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Shoukry heads for Khartoum to attend meeting on GERD
Date: 2018-04-03 09:51:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7330944
Foreign Minister Sameh Shourky will leave here on Wednesday for Khartoum to take part in a meeting on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) involving foreign, irrigation ministers and heads of intelligence agencies in Egypt, Sudan and ....
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Bourse indexes down during morning trading
Date: 2018-04-03 09:42:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:7330917
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went down collectively during morning trading on Tuesday. The market capital lost about EGP 7.1 billion, registering EGP 977.8 billion. The EGX 30 benchmark index declined 1.57 percent at 17,406.90 ....
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Imam shot dead in Arab village of Umm el-Fahm
Date: 2018-04-03 09:29:19 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7330876
Sheikh Abdal Jani Sa'ada, a resident of the Arab city Umm el Fahm, an Arab village just west of the West Bank, was killed on Tuesday morning at the entrance to the city mosque. Sa'ada, 45, was shot at the entrance to Al Tawhid mosque. ....
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Pentagon leaderships suggest upping number of forces in Syria - sources
Date: 2018-04-03 08:32:13 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7330740
Pentagon leaderships will suggest upping the number of US troops in Syria instead of withdrawal, Pentagon sources said. In statements to Al Hurra News channel on Tuesday, the sources said US President Donald Trump will chair a national security ....
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40,000 people returned to Syria's Ghouta
Date: 2018-04-03 08:17:51 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7330721
Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday that more than 40,000 civilians who had fled Syria's eastern Ghouta have returned. The government offensive on Ghouta has been one of the deadliest of the war, killing more than 1,600 civilians, according to ....
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King Salman calls Trump to discuss Palestinian issue
Date: 2018-04-03 08:07:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7330699
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz held a telephone conversation on Monday evening with US President Donald Trump to discuss the Palestinian issue and the situation in the region. The Saudi king stressed the need to move the Middle East Peace ....
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Xi congratulates Sisi on re-election as Egyptian president
Date: 2018-04-03 07:28:47 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7330656
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to Abdel Fattah El Sisi to congratulate him on his re-election as Egyptian president, Xinhua reported. In the message, Xi said that he has kept close contacts with Sisi in recent years, and that he is ....
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Palestinian youth killed by Israeli forces after crashing his car into bus stop near Ariel
Date: 2018-04-03 07:03:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7330625
A Palestinian youth was shot dead on Tuesday by Israeli forces under the pretext of attempting to carry out a car-ramming attack near the West Bank settlement of Ariel. An Israeli soldier opened fire at the Palestinian youth after his car crashed ....
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Arab leaders congratulate Sisi on re-election
Date: 2018-04-03 06:33:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7330596
Jordanian King Abdullah II congratulated President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on his win in the presidential elections, said presidential spokesman Bassam Rady on Monday. In a phone call, the Jordanian monarch wished Egypt and its people more ....
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Novelist Ahmed Khaled Tawfik passes away
Date: 2018-04-03 06:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:2 - ID:7330586
Egyptian novelist Ahmed Khaled Tawfik passed away in the Delta governorate of Gharbia Monday at the age of 56. Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem mourned the deceased, describing him as a great novelist who has always enriched the cultural life in ....