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  • Egypt, Iraq discuss civil aviation cooperation

    Egypt, Iraq discuss civil aviation cooperation

    Date: 2015-05-18 10:45:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2611893

    Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal and Iraqi Ambassador here Diaa Dabas discussed boosting cooperation in the civil aviation domain. The Egyptian minister expressed support for Iraqi Airways, saying "we are supporting Iraq to get necessary ....

  • New civil aviation authority chief named

    New civil aviation authority chief named

    Date: 2015-05-18 10:42:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2611841

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab appointed on Monday Captain Mahmoud Taha as the new chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority. Mahlab also issued a decision to form a committee grouping officials from interior and local development ministries to ....

  • Unidentified gunmen injure police sergeant in Fayyoum

    Unidentified gunmen injure police sergeant in Fayyoum

    Date: 2015-05-18 10:40:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2611817

    A police sergeant was injured after unidentified persons opened fire on him in Fayyoum this morning. Sergeant Hamada Saleh was returning home when the shooting took place. He was shot in the abdomen and thigh and moved to hospital. ....

  • 84.6% Egyptians satisfied with president's performance - poll

    84.6% Egyptians satisfied with president's performance - poll

    Date: 2015-05-18 10:34:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2611725

    A latest public opinion poll showed that 84.6% of Egyptians consider as "positive" the performance of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi at the current stage. The poll, conducted by the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), showed that 68.6 ....

  • EGX makes additional gains worth EGP 15bn in early trading Monday

    EGX makes additional gains worth EGP 15bn in early trading Monday

    Date: 2015-05-18 10:27:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:2611657

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) made additional gains worth 15 billion pounds early in Monday's trading session amid purchase operations by Arab investment funds and institutions. The EGX 30 benchmark index soared by 5.52 percent to 8,717.02 ....

  • Matrouh security foils sneaking attempt of 68 people to Libya

    Matrouh security foils sneaking attempt of 68 people to Libya

    Date: 2015-05-18 10:16:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2611525

    Border guards in the western military zone in Matrouh foiled late on Sunday a sneaking attempt by 68 people to Libya. The figure includes 41 from Minya, seven from Beni Suef, six from Fayoum, four from Dakahlia, two from Beheira, two from ....

  • Power tower explodes in Aswan

    Power tower explodes in Aswan

    Date: 2015-05-18 10:11:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2610557

    A number of unidentified persons have bombed an electricity tower at the entrance to Fares village on Aswan-Cairo desert road. Three makeshift bombs went off causing a blackout in a number of areas in Kalabsha city in Aswan. The blast caused ....

  • Killed, injured in clashes in Jober

    Killed, injured in clashes in Jober

    Date: 2015-05-18 10:07:56 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2611437

    The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights said that a number of people were killed and injured during clashes between regime forces on one hand and Hezbollah and Nusra Front on the other. The clash took place in Jober neighborhood in Damascus. ....

  • Mahlab says govt fully supports capital market

    Mahlab says govt fully supports capital market

    Date: 2015-05-18 10:06:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2611429

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has said that his government completely supports the capital market and Egyptian Exchange (EGX). The government makes decisions that are meant to support the market and serve the best interests of both the state and ....

  • Challenges won’t stop Jordan from achieving development - king

    Challenges won’t stop Jordan from achieving development - king

    Date: 2015-05-18 10:04:33 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2611397

    Jordan will not allow the challenges besetting the region to provide an excuse for inhibiting the economic and political development march, King Abdullah II of Jordan said. Crises have always motivated the kingdom to go forward with development ....

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