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  • Actor Mahmoud Qala'awy dies at 79

    Actor Mahmoud Qala'awy dies at 79

    Date: 2018-12-11 07:49:32 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:3 - ID:7709175

    Renowned actor Mahmoud el Qala'awy died on Monday at the age of 79 after a long illness. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at Omar bin Abdel-Aziz Mosque in Heliopolis of Cairo, said a source of the Theatrical Professions Syndicate. Kalaawy ....

  • European Commission hails close cooperation with Egypt

    European Commission hails close cooperation with Egypt

    Date: 2018-12-11 07:45:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7709168

    The EU and Egypt undertook closer cooperation in many areas, notably on socio-economic development, scientific research, energy, migration, countering terrorism and regional issues, said a report released by the European Commission. The report on ....

  • Israel closes Attara checkpoint in northern Ramallah

    Israel closes Attara checkpoint in northern Ramallah

    Date: 2018-12-11 07:40:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7709159

    Israeli forces on Monday night closed Attara checkpoint in northern Ramallah in central the West Bank. Israel closed the checkpoint and fired flash bombs before storming into a number of shops and seizing surveillance cameras in them, ....

  • ACA: Sisi launches 2nd phase of anti-graft strategy

    ACA: Sisi launches 2nd phase of anti-graft strategy

    Date: 2018-12-10 17:00:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7708682

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has launched the second phase of the national strategy for fighting corruption 2019-2022 at Africa 2018 forum in Sharm El Sheikh. The Egyptian Administrative Control Authority (ACA), the country's anti-corruption ....

  • Sisi voices keenness on boosting ties with Gambia

    Sisi voices keenness on boosting ties with Gambia

    Date: 2018-12-10 16:42:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7708652

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has expressed Egypt's keenness on boosting relations with Gambia in all fields, especially in the infrastructure, technical assistance and training domains. The president's statements came in meeting Monday with ....

  • President Sisi meets AIIB president

    President Sisi meets AIIB president

    Date: 2018-12-10 16:37:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7708647

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed on Monday Egypt's keenness on boosting aspects of cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The president made the remarks during a meeting with AIIB President Jin Liqun in the ....

  • Sisi to COMESA secretary general: Egypt's active presence in Africa restored

    Sisi to COMESA secretary general: Egypt's active presence in Africa restored

    Date: 2018-12-10 16:26:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7708629

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said that Egypt's active presence in Africa is now back to normal with the aim of boosting cooperation with African states and maintaining the interests of Africans. Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said the ....

  • Minister: Energy basis for any development process

    Minister: Energy basis for any development process

    Date: 2018-12-10 16:23:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7708624

    Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker stressed on Monday that energy is the basis for any comprehensive development in any society and necessary to restore the stability of the economy and increase foreign reserves. Addressing the second conference ....

  • House speaker condemns UN special rapporteur's statement on Egypt's housing policy

    House speaker condemns UN special rapporteur's statement on Egypt's housing policy

    Date: 2018-12-09 21:58:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7707382

    The House of Representatives slammed on Sunday a press release issued by Special Rapporteur on the right to housing Leilani Farha on the policies adopted by Egypt in the housing domain. In a statement, Speaker of the House Ali Abdel Aal called, ....

  • GCC summit announces Riyadh Declaration, voices support to Palestine, all Arab states

    GCC summit announces Riyadh Declaration, voices support to Palestine, all Arab states

    Date: 2018-12-09 21:57:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7707380

    The Gulf summit asserted the importance of supporting the Palestinian cause and resolving the crises in Yemen and all Arab countries in a way that achieves stability and economic prosperity, Al Arabiya reported. The remarks came in Riyadh ....

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