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  • Azhar ready to train French Muslim preachers: Grand Imam

    Azhar ready to train French Muslim preachers: Grand Imam

    Date: 2015-03-10 17:36:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:2133637

    Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayib said on Tuesday that the Sunni Islam's leading authority is ready to provide training courses to French Muslim preachers on means to confront extremism. Al Azhar top cleric made the remarks during a meeting ....

  • Egypt opens doors for Nile Basin countries: Irrigation min.

    Egypt opens doors for Nile Basin countries: Irrigation min.

    Date: 2015-03-10 17:35:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2132973

    Egypt opens its doors for the Nile Basin countries, said Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy. The remarks were made during a meeting with ambassadors of the Nile Basin countries in Cairo. The meeting tackled ways to enhance cooperation in ....

  • Ancient tomb unearthed in Luxor

    Ancient tomb unearthed in Luxor

    Date: 2015-03-10 17:34:38 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:43 - ID:2133621

    Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty on Tuesday said that a new archaeological tomb was discovered in Luxor. The tomb dates back to the ancient Egypt's eleventh dynasty and was discovered by a US archaeological team in cooperation with the ....

  • Russia willing to share nuclear technology with Egypt -- Amb.

    Russia willing to share nuclear technology with Egypt -- Amb.

    Date: 2015-03-10 16:56:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2133421

    Russian Ambassador in Cairo Serge Kirpichenko has said that his country is willing to share its nuclear know-how with Egypt. Many countries have nuclear technology but they are not as willing to share it with Egypt as Russia is, Kirpichenko said ....

  • PM meets with members of Tahya Misr fund

    PM meets with members of Tahya Misr fund

    Date: 2015-03-10 16:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2133305

    The board of trustees of "Tahya Misr" fund (Long Live Egypt) held a meeting Tuesday under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to discuss decisions taken by the executive committee of the fund. The meeting reviewed a number of projects, which have been ....

  • UN refugee agency reports 'appalling' conditions in eastern Ukraine

    UN refugee agency reports 'appalling' conditions in eastern Ukraine

    Date: 2015-03-10 16:52:01 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:40 - ID:2133289

    Humanitarian conditions in war-torn east Ukraine regions controlled by Kiev government forces are of special concern, TASS News agency quoted the spokesman for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees while telling reporters on ....

  • IDSC denies raising petroleum products' prices

    IDSC denies raising petroleum products' prices

    Date: 2015-03-10 16:49:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2133277

    Egypt's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) on Tuesday denied reports on government's plans to raise the petroleum products' prices. The Petroleum Ministry confirmed that there is no intention at the moment to increase the prices of ....

  • Sisi's speech 'patriotic': Azhar Imam adviser

    Sisi's speech 'patriotic': Azhar Imam adviser

    Date: 2015-03-10 15:58:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2132969

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's speech on Monday was hailed as patriotic by Mohamed Abdel Salam, the Legislative Adviser to Al Azhar Imam. In a speech, via video conference, the president said that he does not fear suffering the same fate as ....

  • 66 vessels transit Suez Canal

    66 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-03-10 15:57:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:2132961

    Sixty-six ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 4.2 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 33 vessels carrying 2.2 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 33 ships carrying 2 million tons. ....

  • 37 terrorist elements nabbed in security campaign

    37 terrorist elements nabbed in security campaign

    Date: 2015-03-10 15:56:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2132953

    Security agencies managed to arrest 37 elements of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) within the framework of a campaign to target the group members and loyalists who are charged with incitement. A statement issued by the Interior Ministry ....

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