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Defense min. honors retired commanders
Date: 2014-08-31 15:04:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:899908
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Defense Minister General Sedqi Sobhi attended on Sunday the honoring ceremony of a number of commanders who have served in the Armed Forces and retired on July 1, 2014. The top commander awarded the ....
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Trucks allowed to cross in, out of Libya -- Security chief
Date: 2014-08-31 15:01:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:899900
Egyptian authorities at Salloum crossing allowed on Sunday all types of trucks in and out of Libyan territories after a 40-day suspension due to deteriorating security situation in Libya. In a press release, Mersa Matrouh Security Director ....
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Darul-Iftaa not under pressure - Mufti
Date: 2014-08-31 14:56:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:899894
Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam said on Sunday that Darul-Iftaa (House of Religious Opinion) is not subjected to any pressure. Darul-Iftaa is an independent body and its fatwas express the reality of Egypt and its people, the Mufti said in ....
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CBE governor: Dollarization in Egypt decreasing
Date: 2014-08-31 14:47:28 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:899885
Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Hisham Ramez said Sunday the dollarization levels were decreasing in Egypt, noting the official and non-official exchange rates would soon be the same. On the sidelines of the press conference during ....
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Egypt bourse indexes up
Date: 2014-08-31 14:44:06 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:24 - ID:899877
The Egyptian Exchange made gains at the close of today's trading session backed by purchases by Egyptian investors. The market capital went down by about 378 million pounds to hit 523.8 billion pounds, amid transactions reaching 981.6 million ....
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Dangerous takfiri element killed in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-08-31 14:42:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:899873
An Interior Ministry source has said that a dangerous takfiri element was killed Sunday in a security campaign on North Sinai's Arish city. El-Sayed Abo Shetit is a prominent figure in the terrorist Ansar Beit al-Maqdes group, the source ....
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Studies underway to export food products to Russia: min.
Date: 2014-08-31 14:35:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:22 - ID:899857
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled Hanafi has said studies were underway to export food products to Russia. The move comes in response to an embargo imposed on imports from Western countries in response to economic sanctions due to the ....
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New Syrian cabinet sworn in before Assad
Date: 2014-08-31 14:32:04 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:899852
Members of the new Syrian Cabinet were sworn in before President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday. The Syrian News Agency (SANA) carried the news without giving further details. ....
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European companies might find It hard to return to Russian market - Putin
Date: 2014-08-31 14:30:30 GMT - Russia - International - SN:20 - ID:899850
European businessmen are disappointed with the decisions of their countries’ politicians made against Russia, as it will be hard for them to come back to the Russian market, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday. “The danger for our ....
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Egypt chooses its experts in Ethiopia Dam committee - Min.
Date: 2014-08-31 14:27:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:899846
Egypt has chosen its representatives in the tripartite national committee on Ethiopia's controversial Renaissance Dam, Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said on Sunday. The committee is made up of four experts from each of Egypt, Sudan and ....