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Saudi king: Our forces defend religion, two Holy Mosques
Date: 2015-04-07 15:01:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2332097
King Salman bin Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia said that his country defends religion before anything else. During a meeting with senior army and police officers on Tuesday, the king said those who defend the country of the Two Holy Mosques already ....
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Algerian PM meets Iran deputy FM
Date: 2015-04-07 14:57:12 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2332061
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal met on Tuesday with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi. Sarmadi carried a message from Iranian President Hassan Rohani to his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The meeting ....
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Arab military sports championship kicks off in Cairo
Date: 2015-04-07 14:54:11 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:30 - ID:2332037
Sports championship for Arab military colleges, academies and institutes kicked off in Cairo. The championship takes place on Egypt's Military Academy stadiums, with the participation of teams from Jordan and Tunisia. The championship consists ....
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CBE says net int'l reserves down to $15.290bn at end of March
Date: 2015-04-07 14:49:33 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:22 - ID:2331269
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said Tuesday that the net international reserves decreased to 15.290 billion dollars at the end of March compared to 15.456 billion at the end of February. International reserves are used to secure basic ....
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EGX gains EGP 7.4bn
Date: 2015-04-07 14:47:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:2331957
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 7.4 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchases by investment funds amid high hopes that the government would delay a decision to impose taxes on capital profits. The EGX 30 benchmark ....
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PM reviews biggest social housing project in Mideast
Date: 2015-04-07 14:05:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2331529
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Tuesday reviewed a social housing project meant to secure one million residential units for youth and limited-income brackets. In a meeting with his minister of housing, Moustafa Madbouli, the premier discussed ....
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French president receives Tunisian counterpart
Date: 2015-04-07 14:02:00 GMT - France - International - SN:14 - ID:2330905
French President Francois Hollande received on Tuesday his Tunisian counterpart Beji Caid Essebsi at the l'Hôtel des Invalides palace. Essebsi's visit to France is the first one since his election last December. The visit aims to turn over a ....
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Syrian army intensifies operations against Daesh in several districts
Date: 2015-04-07 14:00:21 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2331445
Units of the Syrian army on Tuesday eliminated scores of Daesh terrorists and Jabhat al Nusra militants in many areas across the country, Syria's official news agency reported. SANA quoted a military source as saying that army units carried out a ....
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Saudi FM, GCC chief receive US Deputy Secretary of State
Date: 2015-04-07 13:56:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2331417
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Saud al Faisal and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on Tuesday received US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his accompanying ....
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IAEA keen on cooperation with Egypt in use of peaceful nuclear energy
Date: 2015-04-07 13:54:19 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:24 - ID:2331401
Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano stressed the importance of cementing cooperation with Egypt in the light of Cairo's decision to start a program for peaceful use of nuclear energy. During a meeting with ....
