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  • EGX chief says considering increasing trading hours to 5 hours after Ramadan

    EGX chief says considering increasing trading hours to 5 hours after Ramadan

    Date: 2014-06-23 11:50:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:59 - ID:793362

    Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Mohamed Omran said that he is considering taking a decision to increase trading hours to five hours instead of four. In exclusive statements to MENA, Omran said that the trading session will start at 9:30 ....

  • Tamarod meets with PM

    Tamarod meets with PM

    Date: 2014-06-23 11:49:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:793359

    Tamarod Movement conferred with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on the problems faced by the Egyptians and the status quo in Egypt, Spokesman of the movement Mohamed Nabawi said Monday. Mahlab agreed on a request filed by Tamarod founder Mahmoud ....

  • Mauritanian president Ould Abdel Aziz re-elected

    Mauritanian president Ould Abdel Aziz re-elected

    Date: 2014-06-23 11:08:06 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:792720

    The Mauritanian electoral commission announced Sunday that President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been re-elected with nearly 82 percent of the votes. The turnout reached 56 percent in Saturday's election, said the commission. The closest ....

  • National dialogue priority in Ukraine — Russian Foreign Ministry

    National dialogue priority in Ukraine — Russian Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2014-06-23 10:49:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:57 - ID:793239

    Russia upholds efforts aimed at launching a national dialogue in Ukraine, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “Then it is necessary to get into direct talks,” Lavrov said according to Itar Tass on Monday. “There is no alternative ....

  • Mashaal phones Kuwait Emir over Israeli escalation

    Mashaal phones Kuwait Emir over Israeli escalation

    Date: 2014-06-23 10:48:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:793236

    Head of Hamas political bureau Khaled Mashaal on Monday phoned Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to brief him on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories. Mashaal talked about Israel's mass arrest campaign in the ....

  • Sisi greets Egyptian community in Saudi Arabia on advent of Ramadan

    Sisi greets Egyptian community in Saudi Arabia on advent of Ramadan

    Date: 2014-06-23 10:39:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:793221

    Egypt's Ambassador in Riyadh Ambassador Afifi Abdel-Wahab conveyed the greetings of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to members of the Egyptian community here on the occasion of the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In the greetings ....

  • 37 Palestinians arrested during Israeli raids in WB for 11th day running

    37 Palestinians arrested during Israeli raids in WB for 11th day running

    Date: 2014-06-23 10:38:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:793219

    The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression and raids into various cities of the West Bank for the 11th day running and arrested 37 Palestinians from Nablus, Jenin, Hebron, Al-Quds and Bethlehem cities. Since the disappearance of ....

  • Suez youth stage march against harassment, smoking

    Suez youth stage march against harassment, smoking

    Date: 2014-06-23 10:36:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:793210

    A group of young men and women of the naval scout in Suez staged Monday a march against harassment and smoking. The march started from outside the Suez Stadium and headed to the Corniche. The marchers also called for protecting Egypt and held ....

  • Trial of Morsi, 14 others in Ittihadiya case adjourned to Wednesday

    Trial of Morsi, 14 others in Ittihadiya case adjourned to Wednesday

    Date: 2014-06-23 10:34:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:793201

    The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned to Wednesday the trial of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and 14 co-defendants of the Muslim Brotherhood leaders over charges of inciting the killing of peaceful protesters outside Ittihadiya presidential palace in ....

  • Nile water down by 1cm

    Nile water down by 1cm

    Date: 2014-06-23 10:31:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:51 - ID:793197

    The Nile River water level dropped Monday to record 174.17 meters, one centimeter less than yesterday. The water released from the Aswan Dam reached 240 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly from Lake Nasser reached 188 ....

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