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  • Petroleum minister, ITFC official confer on bilateral cooperation

    Petroleum minister, ITFC official confer on bilateral cooperation

    Date: 2018-01-30 10:03:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:7218033

    Petroleum Minister Tareq el Molla and CEO of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Hani Sonbol met Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation in the coming stage. The ITFC is interested in financing oil projects in Egypt, ....

  • Egypt's economic growth rate expected to reach 5% in 2018 - IMF official

    Egypt's economic growth rate expected to reach 5% in 2018 - IMF official

    Date: 2018-01-30 10:00:20 GMT - Morocco - Economy - SN:10 - ID:7218026

    Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jihad Azour expected the economic growth rate in Egypt to exceed projections hitting about 5 percent in 2018. Speaking to MENA on Tuesday on the ....

  • Movement regular at Metro Line 2 after repairs in central control room

    Movement regular at Metro Line 2 after repairs in central control room

    Date: 2018-01-30 09:20:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7217919

    Movement returned to normal in Cairo Metro Line 2 on Tuesday after repairing a malfunction in the central control room that forced a 30-minute stop of the train service. In statements, Metro Company Spokesman Ahmed Abdel Hady said the problem was ....

  • Israeli occupation forces round up dozens of Palestinians in arrest campaign

    Israeli occupation forces round up dozens of Palestinians in arrest campaign

    Date: 2018-01-30 09:00:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7217854

    Israeli occupation forces detained early Tuesday at least 30 Palestinians, mainly minors, during a wide-scale search-and-arrest campaign in the West Bank and Al Quds. The campaign included al-Issawiya, a neighborhood in the occupied East ....

  • Turkish force withdraws from Rif Aleppo after Syrian artillery shelling

    Turkish force withdraws from Rif Aleppo after Syrian artillery shelling

    Date: 2018-01-30 08:50:09 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7217831

    A Turkish military force that had entered Rif Aleppo withdrew Tuesday from al Ais town after artillery shelling by the Syrian army. The Turkish force fired back at the Syrian troops, while two Turkish jets flew in the area, Al Hurra channel ....

  • Top U.S. Air Force officials vow 'extended deterrence' for S. Korea

    Top U.S. Air Force officials vow 'extended deterrence' for S. Korea

    Date: 2018-01-30 08:48:03 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:7217826

    U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson assured South Korea on Tuesday of an extended deterrence commitment, during a meeting with a top defense official here. She discussed alliance issues during talks with Vice Defense Minister Suh ....

  • Over 30 Houthis killed in counter-attack in Saada - military source

    Over 30 Houthis killed in counter-attack in Saada - military source

    Date: 2018-01-30 08:44:51 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7217821

    At least 30 Houthi militias were killed and scores others injured as Yemeni national army forces hit back at Houthis who were spearheading an attack on Adiyaq mountain in Saada, northern Yemen, Yemeni military sources said on Tuesday. The army ....

  • Egypt's national security, interests top foreign policy priorities: FM

    Egypt's national security, interests top foreign policy priorities: FM

    Date: 2018-01-30 07:19:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7217674

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed that maintaining the Egyptian national security, caring the people and achieving their interests are among Egypt's foreign policy priorities. In an interview with Al-Hayat TV channel, Shoukry said this ....

  • World’s tallest man winds up Egypt visit

    World’s tallest man winds up Egypt visit

    Date: 2018-01-30 06:37:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7217629

    Sultan Kosen of Turkey, the World's tallest man, left Monday Cairo after his participation in a promotional campaign for the Egyptian tourism. Accompanied by the world’s shortest woman Jyoti Amge from India, they visited the Giza Pyramids ....

  • US FBI deputy director stepping down

    US FBI deputy director stepping down

    Date: 2018-01-30 06:23:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7217619

    FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has told FBI staff he is stepping down. McCabe was a central target of President Donald Trump's ire toward the FBI over its involvement in the investigation into potential collusion between his campaign and ....

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