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  • Pope Tawadros II receives Egypt's ambassador to Cameroon

    Pope Tawadros II receives Egypt's ambassador to Cameroon

    Date: 2018-05-15 14:30:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7402474

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received here on Tuesday at the St. Mark Cathedral in Abbasseya Egypt's Ambassador to Cameroon Medhat el Meligui. The meeting, described as cordial and friendly, was attended by ....

  • Lavrov: US starts turning heat up on EU over Iran deal

    Lavrov: US starts turning heat up on EU over Iran deal

    Date: 2018-05-15 14:27:16 GMT - Russia - International - SN:17 - ID:7402462

    European countries have come under the gun from Washington over the Iranian nuclear deal, Russia’s Acting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference. TASS news agency quoted as saying on Tuesday "All other parties to the Joint ....

  • Bourse gains EGP 2.5bn

    Bourse gains EGP 2.5bn

    Date: 2018-05-15 13:49:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:7402376

    The Egyptian Exchange indexes posted gains at the close of Tuesday's trading, backed by purchases by Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds. The market capital gained EGP 2.5 billion to reach EGP 954.2 billion amid transactions that ....

  • AU stresses solidarity with Palestinians

    AU stresses solidarity with Palestinians

    Date: 2018-05-15 13:21:17 GMT - Ethiopia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7402294

    The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expressed deep concern over the prevailing situation in the Palestinian territories, following the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. He strongly ....

  • Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Opening of US embassy in Jerusalem an act of antagonism

    Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Opening of US embassy in Jerusalem an act of antagonism

    Date: 2018-05-15 12:48:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7402196

    The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said Tuesday the US administration's decision to move its embassy to occupied East Jerusalem is a violation of international laws and relevant UN Security Council resolutions. This makes ....

  • Pope Tawadros receives speaker of Burkina Faso parliament

    Pope Tawadros receives speaker of Burkina Faso parliament

    Date: 2018-05-15 12:44:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7402188

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral papal headquarters the Speaker of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso Alassane Bala Sakande. The meeting is part of the Sakande's visit ....

  • Dollar exchange rate up at major Egyptian banks

    Dollar exchange rate up at major Egyptian banks

    Date: 2018-05-15 12:40:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:7402177

    The US dollar exchange rate inched up at major banks on Tuesday. The dollar exchange rate went up by three piasters recording EGP 17.72 for buying and EGP 17.82 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. The dollar exchange ....

  • Iraqi president denounces killing of Palestinian protesters

    Iraqi president denounces killing of Palestinian protesters

    Date: 2018-05-15 10:15:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7401782

    Iraqi President Fouad Massoum on Tuesday denounced the killing of Palestinian protesters on Gaza borders during the Return March Day, renewing Baghdad's rejection of moving the US embassy to al Quds on Monday. In a statement released by al ....

  • Japan deeply concerned over Gaza clashes after US embassy move to Jerusalem

    Japan deeply concerned over Gaza clashes after US embassy move to Jerusalem

    Date: 2018-05-15 10:13:46 GMT - Japan - International - SN:10 - ID:7401776

    Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed regret on Tuesday over the fatal clashes in Gaza in the wake of the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem. In press statements, Kono said "It is extremely regrettable. We hope countries concerned ....

  • UNRWA dismayed by loss of life, injuries in Gaza

    UNRWA dismayed by loss of life, injuries in Gaza

    Date: 2018-05-15 09:39:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7401661

    UNRWA is dismayed by the deaths and injuries in Gaza on Monday of dozens of civilians, including children, it said in a statement. The Agency unreservedly condemns the excessive use of force employed against demonstrators, who have the right to ....

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