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  • Pope Francis leaves Rome for UAE on landmark visit

    Pope Francis leaves Rome for UAE on landmark visit

    Date: 2019-02-03 14:49:26 GMT - Vatican - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7787278

    Pope Francis left here on Sunday for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the first visit by a Roman Catholic pontiff to the Arabian Peninsula. The Pope had received an official invitation from Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed ....

  • Foreign Ministry: 5 Egyptians held in Iran released

    Foreign Ministry: 5 Egyptians held in Iran released

    Date: 2019-02-03 14:17:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7787206

    Iran released five Egyptian sailors who had illegally violated its territorial waters, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday. The sailors had been arrested on a Saudi fishing boat but the Foreign Ministry successfully acted to set them free after all ....

  • Pope Tawadros receives delegation of England’s churches

    Pope Tawadros receives delegation of England’s churches

    Date: 2019-02-02 21:06:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7786210

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark received on Saturday a delegation of representatives of England's churches. The delegation visited St. Paul's Church and St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya, Cairo, ....

  • Lawmakers to tender constitutional proposals Sunday

    Lawmakers to tender constitutional proposals Sunday

    Date: 2019-02-02 20:17:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7786188

    A parliamentary bloc, along with independent lawmakers, plans to introduce proposed constitutional amendments to the parliament's speaker Ali Abdel Aal on Sunday. "The proposals have been signed by a large number of lawmakers," the political ....

  • Egypt's Moataz wins Med. fencing gold

    Egypt's Moataz wins Med. fencing gold

    Date: 2019-02-02 20:14:06 GMT - Italy - Sport - SN:6 - ID:7786185

    Egyptian fencer Adham Moataz on Saturday snatched the gold medal of the Cadet's Sabre competition at the 16th Mediterranean Championship All weapons, hosted by Italy's Cagliari. Moataz got the bronze medal of the Junior competition on Friday. ....

  • ECA chief wraps up Cairo visit

    ECA chief wraps up Cairo visit

    Date: 2019-02-02 19:24:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7786145

    Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Vera Songwe wrapped up on Saturday a visit to Cairo, during which she met with a raft of government officials. Songwe convened with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of ....

  • FM renews support for political solution to Libya crisis

    FM renews support for political solution to Libya crisis

    Date: 2019-02-02 18:06:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7786097

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed Saturday Egypt's stance regarding the Libyan crisis settlement, saying it should be achieved through inter-Libyan dialogue to maintain unity and territorial integrity of the Arab country. Shoukry's ....

  • Interior Ministry: 82 hotbeds stormed, 18 gangs arrested in week

    Interior Ministry: 82 hotbeds stormed, 18 gangs arrested in week

    Date: 2019-02-02 17:13:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7786049

    Security forces stormed 82 criminal hotbeds and arrested 18 gangs as part of their crackdown against outlaws nationwide over the past week, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The security operations also resulted in seizing ....

  • PM hails Pan Africa Summer School 2063

    PM hails Pan Africa Summer School 2063

    Date: 2019-02-02 17:09:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7786044

    Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli on Saturday lauded as leading the Pan Africa Summer School 2063, as it pushes for achieving integration among the African states and peoples. "It implements the recommendations made during the 2nd World Youth Forum ....

  • Sisi meets DRC delegation in Cairo

    Sisi meets DRC delegation in Cairo

    Date: 2019-02-02 17:05:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7786042

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Saturday a high-level delegation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The delegation included representatives of current Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Laurent-Désiré ....

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