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  • Colombia Farc: 85 ex-rebels killed since peace deal

    Colombia Farc: 85 ex-rebels killed since peace deal

    Date: 2019-01-01 17:10:23 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7739273

    The United Nations says 85 former Farc rebels have been killed in Colombia since the group signed a peace accord with the government two years ago, the BBC reported. Most of the murders were by illegal armed groups and drug gangs fighting over ....

  • PM directs to quickly finish renovation of Djoser Pyramid

    PM directs to quickly finish renovation of Djoser Pyramid

    Date: 2019-01-01 16:38:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7739265

    Prime Minister and Housing Minister Moustafa Madbouli gave directives to quickly get done with the renovation of the Pyramid of Djoser by the end of June. This came during Madbouli's visit on Tuesday to Saqqara archaeological area to stand on the ....

  • Israel arrests 6 Palestinians from West Bank, Gaza

    Israel arrests 6 Palestinians from West Bank, Gaza

    Date: 2019-01-01 16:37:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7739248

    Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday six Palestinians including four from the West Bank. According to reports, the occupation forces nabbed three Palestinians in Hebron and one in Tubas. The forces also scooped up agricultural lands ....

  • Russia: Military to be equipped with Iskander-M tactical missiles in 2019

    Russia: Military to be equipped with Iskander-M tactical missiles in 2019

    Date: 2019-01-01 16:36:55 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7739233

    Iskander-M tactical missiles are expected to completely replace throughout the year the older systems still operated by Russia’s ground forces, the Russian Defense Ministry has revealed. The rearmament of tactical missile units is expected to be ....

  • Hermes expects no big change in pound exchange rate

    Hermes expects no big change in pound exchange rate

    Date: 2019-01-01 14:30:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:7739120

    Hermes Financial Group on Tuesday said it does not expect any big change to take place in the Egyptian pound exchange rate compared to the dollar in 2019. Ahmed Shams, an official with the group, said that the stability of the pound exchange rate ....

  • Russia to provide tit-for-tat response to placement of US missiles in Europe - Lavrov

    Russia to provide tit-for-tat response to placement of US missiles in Europe - Lavrov

    Date: 2018-12-30 22:29:48 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:7737024

    Russia will provide a tit-for-tat response in case of placement of US missiles banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) in Europe, TASS cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying. "Unfortunately, our ....

  • Terror acts receded to only 8 in 2018 - SIS

    Terror acts receded to only 8 in 2018 - SIS

    Date: 2018-12-30 22:16:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7737022

    The wide-scale military operation "Sinai 2018" and the preemptive strikes forced terrorism to take its last breath in 2018 and aborted their plots, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Sunday. The terror acts receded in 2018 to only eight ....

  • Bahraini king receives letter from President Sisi

    Bahraini king receives letter from President Sisi

    Date: 2018-12-30 20:33:07 GMT - Bahrain - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7736990

    Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa has received an invitation from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to attend the inauguration of Al Fattah Al-Alim Mosque and the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in January, BNA reported Sunday. Egyptian Ambassador ....

  • EGX indexes show mixed performance Sunday

    EGX indexes show mixed performance Sunday

    Date: 2018-12-30 19:09:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:7736938

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of trading Sunday amid limited trading by investors who'd rather be cautious than sorry making business decisions before the start of 2019. The market capital was up by ....

  • Egypt's Judges Club greets Pope Tawadros on Christmas

    Egypt's Judges Club greets Pope Tawadros on Christmas

    Date: 2018-12-30 19:07:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7736937

    Head of Egypt's Judges Club Mohamed Abdel Mohsen on Sunday sent a cable to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese, to greet him on Christmas. In the cable, Judge Mohamed Abdel Mohsen expressed his appreciation for the ....

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