Iraqi general’s tour suggests tough fight ahead in west Mosul
Residents of east Mosul held up their children and took selfies with Iraqi counter-terrorism commander Lieutenant…
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Naguib Sawiris to sue his own Free Egyptians Party over new bylaws
Egyptian billionaire businessman Naguib Sawiris announced on Saturday that he would launch a legal challenge…
Cairo supports Saudi nominee for OIC chief as Madani quits
Egypt has said it backs Saudi Arabia's nomination of a new secretary general of the Saudi-based Organisation of…
Lewaa El-Thawra claims responsibility for assassinating senior Egyptian general
In an unprecedented and critical development in attacks targeting police and army personnel in recent years, a…
WHO recognises Egypt’s efforts in combating Hepatitis C
During her visit to Cairo, World Health Organisation (WHO) director general Margret Chan recognised Egypt’s efforts…
IAEA general conference adopts Egypt-initiated resolution
The 60th general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concluded in Vienna, Austria on…
General prosecution to remove Hussein Salem from travel ban lists
Egypt’s general prosecution notified the International Criminal Police (Interpol) to take executive procedures to…
General prosecutor orders detention of officials in Fayoum wheat supplies case
General prosecutor Nabil Sadek ordered on Monday evening the detention of some members of the committees…
U.S. Federal Reserve launches Facebook page
The Federal Reserve said it has launched a Facebook page on Thursday, part of an effort to reach out directly to a…
From tweets to streets, Zimbabwe social media anger breaks out into anti-Mugabe protests
Organizers of a general strike against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe pledged on Thursday to continue action…
Egypt’s PM vows tough legal measures against examinations leaks
Egypt's Prime Minister Sherif Ismail vowed on Tuesday that tough legal measures would be taken against those who…
Negligence triggers 97% of fires in Egypt: Official
The Head of the General Directorate for Civil Protection, Mohamed Saqr, said Saturday that the fire brigade…
African Federation for Construction renews confidence in Hassan Abdel Aziz
The general assembly of the African Federation African Federation for Construction Contractors' Associations agreed…
Greek Defense Staff won’t verify EgyptAir jet crashed near Karpathos Island
The Hellenic National Defense General Staff said Thursday it was unable to confirm that EgyptAir flight MS804…
Pioneers’ Holding nods capital top-up
Egypt-based Pioneers Holding Company for Financial Investment’s ordinary general assembly gave the green light to…
Egypt journalists to hold meeting today over ‘syndicate storming’ by police
Members of Egypt's Journalist Syndicate are expected to head on Wednesday to the syndicate headquarters in Cairo…
Egypt’s Press Syndicate calls for general assembly, sit-in at HQ after police…
Egypt's Press Syndicate has called for the immediate sacking of the interior minister and a general assembly on…
Panama raids offices of Mossack Fonseca law firm
Panama's attorney general late on Tuesday raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm to search for any…
Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa signs agreement to carry out housing projects in Saudi…
Egyptian property firm, Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) signed a framework agreement with Saudi Ministry of Housing…
New investigation team formed to probe Regeni murder
A new investigation team at the office of Egypt's prosecutor general will follow up on leads in the murder case of…
Egypt’s PetroSilah Petroleum adds 8mn barrels of crude oil to general reserve
PetroSilah Petroleum Company added 8 million barrels to its general reserve during 2015, Chairman Taher Abdel Rahim…
Hamas played major role in assassinating Egypt’s prosecutor general: Minister
Egypt's interior minister says Palestinian faction Hamas, an ideological offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood's,…
Italian student showed signs of electrocution
Egypt's forensics authority handed over to the prosecutor general's office on Saturday its final autopsy report…
Egyptian sports minister refers ‘blind athletes’ case to prosecution
Egypt's sports minister Khaled Abdel-Aziz has referred 16 disability sports officials to the general prosecution…
Egyptian Gulf Bank approves capital increase to $129.3 million
Egyptian Gulf Bank extra-ordinary general assembly (EGM) was convened Wednesday, to approve the bank's capital…
Yahoo a new target in NY daily fantasy sports probe: source
A probe by New York State's attorney general into the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar daily fantasy sports…
United Airlines names general counsel as acting CEO
United Continental Holdings Inc on Monday said it appointed an interim leader four days after Chief Executive…
Palestinian flag at UN ‘a new step towards new independent state’: Egypt
Egypt's foreign ministry said on Friday the United Nations (UN) General Assembly decision to fly the Palestinian…
UN likely to back raising Palestinian flag
The United Nations is expected on Thursday to allow the Palestinians to raise their flag at its headquarters in…
GM’s sales drop in August highlights automaker divide in China
General Motors Co (GM.N) reported on Monday its biggest drop in China sales in five months for August as global…
Red Sea ports target $72mn investments this fiscal year
The General Authority for Red Sea Ports, an affiliate of the Ministry of Transportation, targets attracting…
Egypt’s cabinet approves establishing authority for Suez Canal economic zone
Egypt's cabinet approved Wednesday establishing an authority to oversee development of the Suez Canal economic…
Citigroup to return $4.5 mn more in fee overcharges
Citigroup Global Markets Inc (CGMI), a unit of Citigroup Inc, has agreed with the New York attorney general to…
198 alleged Muslim Brotherhood Members referred to Military Judiciary
Egypt's acting Prosecutor General Ali Omran referred on Wednesday 198 alleged members of Muslim Brotherhood to…
Egypt to be ANIMA Investment Network deputy president
Egypt, represented in its General Authority for Investments and Free Zones (GAFI), has been named as the vice…
Dabaa nuclear plant funding may not be in budget of 15/16 FY
Egypt’s government may not include the cost of its first nuclear power station in the state’s general budget for…
Tunisia backs Egypt’s bid for non-permanent seat in UN Security Council
TUNIS (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Taieb Baccouche received, on Monday in Tunis, Egypt's Ambassador Aymen…