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EGX loses EGP 18.3bn
Date: 2018-11-25 16:16:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:7685975
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost about 18.3 billion pounds at the close of trading Sunday amid sales operations by local, Arab and foreign institutions. The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 3.82 percent reaching 1,3153.55 points. The ....
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Defense min. endorses enrollment of new batch of university graduates in Military Academy
Date: 2018-11-25 16:11:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7685971
Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki has endorsed the enrollment of a new batch of university graduates in the Military Academy. The batch should include doctors, engineers and head nurses, the director of the Military Academy said in a press ....
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May says Brexit deal sets UK "on course for a prosperous future"
Date: 2018-11-25 16:09:07 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:2 - ID:7685969
British Prime Minister Theresa May has said the Brexit deal sets the UK "on course for a prosperous future". Speaking in Brussels, she urged both Leave and Remain voters to unite behind the agreement, insisting the British public "do not want to ....
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Sisi: IT key element in supporting development plans
Date: 2018-11-25 15:14:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7685893
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said the Communication and Information Technology sector has become a key element in supporting the state's development plans and a locomotive of building a competitive and diverse economy that depends on innovation ....
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IUCN adds 2 Egyptian sites to Green List
Date: 2018-11-24 20:36:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7684723
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted two Egyptian sites to its Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas – the first global standard recognizing best practice in protected areas. Sinai's Ras Mohammed National ....
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Farag, Walily qualify for Hong Kong Squash Open finals
Date: 2018-11-24 20:17:14 GMT - Hong Kong - Sport - SN:7 - ID:7684714
Egyptian players Ali Farag and Ranim el Walily on Saturday qualified for the Hong Kong Squash Open finals. Farag, world No. 2, reached the finals after clinching a victory over his German competitor Simon Rösner in the semi-finals in a 44-minute ....
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Egyptian Chief of Staff returns from China
Date: 2018-11-24 17:30:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7684545
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid and his accompanying delegation returned home on Saturday after an official trip to China. Farid took part in the 4th meeting of the Egyptian-Chinese cooperation committee, which ....
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Kabul’s Ulema Council Chief shot dead by unknown gunmen
Date: 2018-11-24 17:22:04 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:5 - ID:7684536
Chief of the Ulema Council of Kabul Mawlavi Abdul Basir Haqqani has been shot dead by unknown gunmen, security officials and Ulema Council sources have said. The incident took place in the vicinity of the 7th police district of Kabul city, Khaama ....
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PM inspects site of financial and business district in New Administrative Capital
Date: 2018-11-24 17:21:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7684534
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Saturday inspected the site of the financial and business district in the New Administrative Capital. The visit comes while the Chinese CSCEC company has started its construction works of the place in ....
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Police arrest suspect in stabbing attack on officer outside London train station
Date: 2018-11-24 17:17:04 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:7684526
Police arrested a person suspected of stabbing a British Transport Police officer outside a train station in east London, officials said on Saturday. Chairman of Transport Police Federation Nigel Goodband said that the attack was "totally ....