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  • Kremlin: Russia had no reason to make attempt on Skripal’s life

    Kremlin: Russia had no reason to make attempt on Skripal’s life

    Date: 2018-03-22 07:30:53 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:7308413

    Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia had no reason to make an attempt on Skripal’s life after handing him over in a spy swap in 2010, Sputnik news reported Thursday. The double agent was sentenced in Russia in 2006 for ....

  • TV presenter Riham Saeed acquitted of child abduction charge

    TV presenter Riham Saeed acquitted of child abduction charge

    Date: 2018-03-22 07:17:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7308397

    A Cairo criminal court on Wednesday cleared TV presenter Riham Saeed and three others of charges of inciting child abduction and human trafficking. A member of Saeed's program crew was handed down a suspended one-year sentence. Also, the court ....

  • Pope Tawadros urges Egyptians to cast ballots in presidential election

    Pope Tawadros urges Egyptians to cast ballots in presidential election

    Date: 2018-03-21 20:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7308195

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese urged eligible Egyptian voters to cast their ballots in the coming presidential elections, especially after the higher turnout seen from nationals living abroad. The pontiff’s ....

  • Sisi congratulates Putin on his re-election for new term in office

    Sisi congratulates Putin on his re-election for new term in office

    Date: 2018-03-21 20:15:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7308187

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi phoned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to congratulate him on his re-election for a new presidential term. During the phone conversation, Putin expressed his appreciation of Sisi's good gesture, ....

  • Presidential decree pardoning prisoners on Sinai Liberation Day

    Presidential decree pardoning prisoners on Sinai Liberation Day

    Date: 2018-03-21 19:58:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7308174

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Wednesday decree No. 133/2018 to pardon some prisoners on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day celebrations on April 25th. The decree was published in the official gazette. ....

  • Egypt, 43 African states ink agreement on launching free trade area

    Egypt, 43 African states ink agreement on launching free trade area

    Date: 2018-03-21 16:47:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7307876

    Minister of Trade and Industry Tariq Qabil said Egypt, along with 43 other African states, signed on Wednesday an agreement on launching the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The inking came at the conclusion of the African Union (AU) ....

  • Dollar exchange rate stable at major Egyptian banks

    Dollar exchange rate stable at major Egyptian banks

    Date: 2018-03-21 12:41:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:7307328

    The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable at Egypt's major banks on Wednesday. The dollar rate reached EGP 17.55 for buying and EGP 17.65 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt. At Banque Misr, the dollar price stood at EGP 17.54 ....

  • President Sisi honors ideal mothers

    President Sisi honors ideal mothers

    Date: 2018-03-21 12:29:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7307295

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi honored on Wednesday the ideal mothers selected this year across Egypt on the occasion of the Mother's Day, which falls on March 21. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Minister of Defense ....

  • EgyptAir: 10-percent discount on all flights on Mothers' Day

    EgyptAir: 10-percent discount on all flights on Mothers' Day

    Date: 2018-03-21 11:33:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7307157

    EgyptAir is offering its clients a ten percent discount on international flights purchased on Wednesday on the occasion of Mother's Day. EgyptAir for Duty Free Markets is also offering a 50% discount on some perfumes and suitcases and a 25% ....

  • Sisi attends show by blind orchestra band

    Sisi attends show by blind orchestra band

    Date: 2018-03-21 10:46:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7307051

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday attended a musical show by the blind orchestra band "Light and Hope". The celebration is held on the occasion marking the Mother's Day that occurs on March 21 every year. After the show, President ....

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