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  • 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 ....

  • Sisi discusses measures to provide needs of electricity, gas before summer

    Sisi discusses measures to provide needs of electricity, gas before summer

    Date: 2015-04-22 17:01:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:2436589

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Wednesday with Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail and Electricity and Energy Minister Mohamed Shaker. The meeting focused on the state's plans and the measures taken to meet the citizens' needs of electricity, ....

  • Prosecutor general releases 174 suspects in violence acts

    Prosecutor general releases 174 suspects in violence acts

    Date: 2015-04-22 16:38:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2436441

    Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat issued a decision to release 174 suspects who are currently held in custody over committing violence acts on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day. In a statement Wednesday, Barakat said that the released ....

  • Abbas condoles with Sisi over death of prominent Egyptian poet

    Abbas condoles with Sisi over death of prominent Egyptian poet

    Date: 2015-04-22 16:22:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2436345

    President Mahmoud Abbas offered condolences to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over the death of renowned poet Abdel Rahman El Abnoudi. In a cable of condolences to President Sisi, Abbas paid kudos to the late poet for his support to the ....

  • PM meets Jordan King, Palestine premier in Jakarta

    PM meets Jordan King, Palestine premier in Jakarta

    Date: 2015-04-22 16:19:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2436301

    Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab held on Wednesday two separate meetings with Jordan's King Abdullah II, and Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on the sidelines of the Asian-African Conference. The meetings focused on the Palestinian ....

  • Irrigation ministry: Samples taken from Nile water in Qena tested negative

    Irrigation ministry: Samples taken from Nile water in Qena tested negative

    Date: 2015-04-22 15:50:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2435993

    Samples taken from the Nile water in Qena tested negative, the Irrigation Ministry said on Wednesday. "Water stations are currently working in full swing after the lifting of a vessel that sank in the Nile River yesterday with 500 tons of ....

  • Retrial of 7 Al Jazeera defendants delayed to April 28

    Retrial of 7 Al Jazeera defendants delayed to April 28

    Date: 2015-04-22 15:46:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2435973

    The Cairo Criminal Court delayed to April 28 the retrial of seven defendants over charges of inciting violence and broadcasting false news about Egypt through the screen of the Qatari-funded Al Jazeera English news channel. The session was ....

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