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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, ....
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Qatari emir meets French president
Date: 2015-05-04 13:42:54 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2515893
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani discussed with visiting French President Francois Hollande regional and international developments. The two leaders had attended earlier the signing of a military deal, under which Doha will purchase 24 ....
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Culture minister, CIFF president discuss preparations for 37th session
Date: 2015-05-04 13:37:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:43 - ID:2515813
Culture Minister Abdel Wahed el Nabawi on Monday met with President of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) to discuss preparations for the 37th session. The minister said that the CIFF is one of Egypt's most important soft powers that ....
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Nepal quake death toll rises to more than 7,000
Date: 2015-05-04 13:35:49 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:11 - ID:2512449
A police team from Nepal has pulled out the bodies of about 50 people, including some foreign trekkers, from an avalanche-hit area, officials say, as the death toll from last month's devastating earthquake climbed to more than 7,000, ABC news ....
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Saudi CP meets US lawmaker
Date: 2015-05-04 13:33:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2515757
Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz met with US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz on Monday. The meeting took up the latest developments in the ....
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Telecom Egypt continues installing fiber optics cables
Date: 2015-05-04 13:30:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2515693
Telecom Egypt, the country's main telephone company, announced the areas targeted this month for replacing the current network of copper cables with the new fiber optic cables to provide excellent quality of communication services. In a ....