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Saudi Arabia lifts travel warning to Lebanon
Date: 2019-02-13 18:43:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7803624
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Lebanon says the kingdom has lifted a 15-month warning that had advised its citizens not to travel to Beirut. Walid Bukhari made the statement in Beirut on Wednesday following a meeting between Saudi royal court envoy ....
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Suicide attack kills at least 20 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard
Date: 2019-02-13 18:34:10 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:7803614
A suicide bombing targeting a bus carrying personnel of Iran's elite paramilitary Revolutionary Guard force killed at least 20 people and wounded 20 in the country's southeast, state media reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility ....
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PM attends signing of cooperation protocol on setting up wind farm
Date: 2019-02-13 18:25:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7803606
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli witnessed on Wednesday the signing ceremony of a protocol of cooperation between the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and Lekela Power company on setting up a 250-megawatt wind power plant under the ....
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President Sisi wraps up Ethiopia visit
Date: 2019-02-12 12:34:49 GMT - Ethiopia - African Summit - SN:9 - ID:7801297
Egyptian President and Chairman of the African Union Abdel Fattah El Sisi left Addis Ababa on Tuesday wrapping up a visit to Ethiopia after the conclusion of the 32nd AU summit. The president received the chairmanship of the summit at the ....
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IMF: Egypt has big opportunity to make progress in financial inclusiveness field
Date: 2019-02-12 11:08:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7801109
IMF regional director Gehad Azour said choosing Egypt as a venue for launching the financial inclusiveness report on small and medium-scale projects came as a result of being one of the biggest rising economies in the region. Addressing a seminar ....
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Sisi seeks pushing up joint African action
Date: 2019-02-12 10:52:24 GMT - Ethiopia - African Summit - SN:7 - ID:7801077
Egyptian President and Chairman of the African Union (AU) Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday confirmed his keenness on cooperating with all AU commissioners and workers for achieving the AU goals. In a speech in the AU headquarters here with AU ....
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Acting US defense secretary arrives in Baghdad
Date: 2019-02-12 10:49:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7801071
Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday on a surprise visit, Al Sumaria news channel reported. Shanahan is expect to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and commanders of US forces in Iraq. The ....
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5th edition of "Egypt Can" conf. to focus on investments
Date: 2019-02-12 10:18:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:7801016
Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs Nabila Makram agreed that the theme of the the 5th "Egypt Can" conference in 2019 will be investment. Both ministers ....
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Saudi Aramco and Egypt’s SUMED sign oil deals
Date: 2019-02-12 09:44:16 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:7800939
Petroleum Minister Tareq el Molla witnessed Tuesday the inking of an agreement between Egypt's Arab Petroleum Pipelines Co. (SUMED) and Saudi Aramco’s trading arm, Aramco Trading Company (ATC) to provide 222,000 cubic meters of gas oil storage ....
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UN envoy leaves Sanaa, no outcome for talks with Houthis
Date: 2019-02-12 07:40:27 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7800683
UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths has departed from Yemen's capital Sanaa on Tuesday, and is set to visit Riyadh, Al-Arabiya reported. The UN envoy did not reach out to any outcome during his talks with Houthi leaders, added the all-news ....