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1.8 million Palestinians are now homeless, 40% of Gaza Strip districts wiped out – Min.
Date: 2024-01-30 07:14:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:10556827
Palestine's Minister of Public Works and Housing Mohamed Ziara said the initial assessment of destruction in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip shows that some 1.8 million Palestinians have become homeless so far. Speaking to Al Qahera News TV channel, ....
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Cairo Int'l Book Fair attracted over 1.5 million visitors in 5 days
Date: 2024-01-30 06:44:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:10556779
The Egyptian General Book Authority said Monday that the Cairo International Book Fair 2024 has attracted more than 1.5 million visitors in just five days. On the 5th day of the event, visitor turnout hit 374,424, the authority added, noting that ....
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Dollar price stable at start of Tuesday's transactions
Date: 2024-01-09 09:19:49 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:10525615
The dollar exchange rate was stable at the start of Tuesday's transactions at Egypt's major banks. At the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr, the dollar rate registered EGP 30.75 for buying and EGP 30.85 for selling. At the ....
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Sisi directs to increase expenses on improving conditions of citizens in new budget: Finance min.
Date: 2024-01-09 09:18:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:10525607
Finance Minister Mohamed Maait has asserted that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi gave directives to increase the expenditure on improving the living conditions of citizens and sustainable work to meet the basic needs of Egyptians. The directives ....
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Dozens of Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2024-01-09 08:45:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:10525531
Scores of Israeli settlers stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday protected by Israeli police. The settlers raided the holy Islamic Mosque from al-Maghariba gate, conducted provocative tours in its compounds and performed Talmudic rituals. ....
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Egypt, German FMs meet in Cairo
Date: 2024-01-09 08:38:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:10525520
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his visiting German counterpart Annalena Baerbock held talks in Cairo earlier Tuesday. The meeting took up bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern. The talks ....
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Israeli FM confirms Israel responsibility for assassination of Hezbollah commander
Date: 2024-01-09 08:32:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:10525506
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz confirmed Monday evening in an interview with Channel 14 that Israel is behind the assassination of the commander of the Hezbollah's Radwan Force, Wissam al-Tawil, JP reported Tuesday. The Israeli government ....
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Dollar rates stable at start of Tuesday's transactions
Date: 2023-12-19 08:38:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:10497371
The dollar exchange rate was stable at the start of Tuesday's transactions at Egypt's major banks. At the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr, the dollar rate registered EGP 30.75 for buying and EGP 30.85 for selling. At the ....
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UN delays vote calling for Gaza ceasefire as US objects to resolution wording
Date: 2023-12-19 08:36:38 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:10497366
The United Nations Security Council has postponed a vote calling for a sustainable cessation of hostilities in Gaza to give more time for diplomats to meet US objections to the wording of the draft resolution, the Guardian said in an editorial on ....
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Blinken condemns attacks by Houthis on commercial vessels
Date: 2023-12-19 07:14:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:10497223
US State Secretary Antony Blinken condemned recent attacks by the Houthis on commercial vessels operating in international waters in the southern Red Sea and emphasized that all partners should cooperate to uphold maritime security. This came ....