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Cabinet approves $200m loan deal to improve power usage efficiency
Date: 2018-06-20 13:48:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7451897
The Cabinet under Prime Minister Mosatafa Madbouli approved on Wednesday a presidential bill regarding a $200 million loan deal between Egypt’s government and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on a program to improve the power ....
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PM: Govt determined to go ahead with reform efforts
Date: 2018-06-20 10:37:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7451463
Prime Minister and Housing Minister Moustafa Madbouli stressed on Wednesday that the new government is determined to move ahead with reform efforts that began during the government of Sherif Ismail. Madbouli, during the first weekly meeting of ....
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Yemeni army storms "Rubaysah" district in southern Hodeidah
Date: 2018-06-20 09:19:31 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7451317
A Yemeni military commander said Wednesday that the Yemeni army stormed "Rubaysah" district in southern Hodeidah governorate on the western coast of Yemen, Al Arabiyah TV channel reported. The commander asserted that the Yemeni troops are seeking ....
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Daesh kidnaps 5 persons in northwestern Salahuddine governorate
Date: 2018-06-20 08:46:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7451259
Daesh terrorist group kidnapped five persons from a district in northwestern Salahuddine governorate, Al Sumariya News reported quoting an Iraqi local source as saying Wednesday. Daesh has recurrently kidnapped hundreds of civilians and held them ....
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Leheta denies wrangle between Hadary, coaching staff
Date: 2018-06-20 08:16:58 GMT - Russia - Sport - SN:1 - ID:7451226
Egypt team manager Ihab Leheta denied a wrangle between goalkeeper Essam Hadary and the coaching staff ahead of the Egypt-Russia match. Leheta underlined that all players are committed to the coaching staff decisions. He added that Hadary ....
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Veteran actress Amal Farid dies at 80
Date: 2018-06-19 10:48:49 GMT - Egypt - Arts - SN:11 - ID:7450008
Veteran actress Amal Farid died on Tuesday at Shubra Public Hospital at the age of 80, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said. In statements to MENA, Megahed said Farid entered the ICU at Shubra Public Hospital after suffering a ....
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Foreign Ministry warns Egyptians of fake work contracts
Date: 2018-06-19 10:45:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7449992
The Foreign Ministry has urged Egyptians to beware of fake work contracts after repeated cases involving expats. Unfortunately, some travel agents in Egypt fail to honor their commitment to secure jobs for Egyptians abroad or even cover their ....
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150 football fans head for Petersburg to support Egypt's national team
Date: 2018-06-19 09:46:33 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:9 - ID:7449840
About 150 Egyptian football fans headed on Tuesday for Petersburg on board of an EgyptAir flight to support their team during today's crucial match with Russia. The Egyptian national football team will face Russia within the framework of Group A ....
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Erekat: US wants to turn Palestine cause into humanitarian issue rather than political
Date: 2018-06-19 08:14:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7449680
Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said on Tuesday that the United States is trying to turn the Palestinian cause from a political issue into a humanitarian one. Speaking to ....
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Islamic Institutions say Israel is trying to control al-Aqsa
Date: 2018-06-19 08:11:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7449676
Israeli occupation police is trying to slowly take control of al-Aqsa Mosque, Islamic Institutions in Jerusalem said on Tuesday in a statement. The Waqf Council, the Supreme Islamic Committee and the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem ....