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Yemeni army regains control over Houthi sites in Taiz
Date: 2018-07-11 09:15:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7483309
Yemeni army, backed by Saudi-led coalition forces, made advances into al Silo directorate in South East Taiz amid retreat of Houthi troops which suffered big material and humanitarian losses, Al Arabiya Channel reported quoting field sources. The ....
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Sisi says Egypt puts youth on top of its priorities
Date: 2018-07-10 15:56:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7482626
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi highlighted on Tuesday the importance of the Ministry of Youth and Sports’ role in helping youth. Sisi's remarks came during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf ....
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Pope Tawadros starts Austria visit
Date: 2018-07-10 15:24:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7482546
Pope Tawadros of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark arrived here Tuesday on a visit to Austria after visiting Italy and the Vatican. The pontiff was welcomed upon arrival by Egyptian Ambassador to Austria Omar Amer and the embassy ....
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Transport minister: No rise in train ticket prices ahead of improving services
Date: 2018-07-10 15:09:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7482509
Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said there will be no rise in train ticket prices ahead of improving services. During a meeting with the parliamentary committee for transportation on Tuesday, Arafat said there is controversy about train ticket ....
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Pompeo talks tough on Iran while visiting UAE
Date: 2018-07-10 12:39:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:7482159
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US wants to show Iran its actions have "a real high cost", while on a visit to the UAE. Speaking to Sky News Arabia, Pompeo said on Tuesday that a focus remains on denying "Iran the financial capacity to ....
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FM: Egypt seeks enhancing ties with China
Date: 2018-07-10 12:33:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7482137
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday said that Egypt and the other Arab countries are willing to cooperate with China for implementing the Belt and Road Initiative. In his speech at the 8th session of the ministerial meeting of the ....
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CBE: Annual inflation rate down to 10.9 percent in June
Date: 2018-07-10 12:26:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:7482118
Egypt's inflation rate plunged on a year-over-year basis to 10.9 percent in June against 11.1 percent in May, the Central Bank of Egypt said in a press release on Tuesday. On a month-over-month basis, the consumer price index stood at 1.6 percent ....
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Ninth person rescued from Thai cave
Date: 2018-07-10 10:53:21 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:9 - ID:7481910
A ninth person was rescued on Tuesday from a flooded Thai cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks. Eight of the boys were brought out on stretchers over the first two days - four on Sunday and four ....
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Chinese president pledges dlrs 20 bn loans to Arab countries
Date: 2018-07-10 09:34:13 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7481682
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday Arab countries are natural partners for China, pledging dlrs 20 billion loans to help them in their economic reconstruction process. Addressing the 8th session of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, ....
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EgyptAir Holding Company chief elected AACO executive committee member
Date: 2018-07-10 09:32:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7481679
Board Chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company Ahmed Adel has been elected as member of the Executive Committee of the Arab Air Carriers' Organization (AACO). A statement released by EgyptAir Holding Company here on Tuesday said the executive ....