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Attempt to smuggle ancient coins foiled at Cairo airport
Date: 2019-08-08 00:15:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8056797
Customs authorities at Cairo International Airport foiled an attempt to smuggle a number of archaeological coins. A reliable source at the customs authority said in a statement that the officials suspected a parcel coming from Czech republic, ....
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Pakistan downgrades diplomatic ties with India over Kashmir row
Date: 2019-08-07 18:35:48 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:5 - ID:8056659
The Pakistani National Security Committee (NSC) on Wednesday resolved to downgrade Pakistan's diplomatic relations with New Delhi and suspend all bilateral trade in light of India's recent actions in occupied Kashmir, local media reported. The ....
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All EGX indexes up, benchmark rises 1.65 pct
Date: 2019-08-07 17:21:45 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:8056594
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went up collectively at the close of Wednesday's trading, pushed by purchases of Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds. The market capital gained about EGP 13.2 billion, registering EGP 732.6 ....
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Egypt's Mohamed Hassan comes third at World Taekwondo Cadet Championships
Date: 2019-08-07 17:20:18 GMT - Uzbekistan - Sport - SN:3 - ID:8056589
Egypt's Mohamed Hassan came third at the 2019 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships, winning Egypt's first medal at the tournament. The championship kicked off Wednesday in Uzbekistan and will run till August 11. ....
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Sisi opens Phosphatic & Compound Fertilizers Complex in Ain Sokhna
Date: 2019-08-07 17:16:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8056587
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated on Wednesday the Phosphatic and Compound Fertilizers Complex in Ain Shokhna town in the Suez Governorate on the western shore of the Red Sea's Gulf of Suez. The complex is the largest industrial ....
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Egypt, France FMs discuss regional issues, preparations for G7 summit
Date: 2019-08-07 17:10:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8056576
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry phoned on Tuesday French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian on means of developing ties between the two countries. The two top diplomats praised distinguished Cairo-Paris relations at all ....
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Kazakh president condoles with Sisi over victims of terror attack
Date: 2019-08-06 10:56:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:8054318
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday said that his country is keen on boosting cooperation with Egypt for fighting all current threats. In a cable he sent to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to express solidarity with Egypt after a ....
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AL secretary general condemns terrorist attack in Cairo
Date: 2019-08-06 10:44:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8054288
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit strongly condemned a terrorist attack near the National Cancer Institute in downtown Cairo on Sunday night. Abul Gheit offered condolences to the Egyptians for the loss of innocent lives in the ....
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Suez Canal revenues in FY 2018-19 reached EGP 104.2bn
Date: 2019-08-06 10:40:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8054274
Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish on Tuesday said that the waterway's revenues in FY 2018-19 reached EGP 104.2 billion. At a press conference here, he added that new development projects and upgrading of the canal helped improve its ....
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Kuwait's Amir condoles with Sisi over Cairo attack victims
Date: 2019-08-06 08:54:07 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8054052
Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of condolences to President Abdel Fatah El Sisi on Monday, expressing condolences on deaths inflicted in a terrorist attack that happened outside the National Cancer Institute in ....