English webnews

  • Service : English
  • 182-, 357-day T-bills auctioned

    182-, 357-day T-bills auctioned

    Date: 2015-07-15 15:20:09 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:2991417

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Wednesday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 7.5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 3.5 billion of 182-day T-bills. The average yield was 11.737%, it said, adding it accepted bids ....

  • Obama praises Putin for help clinching Iran deal

    Obama praises Putin for help clinching Iran deal

    Date: 2015-07-15 15:19:16 GMT - USA - International - SN:19 - ID:2991397

    US President Barack Obama praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for his role in the Iran nuclear deal saying there could now be an “opening” for further detente in the worst crisis in American-Russian relations since the Cold War, the Telegraph ....

  • Arab league says Iran nuclear deal 'important'

    Arab league says Iran nuclear deal 'important'

    Date: 2015-07-15 15:18:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2991393

    Arab League chief Nabil el Araby on Wednesday stressed the importance of a nuclear deal reached between Iran and major world powers. "The deal is an important step towards declaring the Middle East a region free from weapons of mass destruction ....

  • 198 Brotherhood members court-martialed

    198 Brotherhood members court-martialed

    Date: 2015-07-15 15:17:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2991381

    Acting general prosecutor Ali Omran decided to refer 198 terrorists of Brotherhood operations committee from Giza and Gharbiya governorates to military judiciary. The suspects confessed to carrying out 64 terrorist operations, including planting ....

  • 378 Egyptians return from Libya over past 24hrs

    378 Egyptians return from Libya over past 24hrs

    Date: 2015-07-15 15:16:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2991373

    As many as 378 Egyptians returned from Libya via Salloum border crossing over the past 24 hours, Matrouh Security Chief el Anany Hamouda said on Wednesday. In press statements, Hamouda underlined that 90 of the returnees had illegally crossed the ....

  • Int'l community needs to understand challenges in developing countries: minister

    Int'l community needs to understand challenges in developing countries: minister

    Date: 2015-07-15 15:16:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:15 - ID:2991365

    Egypt's Minister of Finance Hany Qadry said on Wednesday that the developing countries face various challenges to bridge the financial gaps which should be understood by the international community. The minister made the remarks while addressing ....

  • Turkish PM meets with political parties' leaders

    Turkish PM meets with political parties' leaders

    Date: 2015-07-15 15:15:11 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:14 - ID:2991353

    Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met Wednesday with some political parties leaders including HDP co-leaders Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ for coalition talks. After the meeting the Prime Minister held a press conference saying ....

  • Awqaf minister calls for emergency meeting to discuss renewing religious discourse

    Awqaf minister calls for emergency meeting to discuss renewing religious discourse

    Date: 2015-07-15 10:48:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2989217

    Awqaf Minister Mohamed Gomaa and head of The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Wednesday called for an emergency meeting to discuss programs suggested to renew the religious discourse and measures adopted to fight terrorism. The meeting ....

  • Cabinet reviews political, economic files

    Cabinet reviews political, economic files

    Date: 2015-07-15 10:45:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2989193

    The cabinet convened Wednesday under Premier Ibrahim Mahlab to review an array of political, economic and security files along with preparations for the new Suez Canal inauguration on August 6. The cabinet also tackled means of securing Egyptian ....

  • PM sends happy-Eid cable to Sisi

    PM sends happy-Eid cable to Sisi

    Date: 2015-07-15 10:20:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2988949

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab sent a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of the Lesser Bairam. Mahlab said he and the Cabinet wished Sisi a happy Eid. He vowed to continue working for a better Egyptian ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD