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  • CBE: Annual inflation rate down by 9.66% in Jan

    CBE: Annual inflation rate down by 9.66% in Jan

    Date: 2015-02-10 15:49:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:42 - ID:1936873

    The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Tuesday that the annual inflation rate declined by 9.66 percent by the end of January down from 10.13 percent by the end of December. The monthly overall inflation rate, however, rose by 0.99 percent ....

  • Arab summit will take up regional developments

    Arab summit will take up regional developments

    Date: 2015-02-10 15:38:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:1936385

    The ongoing developments in the Arab region will be discussed by the upcoming Arab summit, said Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi. "It will be an exceptional summit, given the current developments in the region," he told reporters ....

  • UN calls for ending Gaza siege

    UN calls for ending Gaza siege

    Date: 2015-02-10 15:36:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:1936761

    United Nations' Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian Territories James Rowley has called for lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a press conference in the war-ravaged enclave on Tuesday, Rowley said the ....

  • Head of Franco-Arab commerce chamber: New Suez Canal to bring huge investments to Egypt

    Head of Franco-Arab commerce chamber: New Suez Canal to bring huge investments to Egypt

    Date: 2015-02-10 15:33:48 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1936729

    Hervé de Charette, the President of the Franco-Arab Chamber of Commerce, believes the New Suez Canal would bring huge investments to Egypt. It is a great and strong initiative by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, De Charette told MENA correspondent ....

  • Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges world to act to stop Israeli practices to Judaize occupied Palestinian lands

    Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges world to act to stop Israeli practices to Judaize occupied Palestinian lands

    Date: 2015-02-10 15:32:19 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1935485

    The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has urged the world community to quickly act to stop Israeli practices meant to Judaize occupied Palestinian lands, including East Jerusalem. The ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, pointed to what it called ....

  • Child infected with Bird Flu in Qalyubia

    Child infected with Bird Flu in Qalyubia

    Date: 2015-02-10 15:28:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1936697

    Benha Fever Hospital received Tuesday a child infected with Bird Flu, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. A two-year-old kid has been quarantined at the hospital after showing the H5N1 virus symptoms. The Health Ministry urged citizens ....

  • Saudi King meets Prince Charles

    Saudi King meets Prince Charles

    Date: 2015-02-10 15:25:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1936661

    Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdelaziz met on Tuesday with Prince Charles, the Crown Prince of the United Kingdom and Prince of Wales, and his accompanying delegation, Saudi news agency SPA reported. Prince Charles expressed his pleasure to ....

  • EGX gains EGP 900m

    EGX gains EGP 900m

    Date: 2015-02-10 15:21:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:36 - ID:1936613

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 900 million pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchases by Egyptian investors optimistic about economic projects to be agreed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Egypt. The EGX ....

  • EGP 100,000 to every family of football fans killed in Sunday incidents

    EGP 100,000 to every family of football fans killed in Sunday incidents

    Date: 2015-02-10 15:13:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1936541

    The Ministry of Youth and Sports decided to disburse 100,000 pounds to every family of the fans who were killed in the stampede that took place during Sunday's football match between Zamalek and Enpi. The decision was made during a meeting on ....

  • Train movement back to normal in Santa

    Train movement back to normal in Santa

    Date: 2015-02-10 15:05:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1936473

    Train movement is back to normal between Gemaiza and Qorshiya stations in Santa city, Gharbiya police chief Osama Bedair said on Tuesday. Train movement between the two stations was halted for more than two hours today after two bombs were found ....

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