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Bourse indexes show mixed performance
Date: 2018-05-27 12:30:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:7418685
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of trading on Sunday amid purchases by foreign institutions and investment funds besides selling operations by Arab and Egyptians individuals. The market capital lost EGP ....
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Former Mossad chief: Israel is no superpower
Date: 2018-05-27 12:00:33 GMT - Israel - International - SN:10 - ID:7418617
Former Israeli Mossad Chief Shabtai Shavit said Israel is no superpower and “we cannot be the second country” in the world to use a nuclear weapon [following the US during World War II], stressing an Israeli preemptive strike on Iranian nuclear ....
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Egypt's Mufti accuses extremists of spreading misconceptions about Islam
Date: 2018-05-27 11:40:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7418556
Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam has criticized extremists who try to spread misinformation about Islam in the society. In his daily Ramadan sermon, Allam accused those extremists of misunderstanding the religion and seeking to force people to follow ....
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PM directs examining all drainage canals, water channels across nation
Date: 2018-05-27 11:23:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7418518
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail assigned on Sunday the Irrigation Ministry to examine all drainage canals and water channels across the nation and prepare a detailed report on any violation. Ismail also instructed companies affiliated with the ....
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Cairo Univ. allocates EGP 23 mln for children's hospital
Date: 2018-05-27 11:13:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7418487
Abul-Rish Children's Hospital will have a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner thanks to an allocation of EGP 23 million from Cairo University to which the hospital is affiliated. The step is part of a plan to develop the facility to be able ....
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Houthi leaderships killed in Saada - coalition
Date: 2018-05-27 10:36:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7418393
The pro-legitimacy coalition in Yemen said a number of Houthi militia leaderships were killed in the Houthi stronghold of Saada at the hands of the Yemeni national army forces backed by the Arab coalition troops. In a statement on Sunday, the ....
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N. Korea's Kim reaffirms pledge to denuclearize, willingness to meet Trump
Date: 2018-05-27 10:15:22 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:7418340
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed his willingness to denuclearize and hold a summit with US President Donald Trump, South Korean President Moon Jae-in was quoted by Yonhap news agency as saying Sunday. "Chairman Kim Jong-un has once ....
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Shoukry back home from Addis Ababa
Date: 2018-05-27 09:59:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7418320
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry returned home from Addis Ababa on Sunday, winding up a day-long visit to Ethiopia. Shoukry took part in the institutional reform meetings of the African Union (AU) that was held at the AU headquarters on ....
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Trump: Date and location for Kim summit 'hasn't changed'
Date: 2018-05-27 09:44:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7418299
US President Donald Trump seemed to revive hopes for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month, telling reporters at the Oval Office late Saturday, "we're looking at June 12th in Singapore. That hasn't changed." His remarks came as ....
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PM checks on work progress in govt district of New Administrative Capital
Date: 2018-05-27 09:44:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7418298
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail presided over a meeting on Sunday to follow up construction work at the government district in the New Administrative Capital. The meeting was attended by ministers of housing, communications, transport, planning as ....