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  • CBE: Egypt's foreign currency reserves hit $44.351 bln by end of June

    CBE: Egypt's foreign currency reserves hit $44.351 bln by end of June

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:29:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:8010365

    Egypt's foreign currency reserves jumped by $77 million by the end of June to reach $44.351 billion, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a statement on Thursday. By the end of May, the country's foreign reserves registered $44.274 billion. ....

  • Iran summons British ambassador in Tehran over ‘illegal seizure’ of oil tanker

    Iran summons British ambassador in Tehran over ‘illegal seizure’ of oil tanker

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:28:03 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:8010363

    Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran over the “illegal seizure” of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday, Iranian state TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi as saying. British Royal Marines seized an oil tanker in ....

  • Russia protests Japan's move to designate Kuril Islands as Japanese in G20 summit docs

    Russia protests Japan's move to designate Kuril Islands as Japanese in G20 summit docs

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:26:47 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:8010362

    The Kremlin voiced its indignation towards Japan after Tokyo indicated that the contentious Kuril Islands were Japanese territory in the documents prepared for the G20 summit, Sputnik news agency reported Thursday. Russian Foreign Ministry ....

  • Libyan army shots down military plane before shelling western Libyan city

    Libyan army shots down military plane before shelling western Libyan city

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:25:49 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8010361

    The Libyan National Army (LNA), under the leadership Khalifa Haftar, shot down a MiG-23 military plane while it was on its way to shell Tarhunah city in western Libya , Al Arabiya Al Hadath reported, quoting Libyan sources. The all-news TV ....

  • Dollar exchange rate continues downward trend at Egypt's major banks

    Dollar exchange rate continues downward trend at Egypt's major banks

    Date: 2019-07-03 20:27:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:8008824

    The US dollar exchange rate continued its downward trend during transactions at major banks on Wednesday. It dropped 125 piasters since the start of the year. At the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr, the dollar rate went down by two ....

  • Sisi urges bolstering economic relations with Jordan

    Sisi urges bolstering economic relations with Jordan

    Date: 2019-07-03 20:26:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8008822

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday stressed the need for stepping up efforts to bolster economic relations with Jordan. During a meeting with visiting Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz, Sisi praised historic and deeply-rooted ....

  • Egypt, Jordan PMs urge more cooperation to overcome regional challenges

    Egypt, Jordan PMs urge more cooperation to overcome regional challenges

    Date: 2019-07-03 19:34:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8008776

    Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli and his Jordanian counterpart Omar Razzaz have stressed the importance of continuing cooperation between the two countries in light of current regional challenges. Speaking at a press conference following the end ....

  • Sisi to US senator: Palestine issue must be settled according to two-state solution

    Sisi to US senator: Palestine issue must be settled according to two-state solution

    Date: 2019-07-03 17:40:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8008650

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Wednesday the efforts aiming to settle the Palestinian-Israeli conflict must proceed in line with international terms of reference, the two-state solution and the Arab Peace Initiative. Sisi made the remarks ....

  • MENA Editor-in-Chief: Sisi keen on supporting youth

    MENA Editor-in-Chief: Sisi keen on supporting youth

    Date: 2019-07-03 17:35:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8008644

    Members of the coordination group of parties and politicians Wednesday asserted their support to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in his efforts to build modern Egypt and resume the process of comprehensive development in all fields. During a ....

  • Sisi extends condolences to Sharjah ruler after his son's death

    Sisi extends condolences to Sharjah ruler after his son's death

    Date: 2019-07-03 14:37:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8008385

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi offered his heart-felt condolences, in a phone call, to Sharjah Ruler Sultan bin Muhammad al Qasimi for the death of his son Sheikh Khalid al Qasimi. Sharjah ruler thanked Sisi, underlining the strength of ties ....

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