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Shoukry meets US Congress intelligence committee delegation
Date: 2015-05-04 15:34:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:2517169
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has met with US House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chief Devin Nunes and his accompanying delegation. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and the need to further beef them up ....
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Investment in Palestine enhances national economy's independence - Hamdallah
Date: 2015-05-04 15:33:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2517161
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Monday said investments made by Palestinians in their country enhance the national economy's independence and help in creating a better future. During his speech at the opening session of the ....
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Banks have important role in insurance market – EFSA chief
Date: 2015-05-04 15:32:44 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:52 - ID:2517145
Banks have an important and effective role in activating the insurance sector in Egypt, Chairman of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) Sherif Samy said. During the opening of a workshop on banking insurance Monday, Samy said the ....
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US intelligence official urges coordination with Egypt to fight terror
Date: 2015-05-04 15:29:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:2517133
Chairman of the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes stressed the importance of coordination with Egypt to combat terrorism. Emerging from a meeting with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Monday, he said his country is ....
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Liberman resigning as foreign minister, says will not join next coalition
Date: 2015-05-04 15:26:40 GMT - Israel - International - SN:50 - ID:2517077
Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman announced Monday that he was resigning from his current position as Israeli foreign minister and that his party would not join the new coalition, the Jerusalem Post reported. "Unfortunately everything we ....
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Luxor governor, Russian Chamber of Tourism head probe means of boosting tourism
Date: 2015-05-04 15:24:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:2517045
Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr met Monday with head of the Russian Chamber of Tourism to discuss means of promoting tourism. During the meeting, the Russian Chamber of Tourism head underlined that she will prepare a study to activate the flow of ....
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Bourse indexes show mixed performance
Date: 2015-05-04 14:41:13 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:48 - ID:2516621
The Egyptian Exchange closed Monday with gains amounting to EGP 900 million and its indexes showed mixed performance. The capital market hit EGP 496 billion after transactions reached EGP 836 million. The benchmark index EGX 30 rose 1.04 ....
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Mahlab meets with executive apparatuses, leaders in Damietta
Date: 2015-05-04 14:40:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:2516601
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab held, during his visit to Damietta Monday, a meeting with the executive apparatuses and leaders in the governorate. The meeting was attended by the ministers of industry, trade, local development, youth, ....
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French president leaves Doha for Riyadh
Date: 2015-05-04 14:38:27 GMT - France - International - SN:46 - ID:2516581
French President Francois Hollande on Monday left Doha heading for Saudi Arabia, RFI reported. Hollande will be the first Western head of state to attend a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) annual gathering when it meets in Riyadh on ....
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4 terrorists involved in Alex. church attack arrested
Date: 2015-05-04 13:54:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:2516013
Four terrorists involved in a drive-by shooting at a church in Alexandria last month have been arrested. On April 6, unknown assailants in a vehicle reportedly opened fire on guards outside Archangel Raphael Church in Al Agamy, west Alexandria, ....