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US attorney general Sessions announces Hezbollah financing and narcoterrorism team
Date: 2018-01-11 17:42:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:30 - ID:7186347
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of the Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team (HFNT), a group of experienced international narcotics trafficking, terrorism, organized crime, and money laundering prosecutors. HFNT ....
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FM highlights importance of Egyptian-African ties
Date: 2018-01-11 17:41:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:7186315
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed the importance Egypt's foreign policy attaches to developing and strengthening relations with African countries. This comes during his meeting with the youth diplomats, saying some of them should pay ....
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Flights between Moscow, Cairo may start in mid-February: Russian min.
Date: 2018-01-11 17:41:22 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:7186310
Regular flights between Moscow and Cairo may start in mid-February, TASS news agency quoted Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov as saying. "As I said, it will take about a month and a half after the signing of the decree to open the air ....
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Iran's Maryam Rajavi: Iranian clerical regime stands on shaky ground
Date: 2018-01-11 17:41:03 GMT - France - International - SN:27 - ID:7186287
Maryam Rajavi, the Iranian opposition leader and President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) tweeted on Thursday that the wave of protests hitting Iran since late December send a cogent message, indicating that the clerical ....
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Finance ministry auctions EGP 14.5 bln T-bills
Date: 2018-01-11 17:40:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:26 - ID:7186274
The Ministry of Finance auctioned on Thursday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 14.5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 6.75 billion of 182-day bonds with average interest rate hitting 18.6 percent. The yield ....
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Gov’t reviews measures on delivery of imported wheat
Date: 2018-01-11 17:39:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:7186245
Acting Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli presided Thursday over a meeting on reviewing the measures on the delivery and transport of imported wheat in the coming six months. The meeting was attended by the ministers of supply, agriculture and ....
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Saudi air defense intercepts Houthi missile on Najran
Date: 2018-01-11 17:35:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7186194
Saudi air defenses intercepted Thursday a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias on the southwestern Saudi city of Najran, located near the border with Yemen. Al-Arabiya television which carried the news gave no further details. ....
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20 Taliban militants killed in military operations in Afghan Nangarhar
Date: 2018-01-11 14:06:17 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:23 - ID:7185761
At least 20 Taliban militants were killed, including four of the movement's leaders, in a military operation launched by the Afghan Special Forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The military operation was conducted late Wednesday, ....
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Dollar exchange rate shows varies at major banks
Date: 2018-01-11 12:30:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:22 - ID:7185578
The US dollar exchange rate showed varied performance during morning transactions at major banks on Thursday. The dollar exchange rate stood at EGP 17.65 for buying and EGP 17.75 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and the Arab African ....
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Azhar slams repeated Israeli incursions into Aqsa
Date: 2018-01-11 12:30:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7185558
Al Azhar condemned repeated break-ins orchestrated by Israeli authorities and carried out by settlers into Al Aqsa Mosque, the latest of which took place on Wednesday under tightened Israeli security. In a statement on Thursday, Al Azhar ....