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10 million tourists visit Egypt in 2014 -- Min.
Date: 2015-02-01 13:31:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1871241
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said on Sunday that 10 million tourists visited Egypt in 2014 compared to 9.5 million tourists in 2013. During a press conference, Zaazou said the revenues from tourism increased by 20% in this year to hit 7.5 ....
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Iraqi PM condemns Daesh beheading of Japanese hostage
Date: 2015-02-01 13:24:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1871133
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi condemned on Sunday the beheading of a Japanese hostage by Deash, expressing his country's solidarity with the Japanese government, Japanese people and the victim's family. In response to this hideous crime, ....
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Egypt's amb. to India opens Egyptian pavilion at South Asia Travel Show
Date: 2015-02-01 13:18:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:1871045
Egyptian Ambassador to India Hatem Tageldin inaugurated on Sunday the Egyptian pavilion at the 21st session of the South Asia Travel Show currently held in New Delhi. Tageldin held a working dinner for representatives of the Egyptian tour ....
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Sacrifices of policemen for stability of Egypt: min.
Date: 2015-02-01 13:16:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1871029
Minister of Interior Mohamad Ibrahim has praised the sacrifices of the policemen for the stability of Egypt. This came in a speech read out by his assistant for social welfare Maj.-Gen. Momtaz Fathy on Police Day celebration. He said that the ....
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Sisi annouces EGP 10 bln allocation for Sinai development
Date: 2015-02-01 12:43:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:1870581
President Abdel Fattah el Sisi announced a huge allocation of EGP 10 billion to develop Sinai. Addressing a gathering grouping the interior and defense ministers and top brass of the Armed Forces, Sisi said his decision to establish a new command ....
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Qalash to compete for press syndicate head
Date: 2015-02-01 12:41:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:1870561
Senior journalist Yehia Qalash said on Sunday he will compete for the head of the Syndicate of Journalists of Egypt. He quit his post in a panel in charge of journalist and media legislation to run in the next elections of the press ....
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141 polling stations formed in Egypt's embassies, consulates worldwide
Date: 2015-02-01 12:35:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:1870497
The High Elections Commission has decided to open 141 electoral committees at embassies and consulates worldwide. Several countries will have more than one polling station to meet the big number of voters such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab ....
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Bahraini King receives Sisi's invitation to attend Egypt's economic conference
Date: 2015-02-01 12:30:43 GMT - Bahrain - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:1870469
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received on Sunday an invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to participate in “Egypt is the future.. 2015 Egypt Economic Development Conference" due to be held on Match 13-15 in Sharm el ....
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Islamic Jihad of Palestine condemns Egypt attacks
Date: 2015-02-01 12:10:06 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:1870305
The Islamic Jihad of Palestine has condemned recent terrorist attacks in Egypt. "We in the movement assert our condemnation about these blasts which targeted army and police personnel in Sinai," said an official source of the group. He ....
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Britain PM condemns beheading of Japanese hostage
Date: 2015-02-01 12:08:53 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:1868125
British Prime Minister David Cameron has deplored the purported beheading of a Japanese hostage by Daesh. "I utterly condemn what appears to be the despicable and appalling murder of Kenji Goto," a cabinet press release said on Sunday. "It is ....