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Libyan army commander survives assassination attempt
Date: 2018-04-18 20:02:12 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7357941
General Abdarrazzaq al-Nathuri, Chief of Staff of the Libyan eastern-based army, on Wednesday survived an assassination attempt in the eastern city of Benghazi, Xinhua quoted the Libyan army's information office as saying. "A car carrying a bomb ....
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Official: EgyptAir to resume cargo transportation on flights to Canada
Date: 2018-04-18 20:00:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:7357938
Preparations are underway to resume the service of cargo transportation on passenger flights from Egypt to Canada after a two-year hiatus, Chairman of EgyptAir Cargo Bassem Gohar announced on Wednesday. About 1,000 tons of cargos were transported ....
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Sisi eyes boosting cooperation, investments with France's Orange
Date: 2018-04-18 16:27:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:7357667
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Wednesday Board Chairman and CEO of French Orange Company Stéphane Richard in the presence of Minister of Communications and Information Technology Yasser el Qadi. Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said ....
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FM delivers verbal message from Sisi to his Burundian counterpart
Date: 2018-04-18 14:22:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:7357390
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Wednesday with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza before concluding his current visit to Bujumbura, Burundi. During the meeting, the Egyptian foreign minister conveyed a verbal message from President Abdel ....
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Egyptian Exchange capital market sheds EGP 4.9bn
Date: 2018-04-18 14:01:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:7357330
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes were all down at the close of trading on Wednesday amid selling operations by foreign institutions and investment funds and purchase operations by domestic and Arab investors. The market capital lost 4.9 ....
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Cabinet approves extending working hours at ports
Date: 2018-04-18 14:00:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:7357328
The cabinet approved on Wednesday extending working hours at Egyptian ports to operate round the clock in both the exports and imports departments, Minister of Transport Hisham Arafat said. The decision was taken during the cabinet’s weekly ....
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Sisi confirms keenness on boosting cooperation with Boeing
Date: 2018-04-18 13:42:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:7357279
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday confirmed Egypt's keenness on promoting cooperation with Boeing International Company. At a meeting with Boeing President Marc Allen, president Sisi underlined interest in increasing the company's ....
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Health minister probes obstacles facing drug exports to Africa
Date: 2018-04-18 13:03:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7357179
Minister of Health and Population Dr Ahmed Emadeddin Radi Wednesday conferred with representatives of the Pharmaceutical Industries Export Council and heads of some local pharmaceutical companies on obstacles facing the export of medications ....
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Qabil: Canada lifts ban on direct EgyptAir cargo flights
Date: 2018-04-18 12:54:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7357158
Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Qabil said Wednesday the Canadian government has decided to lift a ban on EgyptAir direct cargo flights after more than two years of suspension. The decision came after efforts exerted by the Egyptian ....
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UAE Armed Forces intercept Iranian plane loaded with explosives
Date: 2018-04-18 12:44:50 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7357129
The UAE Armed Forces' anti-aircraft defense unit intercepted an Iranian Qassef-1 aircraft loaded with explosives in an attempt to strike strategic positions of the Yemeni forces and the Arab coalition on Yemen's Red Sea coast. Upon examining the ....