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  • 5 terrorist attacks foiled in France, says PM

    5 terrorist attacks foiled in France, says PM

    Date: 2015-04-23 08:12:55 GMT - France - International - SN:3 - ID:2438773

    French police have foiled five terrorist attacks in recent months, the BBC quoted Prime Minister Manuel Valls as saying on Thursday. He told the French radio that the latest was a planned attack on churches in the Paris suburb of Villejuif. A ....

  • Palestinian embassy mourns renowned Egyptian poet Abnoudi

    Palestinian embassy mourns renowned Egyptian poet Abnoudi

    Date: 2015-04-23 08:12:09 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2438761

    The Palestinian embassy in Cairo on Thursday mourned the death of Egypt's renowned poet Abdel Rahman el Abnoudi who passed away on Tuesday at 76. A well-placed official with the embassy has handed over a condolence cable from Palestinian ....

  • RPG hits house in N. Sinai, one killed, 4 injured

    RPG hits house in N. Sinai, one killed, 4 injured

    Date: 2015-04-23 08:11:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2438741

    One person was killed and four others were injured on Thursday after their home was attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) in North Sinai. The destroyed home is located in the North Sinai city of Sheikh Zuweid. Medics said that the ....

  • Bomb went off, 2 defused in Beheira

    Bomb went off, 2 defused in Beheira

    Date: 2015-04-22 18:40:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:2437201

    A home-made bomb went off Wednesday in the branch of the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO) in Beheira's district of Edco. Another two bombs were defused, said a security source. No fatalities or injuries were reported, the source added. ....

  • Henidi: We have not received updated voters database

    Henidi: We have not received updated voters database

    Date: 2015-04-22 18:28:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:2437129

    Minister of Transitional Justice and House of Representatives Affairs Ibrahim El Henidi said the committee entrusted with amending elections laws has not yet received the updates of the voters database from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization ....

  • President Sisi reviews number of economic projects

    President Sisi reviews number of economic projects

    Date: 2015-04-22 18:27:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:2437113

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting Wednesday with the members of the Specialized Council for Development to review a number of economic projects. The meeting tackled the activities and assignments of the council, said Alaa Yousef, ....

  • Arab armies' chiefs of staff stress importance of joint military force

    Arab armies' chiefs of staff stress importance of joint military force

    Date: 2015-04-22 18:19:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:2437069

    Arab armies' chiefs of staff underlined the importance of forming joint military force in order to enable the Arab countries in dealing effectively with the current challenges. At the end of their first meeting held on Wednesday at the Arab ....

  • EGX gains EGP 3.9 billion

    EGX gains EGP 3.9 billion

    Date: 2015-04-22 17:44:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:2436865

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) earned profits at the end of Wednesday's trading on the back of purchases by Arab and foreign investment funds. The capital market gained about 3.9 billion pounds to stand at 503.8 billion pounds after transactions ....

  • Egypt warships arrive in Bahrain for military drill

    Egypt warships arrive in Bahrain for military drill

    Date: 2015-04-22 17:37:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:2436853

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Egyptian warships and fighter jets arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday to take part in the joint military exercise 'Hamad 1', the Egyptian Armed Forces said. The Egyptian-Bahraini military exercise aims to exchange expertise ....

  • Tourism minister meets Luxor governor

    Tourism minister meets Luxor governor

    Date: 2015-04-22 17:15:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:2436677

    Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy discussed on Wednesday with Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr ways of boosting tourism movement in the Upper Egyptian governorate. They also touched on the cultural tourism promotion campaigns, and the ongoing developments ....

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