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Egypt bourse indexes up
Date: 2014-01-05 17:34:04 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:61 - ID:481166
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went up Sunday backed by intensive purchases by investment funds and local institutions after Fitch Ratings raised Egypt's economic outlook from negative to stable. The market capital gained about EGP 2.6 ....
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Bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad kills 4, injures 9
Date: 2014-01-05 17:29:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:481159
Four persons were killed and nine others injured on Sunday in a car bomb explosion eastern the capital Baghdad. A security force went immediately to the scene and cordoned it off as ambulances transported the injured to hospital for treatment and ....
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Saudi terrorist Majid died of natural causes- Lebanese Justice Minister
Date: 2014-01-05 17:16:16 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:481138
Lebanese Minister of Justice Shakib Qortbawi said Sunday forensic reports confirmed that deteriorating health led to the death of Majid al-Majid, the leader of an Al-Qaeda linked group. A report by the medical examiner showed that Majid died of ....
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Sufi leader urges severing ties with Doha
Date: 2014-01-05 17:08:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:481132
The Supreme Council of Sufi Orders called for severing ties with Qatar after its latest statement on Egypt that was deemed a blatant interference in internal affairs. In a statement Sunday, council president Abdel-Hady el-Qasaby said Qatar did ....
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Egypt, Ukraine Muftis discuss boosting religious cooperation
Date: 2014-01-05 16:51:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:481112
Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawki Allam discussed Sunday with Ukraine's Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Tamim ways of boosting religious cooperation between Egypt and Ukraine. The religious administration of Ukrainian Muslims is keen on spreading Al-Azhar moderate ....
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Egypt FM, Algeria PM hold closed talks
Date: 2014-01-05 16:25:04 GMT - Algeria - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:481047
Visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal held a closed meeting on Sunday. The talks were attended by delegations from both sides. The Egyptian delegation comprised Assistant Foreign Minister ....
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Luxor governor meets French delegation
Date: 2014-01-05 15:40:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:55 - ID:480965
Luxor Governor Tarek Saad el-Din met here Sunday with a French delegation from businessmen and media persons. Members of the delegation, who are spending Christmas holiday here, appreciated the warm hospitality they received upon arrival to ....
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New MENA chief editor meets editorial staff, employees
Date: 2014-01-05 15:04:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:480903
New MENA Board Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Alaa Heidar met Sunday with the news agency’s editorial staff and employees to discuss future plans. Heidar started the meeting with reviewing some of the news service, commercial and investment ....
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Peasants "backbone" of Egyptian society - Meslemani
Date: 2014-01-05 14:37:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:480844
Peasants are the backbone of the Egyptian society, presidential media adviser Ahmad el-Meslemani has said. Efforts exerted by the peasants over thousands of years were behind the great heritage of the Egyptian civilization, Meslemani added during ....
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US Secretary of State arrives in Riyadh
Date: 2014-01-05 14:33:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:52 - ID:480837
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Sunday in Riyadh on a visit to the kingdom as part of his current Middle East tour. Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal received him at King Khaled International Airport. Kerry is ....
