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  • Smouha lose in opening day of African competitions

    Smouha lose in opening day of African competitions

    Date: 2015-02-13 18:11:26 GMT - Tunisia - Sport - SN:20 - ID:1957533

    In their first-ever appearance in the African Champions League, Egypt's Smouha suffered a 1-0 loss against the Libyan side Ahli Tripoli. The game was played in Tunisia due to the deteriorating security situation. The only goal in the match ....

  • PM meets with families of abducted Egyptians

    PM meets with families of abducted Egyptians

    Date: 2015-02-13 18:05:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:1957505

    Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Friday met with the families of Egyptians abducted in Libya. During the meeting, the premier briefed them on efforts are exerted to ensure the safe return of the abductees. The meeting was attended ....

  • Egypt on alert after abduction of nationals in Libya - Source

    Egypt on alert after abduction of nationals in Libya - Source

    Date: 2015-02-13 13:32:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:1956285

    All Egyptian bodies are on alert after the abduction of Egyptian nationals by a terrorist group in Libya, a high-level diplomatic source told MENA on Friday, "Contacts are underway with the Libyan side," the source said. On Thursday, President ....

  • Industry min. calls for enhancing relations with Lebanon

    Industry min. calls for enhancing relations with Lebanon

    Date: 2015-02-13 13:02:44 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:1956073

    Industry and Trade Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour has called for enhancing bilateral relations with Lebanon in the economic and development fields in order to reduce poverty and ignorance levels that lead to terrorism. Abdel Nour conveyed ....

  • 10 injured in blast outside Ain Shams police station

    10 injured in blast outside Ain Shams police station

    Date: 2015-02-13 11:48:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:1955597

    Ten persons, including nine policemen, were injured in a blast outside Ain Shams police station in the capital Cairo, the Ministry of Health said in a statement Friday. The injured were transferred to hospital for treatment, The injured are in a ....

  • Iraqi president welcomes UN resolution to cut off Daesh funding

    Iraqi president welcomes UN resolution to cut off Daesh funding

    Date: 2015-02-13 11:47:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1955593

    Iraqi President Fouad Masum welcomed on Friday the UN Security Council's unanimous adoption of Resolution 2199, which is aimed at halting funding to Daesh militants from oil, antique trafficking and ransoms. The UN resolution offers more support ....

  • Investment min. expects growth rate to hit 4 pct

    Investment min. expects growth rate to hit 4 pct

    Date: 2015-02-13 11:46:25 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:1955581

    Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said on Friday that the government will impose a 10-percent tax on industrial, logistics and tourist companies working in the Suez Canal Corridor Development project. During the Egyptian-Lebanese Business Forum, ....

  • US press body calls for trial of reporter killers - Min.

    US press body calls for trial of reporter killers - Min.

    Date: 2015-02-13 10:46:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:1955153

    Transitional Justice Minister Ibrahim el Henidy said on Friday that the delegation of the US Committee to Protect Journalists, which visited Egypt last week, called for bringing criminals involved in killing Egyptian journalists to trial as soon as ....

  • Study offers on Renaissance Dam to be received next week - minister

    Study offers on Renaissance Dam to be received next week - minister

    Date: 2015-02-13 10:45:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:1955149

    Technical and financial bids, offered by the five consultative offices recommended for resuming environmental studies on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam, will be received next week, the minister of irrigation said Friday. Hossam Moghazy said the ....

  • Dangerous criminal killed in Assiut

    Dangerous criminal killed in Assiut

    Date: 2015-02-13 10:44:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:1955145

    A hardened criminal was killed during a fire exchange with the police in the Assiut city of Dairout, a security source said. Security forces headed to the residence of the dangerous criminal, who is wanted over several charges of mugging and ....

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