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France ambassador in Cairo lauds Egypt's recent measures to face economic challenges
Date: 2017-02-20 20:51:30 GMT - France - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:105 - ID:6559377
PARIS, Feb 20 (MENA) – France's Ambassador to Egypt André Parant on Monday hailed as brave and important the measures taken by the Egyptian government to face economic challenges and a foreign currency crisis, especially a deal with the ....
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Attempt to smuggle 3.5 tons of drugs into Egypt foiled
Date: 2017-02-20 20:27:32 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:104 - ID:6558973
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - An attempt to smuggle 3.5 tons of hashish into Egypt was foiled, a statement by the general directorate for drug control reported on Monday. A five-member narcotics gang was arrested, with the seized amounts of hashish in ....
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Libya to remain priority for Italy, FM
Date: 2017-02-20 20:20:41 GMT - Italy - World - SN:103 - ID:6558989
ROME, Feb 20 (MENA) - Libya is Italy's priority, Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said on Monday during a press conference with his Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir. On the Libyan issue, Alfano added, ''we share visions and relations and have ....
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Egypt condemns Mogadishu terrorist attack
Date: 2017-02-20 19:56:08 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:102 - ID:6558997
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) – Egypt on Monday strongly condemned the terrorist car bomb attack which struck at Madina district of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, leaving dozens killed and injured. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid ....
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3 Libyan soldiers killed in clashes in Benghazi
Date: 2017-02-20 19:48:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:6559013
TRIPOLI, Feb 20 (MENA) – Three Libyan soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in clashes with terrorist groups in western Benghazi on Monday. The clashes occurred at the 12 buildings area and the Libyan Armed Forces took control of large ....
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Al Azhar condemns Mogadishu terror attack
Date: 2017-02-20 19:29:01 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:100 - ID:6559009
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - Al Azhar has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a local market in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that killed at least 30 people and injured over 40 others. Such heinous crimes have nothing to do with religions, Al ....
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Russian ambassador to UN dies day before turning 65
Date: 2017-02-20 19:14:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:99 - ID:6558941
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Vitaly Churkin, who served as Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations since 2006, "died suddenly" in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. Churkin would have turned 65 on Tuesday, Russia Today ....
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Iran summons Turkish ambassador over anti-Iran remarks by Turkish FM, president
Date: 2017-02-20 18:56:36 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:6558637
TEHRAN, Feb 20 (MENA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned Turkish ambassador in Tehran Raza Hakan Tekin on Monday over recent anti-Iran remarks by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and the country’s President Recep Tayyep Erdogan, IRNA ....
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Egypt's chief of staff meets top multinational force commanders
Date: 2017-02-20 18:44:11 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:97 - ID:6558641
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) – Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi met with David Satterfield, Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), and Simon Stewart, a top MFO commander who succeeds Denis Thompson. The meeting took up a number of ....
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Gharbiya police deny suspected bomb found near governor's residence
Date: 2017-02-20 18:26:11 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:96 - ID:6558633
TANTA, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) – Gharbiya security chief Hosam Khalifa on Monday denied media reports that a suspected bomb was found near the governor’s residence. Such reports are false and baseless, the official said, calling on media to seek ....
