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Cairo Criminal Court sentences murderer of el Marg priest to death
Date: 2018-02-12 10:39:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7241313
Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced to death the murderer of Coptic priest Samaan Shehata in Cairo's district of el Marg. In mid November, the court decided to refer the defendants' papers to Egypt's Grand Mufti to take his opinion in the ....
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Dollar exchange rate up during morning trading
Date: 2018-02-12 10:39:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:7241308
The exchange rate of the US dollar rose against the Egyptian pound during morning trading on Monday. The dollar price reached EGP 17.61 for buying and 17.71 for selling at Banque Du Caire. At the Commercial International Bank (CIB), the ....
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Sisi attends inauguration ceremony of EGYPS 2018 Show
Date: 2018-02-12 10:18:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7241255
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended on Monday the inauguration ceremony of Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS 2018) at Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC) in New Cairo City. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Petroleum Minister Tarek el Molla in ....
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Banque Misr receives 250 million pounds from high-yielding certificates of deposit - official
Date: 2018-02-12 10:17:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7241285
Banque Misr received 190 billion pounds from the high-yielding Talaat Harb certificates of deposit it offered for individuals, said vice president of Egypt's second biggest bank Akef el Maghrabi. Talaat Harb is an Egyptian financier who founded ....
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Egypt grabs 2 golds in Africa Wrestling Championship in Nigeria
Date: 2018-02-12 10:01:12 GMT - Nigeria - Sport - SN:2 - ID:7241212
Egypt's Romanian wrestling team won two gold medals in Africa Wrestling Championships in Nigeria. Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim Kishu grabbed the gold in the men's 67 kg competition after defeating his Moroccan contender 8-0. Wrestler ....
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Shoukry, Tillerson start session of talks in Cairo
Date: 2018-02-12 09:45:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7241171
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had on Monday a session of talks with US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, currently visiting Egypt. The Egyptian-US talks dealt with several regional and international issues of common interest. Following ....
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Parl't approves bill on establishing joint stock company by ENR
Date: 2018-02-11 19:27:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7240555
The parliament initially approved during its general session on Sunday under House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal a bill submitted by the cabinet to amend law No. 152/1980 to establish the Egyptian National Railways (ENR). Final voting was postponed till ....
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Ali Hassan: Cooperation with African countries necessity to confront fake media reports
Date: 2018-02-11 19:09:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7240543
MENA board chairman and chief editor Ali Hassan expressed the keenness of Egypt under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on bolstering cooperation among all African states to achieve prosperity and progress of the continent's peoples. Hassan's ....
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Cyprus is taking all necessary diplomatic steps against Turkish provocations, Cypriot President says
Date: 2018-02-11 19:09:04 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:6 - ID:7240485
Cyprus is taking all necessary diplomatic steps in a calm manner in order to avoid an escalation, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said. He was referring to Turkey’s provocative actions in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) during the ....
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Jihan Sadat says Sisi saved Egypt from chaos, collapse
Date: 2018-02-11 19:08:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7240525
Jihan Sadat, the former first lady of Egypt, has praised efforts exerted by the army and police to uproot terrorism. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has saved Egypt from chaos and collapse, Sadat said during a ceremony held in honor of former ....