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  • 10 million tourists visit Egypt in 2014 -- Min.

    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 ....

  • Iraqi PM condemns Daesh beheading of Japanese hostage

    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, ....

  • Egypt's amb. to India opens Egyptian pavilion at South Asia Travel Show

    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 ....

  • Sacrifices of policemen for stability of Egypt: min.

    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 ....

  • Sisi annouces EGP 10 bln allocation for Sinai development

    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 ....

  • Qalash to compete for press syndicate head

    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 ....

  • 141 polling stations formed in Egypt's embassies, consulates worldwide

    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 ....

  • Bahraini King receives Sisi's invitation to attend Egypt's economic conference

    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 ....

  • Islamic Jihad of Palestine condemns Egypt attacks

    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 ....

  • Britain PM condemns beheading of Japanese hostage

    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 ....

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