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  • Egypt's nomination as non-permanent member in UNSC in 2016-2017 approved

    Egypt's nomination as non-permanent member in UNSC in 2016-2017 approved

    Date: 2015-01-27 15:03:58 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:1836849

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry announced that Egypt's nomination as non-permanent member in the UNSC in 2016-2017 was approved during the meeting of the executive council of African foreign ministers. Egypt has become an official representative ....

  • Bahrain slams Daesh for killing Japanese hostage

    Bahrain slams Daesh for killing Japanese hostage

    Date: 2015-01-27 15:02:01 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:1836833

    The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday strongly condemned "the brutal murder of the Japanese captive Haruna Yukawa by the terrorist organization Daesh". The ministry, in a statement quoted by the kingdom's official news agency, added ....

  • Shoukry's delegates envoy to Europe to clarify facts about human rights in Egypt

    Shoukry's delegates envoy to Europe to clarify facts about human rights in Egypt

    Date: 2015-01-27 14:56:39 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:1835097

    Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister Ambassadress Mahi Abdel Latif has been assigned by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to embark on a European tour to clarify facts about the human rights situation in Egypt. In statements on Tuesday, she ....

  • Economic conference to devote seminar on Bourse's role in attracting investment

    Economic conference to devote seminar on Bourse's role in attracting investment

    Date: 2015-01-27 14:50:39 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:48 - ID:1836741

    Chairman of the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) Mohammad Omran on Tuesday said Egypt's economic conference, slated for March, would devote a seminar on the EGX and its role in attracting investment. Omran told MENA the seminar would review the ....

  • Egypt, Germany to cultivate Ismailia forest

    Egypt, Germany to cultivate Ismailia forest

    Date: 2015-01-27 14:46:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:47 - ID:1836709

    Egypt and Germany have agreed to cultivate a forest, the first to be irrigated by processed waste water. It will be just the start and it will enable Egypt to make use of more than six million cubic meters of waste water that is otherwise dumped ....

  • France condems terrorist attacks against Egyptian security forces

    France condems terrorist attacks against Egyptian security forces

    Date: 2015-01-27 14:37:38 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:1836561

    France condemned on Tuesday the recent terrorist operations that targeted Egypt's security forces recently. Foreign Ministry spokesman Roman Nadal expressed his country's sympathy with the families of the victims and offered condolences to them. ....

  • EGX gains EGP 3.8bn, index up 1.14 pct

    EGX gains EGP 3.8bn, index up 1.14 pct

    Date: 2015-01-27 14:33:39 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:42 - ID:1836509

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 3.8 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchases by Egyptian and Arab institutions and investment funds. The EGX 30 benchmark index leapfrogged by 1.14 percent to close at 9,946.58 ....

  • Mufti congratulates new Saudi king

    Mufti congratulates new Saudi king

    Date: 2015-01-27 14:31:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:1836485

    Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam has congratulated King Salman Abdel Aziz al Saud, who ascended to the Saudi throne after the death of king Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz. In a statement Tuesday, the mufti wished king Salman success in completing ....

  • Several bombs defused in four governorates

    Several bombs defused in four governorates

    Date: 2015-01-27 13:36:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:1835909

    Bomb -disposal experts and civil defense forces managed on Tuesday to defuse several bombs planted by unidentified persons in the governorates of Aswan, Maunofia, Fayyoum and Kafr el-Sheikh. Security agencies in the above-mentioned governorates ....

  • Obama leads US dignitaries in Saudi Arabia

    Obama leads US dignitaries in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2015-01-27 13:34:41 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:1835885

    US President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, leading a delegation of prominent current and former officials to offer condolences over the death of King Abdullah and pay respects, The New York Times reported. Air Force One landed ....

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