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Moon likely to meet N. Korean delegation to Olympics: official
Date: 2018-02-22 08:40:06 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:7259111
An official from Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday that South Korean President Moon Jae-in will likely hold a meeting with North Korea's delegation to the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, Yonhap news ....
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Trump considers arming school teachers
Date: 2018-02-22 08:04:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7259048
US President Donald Trump said he was considering backing proposals for teachers in schools to be armed in the wake of America's deadliest ever high school shooting. The president floated the suggestion at a meeting with survivors of Florida ....
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Sun illuminates face of Ramses II in Aswan for 20 minutes
Date: 2018-02-22 07:54:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7259033
Sun on Thursday illuminated the face of Ramses II sanctuary in the Abu Simple temple in south Aswan for 20 minutes in a rare phenomenon that takes place twice a year. For most of the year, the inner sanctum of the main temple at Abu Simbel is ....
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Sisi receives credentials of new ambassadors to Egypt
Date: 2018-02-22 07:30:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7258996
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will receive on Thursday credentials of newly-appointed ambassadors to Egypt, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi said. ....
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UN chief ‘deeply alarmed’ by eastern Ghouta violence - report
Date: 2018-02-21 17:32:59 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:7258530
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “deeply alarmed” by the escalating violence in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta enclave after more than 100 civilians were killed in the second straight day of air strikes, Al Arabiya news channel reported on ....
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Jordanian king receives Finnish former president
Date: 2018-02-21 17:06:34 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7258480
Jordanian King Abdullah II received on Wednesday Finland's former president Tarja Kaarina Halonen, who is currently visiting the country, to check on programs implemented by the Finn Church Aid’s (FCA) for assisting Syrian refugees in the Kingdom, ....
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PM witnesses inking of loan deal between Egypt, Japan
Date: 2018-02-21 16:58:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7258464
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail witnessed on Wednesday the signing of a $175.7 million soft loan agreement between Cairo and Tokyo to support the establishment of Japanese schools in Egypt. The deal, inked by Education Minister Tareq Shawqi and ....
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Egypt gov't no party in gas deal with Israel - Sisi
Date: 2018-02-21 15:22:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7258306
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed on Wednesday that the Egyptian government is not a party in the natural gas deal signed between the Egyptian private sector and Israel. We have nothing to hide in this issue but I am happy over ....
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Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks in Egypt
Date: 2018-02-21 12:26:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7257904
The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable at Egypt's major banks on Wednesday. The dollar rate reached EGP 17.60 for buying and 17.70 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt. At Banque Misr, the dollar rate stood at EGP 17.58 for ....
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Arab Parliament speaker condemns killing civilians, shelling hospitals in Ghouta
Date: 2018-02-21 12:21:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7257896
Arab Parliament Speaker Mashaal al Salmi strongly condemned the continuous brutal shelling on the Syrian city of Western Ghouta. The city is under shelling for several days and hundreds of civilians were killed and injured. Hospitals and civil ....
