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Dollar exchange rate slightly down at major Egyptian banks
Date: 2018-02-27 10:06:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:7267905
The US dollar exchange rate went down during morning transactions at major banks on Tuesday. The dollar price was down by one piaster recording EGP 17.56 for buying and EGP 17.66 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt. At Banque Misr, the ....
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Bahraini official stresses non-stop support for Egypt in fight against terrorism
Date: 2018-02-27 10:04:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7267898
Bahraini Royal Diwan special envoy Samira Rajab stressed her country's continued support for Egypt in its fight against terrorism. She made the remarks in statements to MENA on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 28th international conference of the ....
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Arab coalition shells Houthi groups in Al Jawf
Date: 2018-02-27 09:53:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7267870
Arab coalition jets shelled at dawn Tuesday groups of Houthi militias in Al Maton district in Al Jawf governorate. The jets raided militias' hotbeds and destroyed a number of vehicles in the district, Al Arabiya news channel quoted field sources ....
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Kuwait to take part in Arab health ministers meeting in Cairo
Date: 2018-02-27 09:34:34 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7267811
Kuwait announced on Tuesday its participation in the 49th session of the Arab Health Ministers Council, due to kick off in the Cairo-based Arab League HQ on Wednesday. Kuwaiti Health Minister Bassel al Sabah will lead his country's delegation to ....
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UK summons Russian ambassador over situation in Syria's Ghouta
Date: 2018-02-27 09:05:17 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:7267729
Russian Ambassador to London Alexander Yakovenko has been summoned to the British Foreign Office over the situation in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said while speaking at the country’s parliament on Monday. "I ....
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Trump to host Macron on 1st state visit in April
Date: 2018-02-27 09:02:17 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:7267720
The White House has set the date for the first state visit of President Donald Trump's administration. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump will be hosting French President Emmanuel Macron on April 24. Trump was the first US president ....
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Russia announces Syria ceasefire to establish 'humanitarian corridor' in Eastern Ghouta
Date: 2018-02-27 09:00:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:7267717
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a daily "humanitarian pause" to airstrikes in eastern Ghouta near Damascus, Deutsche Welle. The UN has urged warring parties to end hostilities to allow ....
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Armed Forces: 11 takfiris killed in Sinai in past 4 days -- 2 last Cairo
Date: 2018-02-27 08:57:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7267701
The Armed Forces have killed 11 dangerous takfiris over the past four days within the course of the Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018 (COS 2018). In a statement on Tuesday, the Armed Forces said that several targets and hideouts of terrorists ....
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WHO: Yemen's cholera epidemic likely to intensify
Date: 2018-02-27 08:41:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7267651
The World Health Organization has warned that a cholera epidemic in Yemen that killed more than 2,000 people could flare up again in the rainy season. WHO Deputy Director General for Emergency Preparedness and Response Peter Salama said the ....
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Presidential spokesman Sisi's Sinai visit has three purposes
Date: 2018-02-26 09:19:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7265739
Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi stressed that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's visit to Sinai on Sunday has three purposes, foremost among which was opening the Central Canal Command where the tactics of Operation Sinai 2018 are being ....