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  • Iraqi PM receives message from President Sisi

    Iraqi PM receives message from President Sisi

    Date: 2018-02-01 08:21:20 GMT - Iraq - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7221497

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi received on Wednesday a written message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in which he asserted support for the relations between Cairo and Baghdad in all fields. The message was handed over by presidential ....

  • Lebanon PM lambastes Israeli defense min. remarks on offshore energy block

    Lebanon PM lambastes Israeli defense min. remarks on offshore energy block

    Date: 2018-02-01 07:47:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7221446

    Lebanese Prime Minister Saad El Hariri has lashed out at Israeli defense minister’s remarks on Block 9 located in the Lebanese territorial waters, saying they came as part of Israel's "expansionist and settler policies aimed at undermining the ....

  • Putin apologizes to athletes for Moscow failure to protect them over Olympics ban

    Putin apologizes to athletes for Moscow failure to protect them over Olympics ban

    Date: 2018-02-01 07:22:17 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:7221408

    The Russian government will work with international organizations to support Russian athletes who were unable to take part in the 2018 Winter Olympics that will take place in South Korea's Pyeongchang in February, Russian President Vladimir Putin ....

  • Egypt, Iraq probe bolstering medical cooperation

    Egypt, Iraq probe bolstering medical cooperation

    Date: 2018-01-31 18:02:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7221121

    Minister of Health Ahmed Emad el Din discussed on Wednesday with his Iraqi counterpart Adila Hamoud means of fostering bilateral medical cooperation and transferring the relevant Egyptian expertise to Iraq. The meeting, held in Iraq, was attended ....

  • OIC chief expresses serious concern at mounting insecurity in Mali

    OIC chief expresses serious concern at mounting insecurity in Mali

    Date: 2018-01-31 16:54:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7221051

    Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef al Othaimeen has expressed serious concern over the spate of terrorist attacks and growing insecurity in Mali. Othaimeen denounced the separate cowardly attacks on January ....

  • German FM meets Netanyahu after talks canceled last year

    German FM meets Netanyahu after talks canceled last year

    Date: 2018-01-31 16:46:32 GMT - Israel - International - SN:13 - ID:7221042

    German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem after talks were canceled last year when the diplomat met with an Israeli whistle-blower group critical of the military. Standing alongside Netanyahu, ....

  • 16 hot air balloon flights take off in Luxor

    16 hot air balloon flights take off in Luxor

    Date: 2018-01-31 13:08:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7220411

    Sixteen hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor Wednesday, carrying 306 tourists of various nationalities. The flights resumed after a two-day halt due to bad weather and low visibility. ....

  • Immigration ministry keen on supporting rights of expatriates - minister

    Immigration ministry keen on supporting rights of expatriates - minister

    Date: 2018-01-31 12:52:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7220326

    Minister of State for Immigration Nabila Makram Wednesday stressed the ministry's keenness on supporting the rights of Egyptians abroad and following up national issues, mainly fruitful cooperation with all the Egyptian unions abroad that help ....

  • Dollar price stable at major banks

    Dollar price stable at major banks

    Date: 2018-01-31 12:01:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:7220287

    The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Wednesday. The dollar price reached EGP 17.63 for buying and 17.73 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Du Caire and Al Ahli Bank of ....

  • Mufti of Egypt calls on Quran radios to focus on coexistence values

    Mufti of Egypt calls on Quran radios to focus on coexistence values

    Date: 2018-01-31 11:48:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7220173

    Mufti of Egypt Dr Shawqi Allam called on directors of Quran radios in the Islamic world to focus on values of coexistence as stipulated by Islam and to highlight the true image of Islam in terms of tolerance and moderation. This came during a ....

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