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Interior Ministry targets 77 criminal hotbeds in week
Date: 2019-03-09 18:07:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7840259
Security forces targeted 77 criminal hotbeds, seized 1,322 weapons as well as 1,465 cold weapons and arrested 26 gangs over a week. Up to 1,498 drug cases were also reported as part of the intensified security campaigns launched over the past ....
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Saudi CP, Japanese PM discuss boosting bilateral ties
Date: 2019-03-08 22:49:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7839286
Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on means of strengthening bilateral ties. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said that the two sides ....
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Iraqi, Jordanian FMs discuss latest regional developments
Date: 2019-03-08 22:48:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7839285
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi discussed Friday the latest regional developments and bilateral ties. In a phone call initiated by al-Hakim, the two ministers stressed the importance of ....
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India fails in its attempt to isolate Pakistan at int'l level: FM
Date: 2019-03-08 22:46:34 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:9 - ID:7839283
Pakistan i Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says India has failed in its attempt to isolate Pakistan at the international level, Radio Pakistan reported. Talking to a private news channel, he said that productive ....
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EBRD hails Egypt's economic reforms
Date: 2019-03-08 21:21:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7839254
Egypt's steps over the past three years to encourage investment have been hailed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The Egyptian government has been implementing a promising economic program including a new investment ....
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Sisi pays tribute for Egyptian women
Date: 2019-03-08 20:55:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7839237
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi paid tribute on Friday for Egyptian women on the occasion of the International Women's Day. "Greetings, appreciation and respect for every lady who has struggled and achieved achievements in all fields," the ....
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Sisi meets military, security top brass
Date: 2019-03-08 18:51:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7839158
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting with military and security top brass after performing Friday prayers at Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi Mosque in New Cairo's Fifth Settlement district. The meeting was held as the country is set to ....
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May: One more push needed to get Brexit deal through parl't
Date: 2019-03-08 18:46:18 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:7839156
UK Prime Minister Theresa May asked the EU for "one more push" to get her Brexit deal through Parliament and warned that, if it fails, "we may never leave at all", the BBC reported on Friday. Delivering a speech to a green energy firm in ....
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Last portion of IMF loan expected in mid-2019 -- deputy finance minister
Date: 2019-03-08 18:44:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:7839154
Egypt is expected to receive the sixth tranche of a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in June or July this year, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk told a news conference on Friday. Kouchouk said that a necessary periodical ....
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Al-Azhar University lights torch of 1st youth Olympics of AAU
Date: 2019-03-08 16:34:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7839037
Al-Azhar University lighted on Friday the torch of the first youth Olympics of the Association of African Universities (AAU), under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb. This comes in light of ....