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Sudan's PM to Al Ahram: Khartoum, Cairo see eye to eye on GERD
Date: 2020-01-01 23:08:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8252381
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Wednesday said that Sudan and Egypt share the same viewpoint on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file, asserting that Khartoum would not accept any harm to Cairo. Interviewed by Editor-in-Chief ....
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US embassy in Baghdad suspends consular operations
Date: 2020-01-01 23:08:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8252380
The US Embassy in Baghdad said on Wednesday that all public consular operations were suspended until further notice after militias stormed its outer perimeter, The New York Times reported. "Due to militia attacks at the US Embassy compound, all ....
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Sisi issues decree to form CBE board for 4-year term
Date: 2020-01-01 23:06:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:8252378
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday issued a decree to form a new board of directors of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) for a term of four years. Under the presidential decree, the CBE board will be chaired by Tareq Amer. It will also ....
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Guinea-Bissau's Embalo wins presidential run-off
Date: 2020-01-01 23:06:10 GMT - Guinea-Bissau - International - SN:3 - ID:8252377
Guinea-Bissau's presidential candidate Umaro Cissoko Embalo won on Wednesday the country's presidential run-off with 53.55 % of the vote. His rival, Domingos Simoes Pereira, said he will contest the result with the Supreme Court, France 24 ....
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Hong Kong police, protesters clash in New Year's Day rally
Date: 2020-01-01 23:05:32 GMT - Hong Kong - International - SN:2 - ID:8252376
A police-approved march attended by tens of thousands in Hong Kong on New Year's Day escalated into violence with police firing several rounds of tear gas to disperse anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous city, Euro News reported. Hong ....
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Russia: Over 740,000 Syrian refugees return home since September 2015
Date: 2020-01-01 23:04:45 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8252374
More than 740,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since September 2015 thanks to the reconstruction process of the social institutions in the country, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Wednesday. As many ....
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Syndicate of Journalists files report to PG against fake journalism entities, individuals
Date: 2019-12-31 08:59:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8250274
The Syndicate of Journalists Council has decided to lodge an official complaint with the Prosecutor General against individuals and entities which use fake journalism identities in violation of the law and constitution. The decision to take legal ....
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Iraqi FM to summon US ambassador over airstrikes on PMF bases
Date: 2019-12-31 06:54:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8250149
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry will summon the US ambassador in Baghdad over US air strikes on the headquarters of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), the ministry said Monday. In a statement carried by Alsumaria news channel, the ministry ....
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US astronaut sets women's record for longest space mission
Date: 2019-12-31 06:45:18 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:8250141
NASA astronaut Christina Koch on Saturday set a new record for a woman’s longest time in space, The Hill reported Koch has been in space for 289 days and is expected to spend 328 consecutive days in orbit before she returns to Earth. She told ....
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Sobhi honors volleyball junior squad
Date: 2019-12-31 06:29:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8250129
Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi honored on Monday the national volleyball squad who ranked 4th at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship in Tunisia. President of the Egyptian Volleyball Federation (EVF) Ahmed Abdel Dayyem ....
