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  • Petroleum Ministry: 3 new deals to dig 15 wells at investments worth $139mn

    Petroleum Ministry: 3 new deals to dig 15 wells at investments worth $139mn

    Date: 2018-08-14 09:08:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7532686

    Petroleum Minister Tareq el Molla signed three oil and gas exploration agreements in the Mediterranean Sea, the Western Desert and Nile Delta, with investments worth 139.2 million dollars. In a statement on Tuesday, the Petroleum Ministry said ....

  • Manpower min.: Greater Bairam vacation three days for private sector

    Manpower min.: Greater Bairam vacation three days for private sector

    Date: 2018-08-14 09:05:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7532678

    Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan said in a statement on Tuesday that the Eidul Fitr (Greater Bairam) vacation will be from Monday, August 20, to Wednesday, August 22, for private sector employees. Chanting "Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik", white-clad ....

  • Egypt's banks, bourse off for 4 days over Eid al-Adha

    Egypt's banks, bourse off for 4 days over Eid al-Adha

    Date: 2018-08-14 08:41:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7532625

    The Egyptian bourse and all banks will have a four-day vacation as of next Monday, August 20, on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a statement. Work will be resumed at both the bourse and all banks on Sunday, ....

  • Man arrested after car crash outside British parliament

    Man arrested after car crash outside British parliament

    Date: 2018-08-14 08:13:13 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:7532582

    A number of pedestrians have been injured after a car crashed into security barriers outside the British Parliament, Sky News reported. A man has been arrested after the vehicle drove into security barriers, the Metropolitan Police ....

  • PM designate Imran Khan to visit Iran, Saudi Arabia after forming gov't

    PM designate Imran Khan to visit Iran, Saudi Arabia after forming gov't

    Date: 2018-08-14 08:09:40 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:4 - ID:7532576

    Prime Minister in-waiting Imran Khan will visit both Saudi Arabia and Iran after taking oath of the prime minister of Pakistan on August 18. According to the Times of Islamabad, Khan has been offered state visits to Iran, Saudi Arabia by the ....

  • Lebanon's Nejmeh hold Ahly to goalless draw at Arab Cup

    Lebanon's Nejmeh hold Ahly to goalless draw at Arab Cup

    Date: 2018-08-14 07:34:18 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:3 - ID:7532509

    Lebanon's Nejmeh SC held Egypt's Al Ahly to a goalless draw in their Monday clash in their first leg of the Arab Club Champions Cup's round of 32 at Alexanria's Borg el Arab Stadium. The two teams will clash again on 27 September in the second ....

  • UN: Up to 30,000 Daesh fighters left in Iraq, Syria

    UN: Up to 30,000 Daesh fighters left in Iraq, Syria

    Date: 2018-08-14 07:22:04 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7532489

    A UN report released Monday said between 20,000 and 30,000 Daesh fighters remain in Iraq and Syria despite the jihadist group's defeat and a halt in the flow of foreigners joining its ranks, France 24 reported. The report by UN sanctions ....

  • Sisi condoles with Kuwait Emir over death of his sister

    Sisi condoles with Kuwait Emir over death of his sister

    Date: 2018-08-14 07:16:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7532477

    President Abdel Fatah El Sisi on Monday phoned Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to express condolences over the passing of his sister Sheikha Fareeha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. President Sisi expressed during the contact his ....

  • IDSC denies gov't planning to sell 2 million artifacts abroad

    IDSC denies gov't planning to sell 2 million artifacts abroad

    Date: 2018-08-13 18:37:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7532198

    The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) denied on Monday reports circulated in different media outlets that the government plans to sell two million artifacts abroad. The IDSC said it made contacts with the Antiquities ....

  • Yemen's Hadi praises Egypt's support for his country

    Yemen's Hadi praises Egypt's support for his country

    Date: 2018-08-13 18:15:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7532176

    Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on Monday commended Egypt's support for his country. Addressing a press conference after talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Hadi thanked the President and Egyptian people for their support to Yemen ....

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