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2999641
Al Azhar denounced targeting a navy boat by militants off the Mediterranean coast of Rafah city, North Sinai. "Such attacks run counter to Islamic norms which denounce all kinds of violence," Azhar said in a statement. It called on all ....
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Egypt bourse continues upward trend
Date: 2015-07-16 15:22:45 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:2997493
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) continued its upward trend at the close of Thursday's trading, backed by purchases by Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds. The market capital achieved gains worth about 4.8 billion pounds to reach 486.5 ....
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Azhar, Awqaf scholars reiterate support for Sisi in anti-terror war
Date: 2015-07-16 15:19:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2997473
Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar held on Thursday an urgent meeting with scholars of al Azhar and Awqaf Ministry. In a statement following the meeting, Gomaa reiterated support for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi as well as the Egyptian army and ....
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525 prisoners pardoned to mark Eidul Fitr
Date: 2015-07-16 15:15:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2997449
As many as 525 prisoners will be pardoned by the prison sector of the Interior Ministry to mark Eidul Fitr. The pardon decision was taken by panels that considered the cases of the released prisoners pursuant to the presidential decree no. 295 of ....
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Sisi gives special attention to poor segments – min.
Date: 2015-07-16 15:12:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2997421
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is giving special attention to the poor and low-income segments, State Minister for Urban Development Laila Iskandar said. The government had started a plan to develop unsafe slums nationwide by removing old ....
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Environment min. heads for Luxembourg tomorrow to attend meeting
Date: 2015-07-16 15:00:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2997345
Environment Minister Khalid Fahmy will fly to Luxembourg Friday to participate in a preparatory meeting for the Climate Change Conference, which will be held in Paris later this year. A representative of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry will ....
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Bourse main index loses 6.2% during Ramadan
Date: 2015-07-16 14:58:22 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:2997337
The Egyptian Exchange indices slipped heavily during the holy fasting month of Ramadan over selling operations by investors due to internal, regional and international conditions, including the Greek crisis, the Iranian nuclear file, the ....
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FM meets MFO director
Date: 2015-07-16 14:55:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2997305
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in Sinai David Satterfield on Thursday. MFO is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt ....
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Interior minister sacks Cairo security chief
Date: 2015-07-16 14:33:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2997061
Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar sacked Cairo security chief Osama Bedir on Thursday. Khaled Abdel Aal has been appointed in succession of Bedir. ....
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Cairo derby to be played in Gouna Tuesday - EFA
Date: 2015-07-16 14:30:44 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:9 - ID:2997041
Al Ahly and Zamalek match in the 37th round of the Egyptian Premier League will be played in El Gouna stadium in Hurghada, announced the Egyptian Football Association. The match will be played behind closed doors on Tuesday at 4:30 pm (local ....
