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  • Dollar exchange rate down at Egypt's major banks

    Dollar exchange rate down at Egypt's major banks

    Date: 2019-10-13 22:03:58 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:8143716

    The US dollar exchange rate slightly fell back during transactions at major banks on Sunday. At the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr, the dollar rate declined by one piaster, recording EGP 16.22 for buying and EGP 16.32 for selling. At ....

  • Troops moved to confront Turkish aggression in northern Syria - SANA

    Troops moved to confront Turkish aggression in northern Syria - SANA

    Date: 2019-10-13 22:01:21 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8143713

    The Syrian army has deployed its troops to northern Syria to confront the Turkish aggression, SANA reported Sunday. Turkey launched a military operation in northeastern Syria on Wednesday. (MENA) ....

  • FM starts Eastern Europe tour

    FM starts Eastern Europe tour

    Date: 2019-10-13 16:43:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8143454

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday headed for Vienna at the start of his visit to several Eastern European countries, including Austria, Croatia, Lithuania and Latvia. The visit came in line with Egypt's keenness to strengthen cooperation ....

  • Esper says Trump orders US troops to leave northern Syria

    Esper says Trump orders US troops to leave northern Syria

    Date: 2019-10-13 16:40:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:8143449

    US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. troops in northern Syria to move south, but not leave the country, the New York Times reported. Esper said that the conflict between Turkish forces and U.S.-backed ....

  • Sisi: United Egypt capable of facing challenges

    Sisi: United Egypt capable of facing challenges

    Date: 2019-10-13 16:37:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8143446

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Sunday that a united Egypt is capable of facing any challenges that could affect its future. Sisi was replying to a question about Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam during an intellectual seminar of the Armed Forces. ....

  • Sisi: Without a patriotic army and modern weapons, there is no security

    Sisi: Without a patriotic army and modern weapons, there is no security

    Date: 2019-10-13 16:34:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8143440

    CAIRO, Oct 13 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Sunday the October War victory has become a milestone in the history of military sciences. Without a patriotic army and modern weapons, there is no security," he stressed. Addressing the ....

  • Egypt fully supports Sudan's will, ambassador says

    Egypt fully supports Sudan's will, ambassador says

    Date: 2019-10-12 22:40:56 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:8142326

    Egyptian Ambassador in Khartoum Hissam Eissa said Saturday Cairo fully supports the will of Sudan in shaping its future. Addressing a seminar on bilateral relations in Khartoum, the envoy said Egypt will always support the brothers in Sudan, ....

  • 4 suspects referred to criminal trial over killing Menofia teenager

    4 suspects referred to criminal trial over killing Menofia teenager

    Date: 2019-10-12 22:38:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8142325

    Prosecutor General Hamada El Sawy on Saturday referred four suspects of murdering a teenager last Wednesday in Menofia governorate, Egypt's Delta to a criminal trial. According to initial investigations, Mohamed Ashraf Rageh and three of his ....

  • 15 killed in armed attack on Burkina Faso mosque

    15 killed in armed attack on Burkina Faso mosque

    Date: 2019-10-12 22:36:35 GMT - Burkina Faso - International - SN:6 - ID:8142324

    Gunmen killed about 15 people and wounded others in an attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso during prayers on Friday evening, a security source and a local official said. The identity of the gunmen was not yet clear, according to Euronews. ....

  • Cairo hosts 1st global counter-terrorism forum

    Cairo hosts 1st global counter-terrorism forum

    Date: 2019-10-12 22:34:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8142323

    The Egyptian General Intelligence Service has organized a two-day global intelligence forum for counter-terrorism. High-level delegations representing security and intelligence services in 44 countries participated in the forum's 1st ....

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