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Culture minister takes part in Al Burda Festival in Abu Dhabi
Date: 2018-11-14 08:54:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7669206
Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem left here on Wednesday for Abu Dhabi on a visit to the UAE during which she will take part in the inauguration of the first edition of Al Burda Festival, due to kick off later in the day. In pre-departure ....
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Putin: Russia became ASEAN's dialogue partner
Date: 2018-11-14 08:52:26 GMT - Singapore - International - SN:2 - ID:7669200
Russian President Vladmir Putin said Russia became ASEAN’s dialogue partner in 1996. The previous Russia-ASEAN summit took place in Sochi in 2016, the Russian news agency Tass reported. Russia-ASEAN trade turnover grew by more than 30% this ....
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Trump nominates retired general as ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Date: 2018-11-14 06:57:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:7669018
US President Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Gen. John P. Abizaid, a retired commander of forces in the Middle East, as his new ambassador to Saudi Arabia, The New York Times reported Wednesday. General Abizaid, a Lebanese-American ....
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All EGX indexes down, benchmark slides 0.98 pct
Date: 2018-11-13 16:17:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:7668520
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went down collectively at the close of Tuesday's trading amid sales by Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds. Meanwhile, purchases prevailed in transactions of local investors. The market ....
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AL chief heads to UAE for 6th Arab food security conference
Date: 2018-11-13 15:44:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7668455
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit left here on Tuesday heading to the UAE’s Fujairah emirate to take part in the inauguration ceremony of the 6th Arab Conference for Investment in Food Security. The event, organized by the Union of ....
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Sisi back home after taking part in Palermo mini summit on Libya
Date: 2018-11-13 14:27:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7668309
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi returned to Cairo Tuesday after taking part in a mini summit on the Libyan crisis in the Italian city of Palermo. The summit was attended by officials from Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Italy, Russia, the UN and ....
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PM: Egypt's presidency of AU in 2019 golden opportunity for consolidating country's role in Africa
Date: 2018-11-13 14:02:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7668249
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli asserted that Egypt's presidency of the African Union (AU) in 2019 represents a golden opportunity for supporting and consolidating the Egyptian role at the African level. The prime minister made the remarks on ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli aggression in Gaza
Date: 2018-11-13 14:00:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7668239
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned the Israeli aggression on Gaza which left over two days 12 people dead and hundreds others wounded. In a statement, the ministry added that the Israeli aggression also left a large number of ....
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Abul Gheit denounces Israeli raids on Gaza Strip
Date: 2018-11-13 13:57:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7668224
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit Tuesday denounced the Israeli military escalation and air strikes on the Gaza Strip which left a number of Palestinian civilians killed and injured. Abul Gheit called on the international community ....
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Palestinian Mufti slams Israeli aggression
Date: 2018-11-13 13:55:43 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7668217
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Mohamed Ahmad Hussein has condemned the crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people. In press statements, he added that this aggression adds to the record of the crimes of occupation. He urged the ....