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Saudi Arabia: Trump's decision to move US embassy to Jerusalem 'irresponsible & unwarranted'
Date: 2017-12-07 08:24:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7127725
Saudi Arabia on Thursday expressed "great disappointment" over US President Donald Trump's announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocating the US embassy to Jerusalem, Al Arabiya news channel reported. In a statement ....
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Palestinian PM posts EU envoys on political updates
Date: 2017-12-06 15:16:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7126869
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and Foreign Minister Riyad Malki warned on Wednesday that any change in the status of Jerusalem would heighten tension and violence in the region, said WAFA news agency. Hamdallah and Malki met with ....
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Court of Cassation annuls 5-year sentence against 38 MBs in Damietta
Date: 2017-12-06 15:16:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7126854
The Court of Cassation ordered during Wednesday's session to annul a five-year sentence previously-issued against 38 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Damietta governorate. The court decided to retry them before one of Damietta ....
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Terrorists kidnap 10 school managers in Daraa countryside
Date: 2017-12-06 15:14:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7126843
Terrorists of the so-called Jaish Khalid Ibn Al Walid, affiliated to Daesh terrorist organization, attacked a number of schools in Daraa western countryside and kidnapped 10 school managers along with their assistants and took them to the town of ....
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CBE: $600m paid back to African Bank for Import & Export
Date: 2017-12-06 15:12:12 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:7126819
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said that 600 million dollars were paid back to the African Bank for Import and Export taking up the total repaid funds to the bank to 2.6 billion dollars. CBE Chairman Tarek Amer said in statements to MENA that ....
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All EGX indexes down, benchmark declines 0.8 pct
Date: 2017-12-06 15:08:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:7126791
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went down collectively at the close of Wednesday's trading, amid sales in transactions of foreign institutions and investment funds. The market capital lost about EGP 4.3 billion, registering EGP 793.9 billion, ....
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Egyptian envoy in Kuwait visits beaten national in hospital
Date: 2017-12-06 15:07:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7126784
Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait Tarek el Qouni on Wednesday paid a visit in hospital to Wahid Mahmoud, an Egyptian national who was beaten by a Kuwaiti citizen. Qouni made the visit after Mahmoud left the intensive care unit where he was admitted ....
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Abul Gheit calls for overcoming challenges facing Arab tourism sector
Date: 2017-12-06 14:44:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7126727
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has called for working on overcoming the obstacles and challenges facing Arab tourism sector during the past years as a result of armed conflicts, terrorism and tensions in the region. A statement ....
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Houthis detain 700 officers of republican guard in Sanaa's Central Prison
Date: 2017-12-06 13:54:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7126672
The Houthi militias in Yemen detained about 700 of the republican guards in Sanaa's Central Prison. Sky News broke the news without mentioning further details. ....
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Omani tourism minister underlines importance of developing Arab tourism strategy
Date: 2017-12-06 13:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7126616
Omani Tourism Minister Ahmed bin Nasser Hamad Al Mahrizi asserted the importance of developing the Arab tourism strategy and implementing it on the ground. Addressing the inaugural session of the 20th session of the Arab tourism ministerial ....