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Bahraini king receives US ambassador
Date: 2018-08-09 20:38:27 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7526829
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received on Thursday at the Safriya Palace US Ambassador to Bahrain, Justin Hicks Siberell, accompanied with Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command, Combined Maritime ....
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Yemen: Arab coalition fighter jets target Houthi sites in Sanaa
Date: 2018-08-09 20:22:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7526818
The Saudi-led coalition fighter jets conducted airstrikes against sites belonging to Houthi militias in the Yemeni capital, Sky News channel reported Thursday. The sorties targeted a military site in Nuqm mountain in addition to a security camp ....
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300 explosive devices defused in Mosul
Date: 2018-08-09 20:04:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7526807
Up to 300 explosive devices were defused and removed in Mosul, Iraq, Sumaria News reported Thursday. The police troops are continuing in mopping up the villages and lands southern Sinjar from the remnants of Daesh group, Iraqi army spokesman ....
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Government denies reports on sugar shortage in markets
Date: 2018-08-09 18:21:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7526716
The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade denied Thursday reports claiming that the government had taken some decisions causing a sugar shortage in markets and increasing its prices. Sugar prices have not seen any hikes, including the subsidized ....
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Iran, North Korea seek closer ties amid US bans
Date: 2018-08-09 18:01:23 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:7526692
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho highlighted his country’s cordial and historic relations with Iran, expressing satisfaction with growing bilateral relations amid US economic pressure on both states. In a meeting with Iranian ....
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PM issues decision establishing cabinet's media center
Date: 2018-08-09 17:51:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7526672
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli issued a decision establishing a media center affiliated to the cabinet with its headquarters to be at the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). According to the decision, the new media center ....
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CBE: Annual inflation rate drops by 8.5% in July
Date: 2018-08-09 17:46:15 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7526660
Egypt's inflation rate decreased by 8.5 percent on a year-over-year basis in July against 10.9 percent in June, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a statement on Thursday. Egypt's urban consumer price stood at 0.6 percent in July against 1.6 ....
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Sisi greets Ecuador, Indonesia on national days
Date: 2018-08-09 17:21:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7526635
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday sent a cable of greetings to President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. Sisi delegated Presidential Secretary Ahmed El Ansary to Ecuador's embassy in Cairo to ....
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Amer: First unified African central bank to be established by 2043
Date: 2018-08-09 17:16:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:7526629
Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek Amer said on Thursday that the first unified African central bank will be established by 2043 with the issuance of a unified African currency. The move needs accord and a political will from the ....
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Sisi reviews work progress of Upper Egypt new cities, Administrative Capital
Date: 2018-08-09 16:41:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7526598
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held on Thursday a meeting to review work progress at new cities being built across the nation, especially in Upper Egypt and the New Administrative Capital. Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi said Sisi gave ....