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  • Egypt, Sudan FMs confer ahead of 4-way meeting with intelligence chiefs

    Egypt, Sudan FMs confer ahead of 4-way meeting with intelligence chiefs

    Date: 2018-02-08 12:15:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7234617

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Sudanese counterpart Ibrahim el Ghandour had a tete-a-tete session of talks on Thursday ahead of a four-way meeting involving the intelligence chiefs of the two countries in Cairo. Shoukry and ....

  • Belarus plans to sign visa recognition agreement with Russia soon - FM

    Belarus plans to sign visa recognition agreement with Russia soon - FM

    Date: 2018-02-08 08:49:18 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:7233990

    Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey has confirmed his country’s plans to sign in the immediate future an agreement with Russia on mutual visa recognition, TASS news agency reported. "As for citizens of third countries, today we are ....

  • Egypt’s Rawan El Araby qualifies for 2nd round of squash tournament in Cincinnati

    Egypt’s Rawan El Araby qualifies for 2nd round of squash tournament in Cincinnati

    Date: 2018-02-08 07:39:10 GMT - USA - Sport - SN:5 - ID:7233918

    Egypt’s squash player Rawan El Araby has pushed her way into the second round of Cincinnati Gaynor Cup 2018 after beating British squash player Emily Whitlock 3-0 in the runs. In a 26-minute game, El Araby delivered a strong performance and ....

  • Jordanian king meets UAE vice president

    Jordanian king meets UAE vice president

    Date: 2018-02-08 07:37:11 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7233910

    Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday met Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, and reviewed the longstanding ties between the two ....

  • Turkish army shells school, water plant in Afrin -- YPG

    Turkish army shells school, water plant in Afrin -- YPG

    Date: 2018-02-08 07:25:31 GMT - Syria - International - SN:3 - ID:7233886

    Syrian Kurdish fighters accused the Turkish army Wednesday of shelling a primary school and a water plant in Syria's northern Afrin region, Daily News reported. Nouri Mahmoud, spokesman of the Syrian Kurdish YPG, said Turkish forces and their ....

  • Banque du Caire establishes financial leasing subsidiary

    Banque du Caire establishes financial leasing subsidiary

    Date: 2018-02-08 07:23:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:7233881

    Banque du Caire had the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) approval allowing it to establish a financial leasing subsidiary with an authorized capital of EGP 500 million and paid-in-capital worth EGP 100 million. Banque du Caire Chairman and CEO Tarek ....

  • Saudi king meets Indian FM

    Saudi king meets Indian FM

    Date: 2018-02-08 07:02:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7233856

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received on Wednesday Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sushma Swaraj, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways of enhancing and ....

  • Taiwan hit by second huge earthquake in 24 hours

    Taiwan hit by second huge earthquake in 24 hours

    Date: 2018-02-07 19:08:18 GMT - Taiwan - International - SN:27 - ID:7233588

    Taiwan has been hit by a second strong earthquake just a day after at least seven people were killed by a quake near the city of Hualien, Daily Express reported. Today a 5.7 quake has hit the east coast of the island, disrupting search and rescue ....

  • Sudan's FM in Cairo for talks with Shoukry

    Sudan's FM in Cairo for talks with Shoukry

    Date: 2018-02-07 18:41:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:7233554

    Sudan's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour has arrived in Cairo for talks with his counterpart Sameh Shoukry. They are due to discuss ways to promote bilateral relations in the various domains. Ghandour will also take part in a joint committee ....

  • Morsi espionage trial delayed to Feb. 28

    Morsi espionage trial delayed to Feb. 28

    Date: 2018-02-07 14:34:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:7233009

    Cairo Criminal Court has postponed till February 28 the trial of ousted president Mohammed Morsi in an espionage case. Morsi and his co-defendants are accused of leaking classified information to the Qatari Intelligence and the Doha-based ....

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