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Dollar rate stable at major banks
Date: 2018-04-26 11:34:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:7370413
The US dollar exchange rate was stable at major banks on Thursday. The dollar rate stood at EGP 17.57 for buying and EGP 17.67 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. At Banque du Caire and the Commercial International Bank ....
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100 settlers storm into Al Aqsa mosque under protection of occupation forces
Date: 2018-04-26 10:51:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7370320
More than 100 Jewish settlers including students from Talmudic institutes stormed on Thursday into Al Aqsa Mosque through Al Magharebah gate under tight security measures imposed by Israeli forces. The settlers carried out provocative tours ....
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Macron says France will increase support to coalition in Syria
Date: 2018-04-26 10:20:23 GMT - France - International - SN:11 - ID:7370256
French President Emmanuel Macron promised to increase France’s military involvement in Syria and back the US presence in the country’s north. Macron said at a briefing in Washington "We are fully committed, and we will continue and increase our ....
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Syrian army takes firmer grip on al-Hajar al-Aswad district
Date: 2018-04-26 09:54:18 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7370194
Syrian Arab Army units on Thursday targeted several positions and main supply routes of the terrorist organizations which are positioned in al-Hajar al-Aswad. The army has been intensifying its strikes against terrorists’ positions in al-Hajar ....
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EGX market cap exceeds EGP 1 trillion for 1st time
Date: 2018-04-26 09:47:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:7370182
For the first time in its history, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) market cap exceeded EGP 1 trillion. EGX indexes collectively went up at the beginning of Thursday's trading amid purchase operations by investors. The market capital gained EGP ....
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Egypt's tennis player Safwat to quarter-finals of Anning Challenger in China
Date: 2018-04-26 09:37:00 GMT - China - Sport - SN:8 - ID:7370161
Egypt's tennis player Mohamed Safwat qualified for the quarter-finals of the $150,000 Anning Challenger in China after defeating Chinese player Wu Yibing by three sets to one in the second round of the tournament. Safwat, ranked 229th in the ....
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Pope Tawadros meets clergymen of Tama congregation at Papal HQ
Date: 2018-04-26 09:18:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7370114
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese met with clergymen of Tama congregation in Sohag to choose a successor to Bishop of Tema and Its Environs Anba Fam, who passed away at a hospital in London in March. In a ....
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SOHR: 110 killed in clashes between Syrian army, Daesh south of Damascus
Date: 2018-04-26 09:04:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7370078
As many as 61 Syrian armed forces and 49 Daesh militants were killed in clashes south of Damascus in a week, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) announced on Thursday. In a statement carried by the US channel Alhurra, the SOHR said the ....
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Macron urges US to engage more in global affairs
Date: 2018-04-26 08:50:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7370048
Emmanuel Macron may be known in the US for his close relationship to President Donald Trump, but in his address to Congress on Wednesday, the French President took aim at several key points of Trump's agenda, the CNN reported. Speaking before US ....
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PM directs governors to be on full alert for handling bad weather
Date: 2018-04-26 08:41:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7370035
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail directed governors to be on high alert to deal with the consequences of bad weather nationwide. Also, he ordered the governors to take all preventive measures in response to the spell of bad weather sweeping across ....