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44th Palestinian Prisoners' Day observed amid unprecedented Israeli violations
Date: 2018-04-17 08:58:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7354748
Palestinians marked on Tuesday the Palestinian Prisoners’ Day amid unprecedented Israeli violations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said in a report that roughly 6,500 Palestinians are ....
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Abe heads to US for talks with Trump
Date: 2018-04-17 08:55:22 GMT - Japan - International - SN:8 - ID:7354742
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe departed on Tuesday for the United States to hold talks with US President Donald Trump ahead of the planned US-North Korea summit, Japan's NHK reported. Before leaving Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon, Abe told ....
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Multistorey car park to be inaugurated in Alex. port in May 2019
Date: 2018-04-17 08:53:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7354737
A multistorey car park will be inaugurated at Alexandria port in May 2019, Spokesman for the Alexandria Port Authority Reda el Ghandour said. The project, one of the most important ones to be established by the authority this year, is considered ....
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British sub tracked by Russian subs before latest strikes in Syria
Date: 2018-04-17 07:56:52 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7354641
A British attack submarine has been locked in a “cat-and-mouse” pursuit by Russian submarines and warships, The Times said quoting military sources. While Theresa May was deciding last week whether to launch strikes against Syria, a drama began ....
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina to host French author Robert Sole
Date: 2018-04-17 07:54:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7354634
Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has launched its first Francophone Literary Salon "Majlis Ṭahṭawi" with renowned French journalist and author Robert Sole as guest of honor. In a press release, the BA said participants in the event include journalist ....
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Egypt's real GDP to grow by 5 pct in FY18 - WB
Date: 2018-04-17 07:09:27 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:4 - ID:7354560
The World Bank (WB) on Monday raised its forecast for the growth rate of the Egyptian economy to grow 5 percent in the 2017/2018 fiscal year from 4.9 percent in its latest report on the Middle East and North Africa. "As reform momentum is ....
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No rockets downed by Syria -- Trump
Date: 2018-04-17 07:03:59 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7354549
US President Donald Trump and Pentagon officials have dismissed Russian claims that Syrian air defense systems took out most of the cruise missiles aimed at three of the country's critical chemical weapons sites. Trump and military officials are ....
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Saudi air defense intercepts Houthi missile targeting Najran
Date: 2018-04-17 06:53:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7354537
The Saudi air defense has intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias in Yemen targeting the border city of Najran, spokesman for the Arab Coalition Colonel Turki al Maliki said in a statement Monday. "The missile was deliberately ....
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Syrian air defenses intercepted missiles on Homs -- state TV
Date: 2018-04-17 05:59:44 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7354482
The Syrian air defenses have intercepted a missile attack apparently targeting Shayrat Airbase in Homs province. The Syrian air defenses managed to intercept some of the projectiles, it added. While it remains unclear who launched the attack, ....
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FRA puts volume of financial sector in Egypt at EGP 4tr
Date: 2018-04-16 13:17:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7353592
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has put the volume of the financial sector in Egypt at four trillion pounds. This is 100 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, said FRA chairman Mohamed Omran Monday. He was speaking in a conference ....
