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Greek police arrest 7 suspected of attacks on migrants
Date: 2020-02-07 23:51:29 GMT - Greece - International - SN:8 - ID:8302442
Greek police arrested seven people and were searching for another two on suspicion of planning or carrying out attacks on migrants on the island of Lesbos, ABC News quoted Greek authorities as saying Friday. Police said five Greeks and two ....
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Govt denies postponing start of 2nd academic term over coronavirus fears
Date: 2020-02-07 23:44:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8302438
The cabinet denied on Friday reports circulated on social media claiming that the ministries of education and higher education decided to postpone the start of the second academic term for two weeks over coronavirus fears. The cabinet media ....
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36th ordinary session of AU Executive Council concludes
Date: 2020-02-07 23:43:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8302437
The 36th ordinary session of the Executive Council of the African Union, headed by Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, concluded in Addis Ababa Friday. The session came in preparation for the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit to be held here ....
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EASO chief hails Egypt's efforts in hosting jillions of refugees
Date: 2020-02-07 23:41:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8302436
Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) Nina Gregori lauded Egypt's efforts in hosting large numbers of refugees from Africa and the Sahara, which witness protracted crises. Gregori's remarks came on Friday during her ....
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Sisi inspects development work in Cairo's Ezbet el-Haggana area
Date: 2020-02-07 18:56:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8302325
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi made an inspection tour of the ongoing development work in Ezbet el-Haggana area, Cairo's Nasr City, which is carried out by the National Company for roads building and development. In a statement, Presidential ....
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Parl't speaker to APU meeting in Jordan
Date: 2020-02-07 15:48:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8302139
House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal will participate in the 30th Emergency Conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU), set for Jordan on Saturday. The meeting will discuss the latest developments related to the Palestinian ....
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Boris Johnson appoints UK's first ever female ambassador to US
Date: 2020-02-07 15:01:09 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:8302070
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed the UK’s first ever female ambassador to the United State, The Independent reported on Friday. Dame Karen Pierce, currently ambassador to the United Nations, will succeed Sir Kim Darroch as ambassador ....
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Egypt, S.Africa discuss latest developments in GERD negotiations
Date: 2020-02-07 13:55:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8301983
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor discussed at a meeting on Friday the latest developments in the negotiations on the under-construction Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). In this regard, Shoukry ....
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CBE: Foreign currency reserves up by dlrs 37mn in January
Date: 2020-02-06 23:07:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:8301312
Foreign currency reserves jumped by about dlrs 37 million in January to reach dlrs 45.456 billion, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a statement on Thursday. In December, the country's foreign reserves registered dlrs 45.419 billion, the ....
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Attempt to smuggle ancient coins at Rafah crossing foiled
Date: 2020-02-06 22:54:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8301310
Customs officers at Rafah border crossing, in cooperation with security bodies, foiled an attempt to smuggle ancient coins. An official from the customs department said customs officers were suspicious of a Palestinian traveller and thoroughly ....
