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  • IMF to take part in Egypt economic conf. -- official

    IMF to take part in Egypt economic conf. -- official

    Date: 2015-02-02 07:40:50 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:6 - ID:1875369

    Counselor at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Middle Eastern and Central Asian Department Christopher Jarvis said Monday that the fund will take part in the Egyptian economic conference in March. The IMF welcomes efforts exerted by the ....

  • Robert Gates says Obama’s plan to defeat Islamic State is ‘unrealistic’

    Robert Gates says Obama’s plan to defeat Islamic State is ‘unrealistic’

    Date: 2015-02-02 07:39:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:1875353

    Former defense secretary Robert M. Gates described President Barack Obama's strategy for defeating Daesh in Iraq and Syria as “unrealistic," adding that ground troops may be necessary to achieve the administration's goals. “I think that the ....

  • Bomb hoax on Alex-Tanta train

    Bomb hoax on Alex-Tanta train

    Date: 2015-02-02 07:37:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:1875321

    Gharbiya Security Chief Osama Bedair stressed on Monday that a report about a dubious object inside Alex-Tanta train turned to be hoax. Security services at Tanta train station reported a dubious object inside one of the carriages of the ....

  • US nuke sub visits S. Korea for joint drill

    US nuke sub visits S. Korea for joint drill

    Date: 2015-02-02 07:35:34 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:1875301

    A nuclear-powered US submarine has arrived in South Korea to participate in an annual joint military drill this week, Yonhap said Monday. The USS Olympia (SSN-717), a Los Angeles-class submarine, carrying some 120 sailors, arrived in the southern ....

  • Kuwait keen on boosting cooperation with Egypt - minister

    Kuwait keen on boosting cooperation with Egypt - minister

    Date: 2015-02-02 07:33:50 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1875297

    Kuwaiti Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohamed Abdullah al Mubarak al Sabah expressed his country's keenness on boosting cooperation with Egypt in all domains. Kuwait is confident that Egypt will win its battle against black terrorism, the ....

  • Egypt is in direct war against terror, says FM

    Egypt is in direct war against terror, says FM

    Date: 2015-02-01 18:26:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:1873905

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has said that Egypt is in direct war against terror. In statements to reporters after a meeting with his Albanian counterpart, Shoukry added that the Egyptian state is against terror as it is a war of the ....

  • Egypt on right economic track -- Sisi

    Egypt on right economic track -- Sisi

    Date: 2015-02-01 18:25:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:1873901

    The Egyptian people are on the right economic track and Egypt has restored its position, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Sunday. "Although our production rate does not keep pace with the increasing population growth, we are proceeding ....

  • Egypt bourse indices down

    Egypt bourse indices down

    Date: 2015-02-01 18:21:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:48 - ID:1873873

    The Egyptian Exchange's indexes were all down at the close of Sunday's trading. The capital market declined to EGP 531.7 billion. The benchmark index EGX 30 retreated 0.64 percent down to 9,773.76 points. The broader EGX 70 index of the ....

  • Kuwaiti emir condemns N. Sinai terrorist attacks

    Kuwaiti emir condemns N. Sinai terrorist attacks

    Date: 2015-02-01 18:19:36 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:1873865

    Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah condemned on Sunday the bloody attacks that targeted Egyptian servicemen in North Sinai on Thursday. During a meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, the Kuwaiti emir wished Egypt ....

  • Defense minister inquires after injured soldiers in N. Sinai terror attack

    Defense minister inquires after injured soldiers in N. Sinai terror attack

    Date: 2015-02-01 18:18:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:1873861

    Minister of Defense Sidqi Sobhi has inquired after the injured soldiers in terrorist attacks in North Sinai. He wished them quick recovery. He was accompanied by Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi and top commanders of the armed forces. ....

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