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  • Bourse indexes show varied performance

    Bourse indexes show varied performance

    Date: 2018-01-23 15:43:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:7207114

    The Egyptian Exchange indices showed varied performance at the close of Tuesday’s trading. The market capital reached EGP 850.2 billion, after transactions hit EGP 1 billion. The EGX 30 benchmark index went down by 0.3 percent to close at ....

  • Bahrain-Egypt parliamentary cooperation boosted

    Bahrain-Egypt parliamentary cooperation boosted

    Date: 2018-01-23 15:41:19 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7207090

    Speaker of the Bahraini House of Representatives Ahmed al Molla asserted on Tuesday his country's keenness on boosting cooperation with Egypt's parliament. Molla's statements came during a meeting with secretary general of Egypt's House of ....

  • Cairo book fair to pay tribute to families of martyrs

    Cairo book fair to pay tribute to families of martyrs

    Date: 2018-01-23 15:40:35 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:28 - ID:7207070

    The General Egyptian Book Organization announced Tuesday that it would pay tribute to the families of martyrs at the 49th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair by exempting them from paying entry fees. This came in a statement by Head of ....

  • Two dangerous takfiri elements killed in N. Sinai - military spokesman

    Two dangerous takfiri elements killed in N. Sinai - military spokesman

    Date: 2018-01-23 14:54:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:7206982

    Law enforcement forces of the Second Field Army, in cooperation with the Air Force, killed over the past two days two dangerous takfiri elements in North Sinai, military spokesman Colonel Tamer el Refaei said in a Tuesday statement. Two other ....

  • Press syndicate drops Ayman Nour's membership

    Press syndicate drops Ayman Nour's membership

    Date: 2018-01-23 14:17:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:7206916

    The Egyptian Syndicate of Journalists dropped the membership of Ayman Nour on Tuesday for his failure to pay off the subscription fees. The syndicate, in a released statement said that, Nour acted too late when he asked on 31/7/2017 and ....

  • Saudi cabinet welcomes comprehensive humanitarian aid plan in Yemen

    Saudi cabinet welcomes comprehensive humanitarian aid plan in Yemen

    Date: 2018-01-23 14:09:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:7206894

    The Saudi cabinet on Tuesday welcomed, during its meeting under the chairmanship of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, the announcement of the comprehensive humanitarian aid plan in Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The ....

  • 39 ships transit Suez Canal

    39 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2018-01-23 14:01:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:7206874

    Thirty-nine ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, with a total cargo of 2.5 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 17 ships laden with 1.1 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 22 vessels carrying 1.4 million tons, ....

  • Hemeda announces resignation from Misr el Erouba party

    Hemeda announces resignation from Misr el Erouba party

    Date: 2018-01-23 13:36:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:7206733

    Ragab Hilal Hemeda, the secretary of the policies committee of Misr el Erouba Party, announced his resignation from the party, that is chaired by Samy Annan, the former chief of staff and presidential hopeful. At a press conference, Hemeda said ....

  • Business sector minister orders probe into violations inside National Cement Co.

    Business sector minister orders probe into violations inside National Cement Co.

    Date: 2018-01-23 13:35:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:7206830

    Minister of the Business Sector Khaled Badawi met Tuesday with chairman of the National Cement Co. Mohamed Radwan to discuss problems hindering restructuring of the company. The National Cement Co. bore big losses during the last fiscal year. ....

  • Kuwaiti emir, Lebanese president discuss bilateral relations

    Kuwaiti emir, Lebanese president discuss bilateral relations

    Date: 2018-01-23 13:34:43 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7206798

    Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah received on Tuesday visiting Lebanese President Michel Aoun and his accompanying delegation at Bayan Palace. During the meeting, both sides discussed bilateral relations and means to upgrade ....

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