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Pope Tawadros II leads Palm Sunday Mass in Wadi el Natrun
Date: 2015-04-05 15:06:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2317905
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese led the prayers of the Palm Sunday Mass in the Monastery of Wadi el Natrun. Hymns at Coptic churches were said across the country on the holy occasion. ....
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Houthis shell TV building in Aden, causing gov't-run TV to go off air
Date: 2015-04-05 15:04:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:2317897
Houthis in Yemen have shelled the TV building in Aden on Sunday causing the government-run Aden TV channel to go off air, Sky News Arabia said. Houthis backed by pro-ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh forces pushed their way towards al Mualla ....
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GCC FMs welcome Obama invitation to hold summit at Camp David
Date: 2015-04-05 15:03:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:2317881
Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) welcomed on Sunday an invitation extended by US President Barack Obama to hold a spring summit at Camp David to discuss security cooperation in the region. The Obama invitation comes after ....
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EGX loses 7 bln pounds at end of Sunday trading
Date: 2015-04-05 15:00:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:2317853
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost 7 billion pounds at the end of Sunday's trading. The EGX 30 benchmark index dropped 3.2 percent to close at 8,607.66 points, the biggest daily loss in 2015. The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and ....
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Foreign Ministry urges Egyptians abroad to get automated passports
Date: 2015-04-05 14:49:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2317781
Egypt's Foreign Ministry appealed to Egyptian expatriates holding traditional passports to rapidly submit applications to Egyptian embassies and consulates abroad to receive automated passports. This comes with the approach of the application of ....
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Russia dismisses allegation of sending military aid to Yemen on evacuation planes
Date: 2015-04-05 14:47:41 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2317769
Russia did not use the passenger planes that evacuated people from Yemen to deliver "military equipment" to Houthi fighters, Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Vladimir Safronkov said Saturday, according to Sputnik News. "We are ....
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91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned
Date: 2015-04-05 14:43:10 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:2317745
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 7 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 3 billion of 91-day T-bills with an average yield of 11.128%, adding it accepted bids at rates ....
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Third Field Army honors South Sinai chieftains
Date: 2015-04-05 14:08:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2317413
The Third Field Army held a reception to honor a number of South Sinai chieftains and tribes in appreciation of their national role in protecting homeland. The move came as part of the Armed Forces' keenness on giving attention to Sinai ....
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Aviation Ministry: 65 Egyptians back home from Yemen
Date: 2015-04-05 13:39:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:2317201
As many 65 Egyptians residing in Yemen arrived at Cairo International Airport, the Aviation Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The 65 Egyptians, who landed on board Egypt air flights, crossed the Saudi borders into Jeddah city, the statement ....
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22 referred to criminal court over forging documents
Date: 2015-04-05 13:09:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2316885
Attorney General for south Sharqiya prosecutions Counselor Ahmed De'bes decided to refer 22 people, including 11 lawyers and 3 employees, to the Criminal Court over forging documents which cleared them of charges of infringement on agricultural ....
