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Monday marks 1st day of holy fasting month of Ramadan - Dar al Iftaa
Date: 2019-05-05 21:37:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7930085
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam said that Monday, May 6th, 2019 will mark the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. Allam announced in a statement on Sunday the coming of the holy month after Dar al Iftaa's Sharia and ....
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89 indebted inmates released on occasion of Ramadan
Date: 2019-05-05 18:10:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7929912
The Interior Ministry's Prison Authority Sector pardoned Sunday 89 gharimin and gharimat (indebted inmates) on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The inmates' debts were paid through funding offered by Tahya Misr Fund. The pardoning ....
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Criminal Court sentences 52 defendants to 15 years in Nahda sit-in case
Date: 2019-05-05 17:16:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7929800
Giza Criminal Court sentenced one defendant to life in a retrial for joining a demonstration by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood Group at Nahda Square in Giza in August 2013. The court sentenced 52 others to 15 years, one to three years, two to ....
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AL chief, UN official tackle anti-terror cooperation
Date: 2019-05-05 17:01:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7929780
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed on Sunday with United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Miguel Angel Moratinos cooperation in the face of global terrorism and extremism challenges. They ....
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Bibliotheca Alexandria official in custody for 15 days
Date: 2019-05-05 16:30:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7929744
Dr Khaled Azab, the Director of Projects at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, has been remanded in custody for 15 days pending investigations. Azab, who is facing charges of posting lies and misusing social media, was arrested in Cairo and is being ....
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Bourse loses EGP 14.7 bn
Date: 2019-05-05 16:02:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:7929712
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes posted collective losses at the close of trading on Sunday prompted by sales operations by domestic investors. The market capital lost EGP 14.7 billion, after transactions that totaled EGP 893.6 million. The ....
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Sisi inaugurates "Nargess" club in New Ismailia
Date: 2019-05-05 15:58:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7929709
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated community club, "Nargess", in New Ismailia city earlier Sunday. Sisi listened to a detailed explanation about the city by director of the projects in New Ismailia Shafiq Abdel Halim Dawood. Located ....
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WB Group president pays his first working visit to Egypt on Saturday
Date: 2019-05-03 20:42:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7927270
World Bank Group President David Malpass will arrive in Cairo Saturday for a two-day working trip focused on World Bank projects and the Egyptian economy. This will be the first visit to Egypt for Malpass since taking over as president of the ....
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UAE refutes Qatar's accusation of 'racial discrimination'
Date: 2019-05-03 20:40:28 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7927268
The United Arab Emirates on Friday refuted allegations of "racial discrimination" made by Qatar to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva. "Qatar's complaints have no legal basis", said Abdullah Hamdan Al Naqbi, ....
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Sisi, Italian PM hold phone talks
Date: 2019-05-03 20:00:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7927247
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday received a phone call from Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. They discussed means of fostering bilateral relations, said presidential spokesman Bassam Rady. They also reviewed the latest regional ....
