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Sisi orders aid to be sent to flood-affected Sudan
Date: 2018-08-15 20:55:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7535607
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ordered on Wednesday emergency aid to be sent to Sudan as floods are hitting the Arab country. The step was announced by presidential spokesman Bassam Rady. ....
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FSA issues updated rules of Stock Exchange
Date: 2018-08-15 20:54:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:15 - ID:7535606
Head of the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) Mohamed Omran announced on Wednesday the issuance of the updated version of rules of registration and cancellation of securities on the Egyptian Stock Exchange. In a released statement by the ....
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French president condoles Jordanian king over fallen servicemen
Date: 2018-08-15 20:09:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7535580
Jordanian King Abdullah II received a telephone call from French President Emmanuel Macron who expressed his condolences over the death of a number of servicemen in a terrorist attack and a subsequent raid by security forces on a terrorist ....
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Measures taken to confront Nile floods - official
Date: 2018-08-15 19:50:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7535558
All needed measures have been taken in coordination with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation to cope with the Nile floods this year in case there is a large increase in the water level behind the High Dam lake, head of the High Dam ....
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Youth min., UNESCO regional director probe joint coop.
Date: 2018-08-15 18:23:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7535487
Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi met Wednesday with Director of UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States Ghaith Fariz to discuss aspects of bilateral cooperation during the coming period. In statements on Wednesday, Sobhi said ....
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Vietnamese diplomatic delegation inspects eastern Port Said region
Date: 2018-08-15 18:14:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7535475
Vice Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Abdel Kader Darwish received Wednesday a diplomatic delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy. The visit came within the framework of probing joint cooperation opportunities and establishing ....
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At least 48 killed, 67 injured in suicide attack in Kabul: Afghani officials
Date: 2018-08-15 17:27:40 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:10 - ID:7535400
A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in front of an educational center in the west of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people and injuring 67, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the ....
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22 students drown in Nile after their boat sinks in Northern Sudan
Date: 2018-08-15 17:19:26 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7535394
At least 22 students drowned on Wednesday when a boat carrying more than 40 people sank while crossing the Nile in northern Sudan, state news agency SUNA said. Civil defense forces were searching the waters for the missing passengers but had not ....
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Saudi minister grants piece of Kaaba Kiswah to Egypt's Mufti
Date: 2018-08-15 16:52:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7535350
Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mohamed Saleh bin Taher Bentin granted on Wednesday a piece of Kiswah (the black cloth covering the Holy Kaaba) to Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam during the 43rd annual forum on Hajj, held in Saudi Arabia. The ....
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Amsterdam airport suspends All flights over air traffic control problem
Date: 2018-08-15 15:14:43 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:7 - ID:7535169
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport was forced to suspend all flights or around an hour due to an air traffic control problem. A message posted on the airport's official Twitter page on Wednesday afternoon said there was “no incoming and outgoing flight ....