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Ahmed el Masry qualifies for Karate championship final in UAE
Date: 2018-02-17 15:03:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Sport - SN:2 - ID:7250831
Egyptian Karate player Ahmed el Masry qualified on Saturday for the final of the Karate Premier League, currently held in Dubai, the UAE. Playing in the 84 kg category, Masry had defeated rivals from Azerbaijan, France, Switzerland, Bulgaria and ....
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Egyptian bourse to benefit the most from CBE interest cut decision - experts
Date: 2018-02-17 12:16:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:7250455
A number of Egyptian economists stressed on Saturday that the Egyptian Exchange will benefit the most from the decision of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to cut interest rate on deposits and loans by one percent. They also expected that the ....
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FM to French defense minister: Egypt keen on uprooting terrorism
Date: 2018-02-16 20:36:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:7249637
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted on Friday that, Egypt is keen on uprooting terrorism in Egypt. This came during Shoukry's meeting with French Defense Minister Florence Parly on the sidelines of the 54th Munich Security Conference ....
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FM concerned about security conditions in several Libyan cities
Date: 2018-02-16 20:10:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7249623
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry expressed his concern about the security conditions in several Libyan cities and their impact on the political process. This came at his meeting on Friday with UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame on the sidelines of ....
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FM, UN chief discuss latest regional developments, fighting terrorism
Date: 2018-02-16 19:52:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7249611
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks on Friday with UN Secretary General António Guterres on the latest regional developments and means of fighting terrorism. In press statements, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said that the ....
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Sisi, Saudi king mull bilateral relations, Arab action
Date: 2018-02-16 19:22:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7249584
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received a phone call from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Friday, presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement. The talks dealt with ways to boost distinct bilateral relations binding the two ....
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1st batch of Russian-made T-90 tanks arrives in Iraq
Date: 2018-02-16 18:59:16 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7249561
The first batch of Russian-made T-90 battle tanks arrived on Thursday, February 15, at the Umm Qasr Port in southern Iraq, TASS news agency quoted sources at the Iraqi Defense Ministry as saying. "The rest of the tanks will be delivered ....
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Libya lives in triangle of tragedy of urban violence, vast displacement, perilous migration -- Red Cross
Date: 2018-02-16 18:20:59 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:17 - ID:7249514
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer said on Friday that, Libya lives in triangle of tragedy of urban violence, vast displacement and perilous migration, according to Relief Web. As Libya enters its eighth ....
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Taliban will never win on the battlefield - NATO
Date: 2018-02-16 18:08:58 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:16 - ID:7249496
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Taliban has to understand that they will never win on the battlefield, urging them to come to the negotiating table and agree to a political solution, Pajhwok news agency reported. Stoltenberg was ....
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FM, Lavrov discuss regional issues, bilateral ties
Date: 2018-02-16 17:38:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7249462
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held bilateral talks on Friday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the 54th Munich Security Conference (MSC) , which will wrap up its activities on February 18. The talks focused on ways ....