Head of Egypt’s Azhar cancels meeting with US vice president over Jerusalem decision
The head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayyeb, has cancelled a planned meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence…
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World’s second-longest serving central banker out in Oman
Oman’s ruler replaced the head of the central bank after 26 years in the job as the Gulf Arab monarchy struggles to…
Careem planning expansion in 6 Egyptian cities
The head of Careem operations in Egypt, Ramy Kato, said that his company is planning to expand in six…
Essam Khalil re-electes as head of Free Egyptians Party
Essam Khalil has been re-elected as head of the Free Egyptians Party by a quorum of members, an internal party…
Tourism conference shows Sharm is safe: Cairo University head
President of Cairo University Gaber Nassar said Sunday that a two-day international tourism and physiotherapy…
Egypt’s former press syndicate head to run for his previous post
The former head of Egyptian press syndicate Diaa Rashwan announced on Sunday that he will be running for syndicate…
Official arrested in bribery case is not a judge: State Council
Egypt's State Council issued a statement on Wednesday stressing that Gamal Ibrahim El-Laban, the head of its…
Security forces kill 2 suspects of assassinating head of army’s 9th division
The Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday that two people suspected of having participated in the…
Egypt’s El-Molla heads to Saudi Arabia for 14th Mineral Resources Conference
Egyptian Oil Minister Tarek El-Molla headed Monday to Saudi Arabia to partake in the 14th Arab International…
Arab press union “shocked” by jail verdict against Egypt’s top…
The Cairo-based Arab Journalists Union expressed in a statement Sunday its "shock" by the recent court order to…
Sisi appoints Osama Ghazly Harb as head of Detained Youth Committee
The Detained Youth Committee was officially formed on Tuesday and will be lead by veteran politician Osama…
Trade minister appoints new head for Egypt’s Commercial Service Office
Egyptian Trade Minister Tarek Qabil issued a decree Monday to appoint Ahmed Antar as the new chairman for Egypt's…
Sisi, Bashir to head Egypt-Sudan committee in Cairo on 5 October
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir will co-chair a bilateral high…
Egypt fires heads of silos company, internal trade development
Egypt's new supply minister has sacked the chairman of the Egyptian Holding Company for Silos and Storage and the…
Fed’s Yellen sees stronger case for interest rate hike
The Federal Reserve is getting closer to raising interest rates again, the head of the U.S. central bankand other…
New Indian central bank head’s arduous task: getting banks to lower rates
One of the biggest challenges for India's incoming central bank chief is a problem he and his predecessor have long…
Sisi appoints Hisham Badawy as new head of Central Auditing Agency
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi appointed on Tuesday Hisham Badawy as the new head of the country's Central…
Greek central bank head sees primary surplus at 1.3% of GDP
Greece's central bank forecasts the country will post a primary surplus of 1.3 percent of gross domestic product…
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…
EU’s Timmermans to meet Polish PM on governance
The deputy head of the European Commission flew to Warsaw on Tuesday hoping to resolve a confrontation between…
Novartis splits drugs business into two, pharma chief to leave
Novartis is splitting its pharmaceuticals division into two business units, one focused on cancer and the second on…
Egyptian trade minister takes part in Beirut’s Arab Economic Forum
Egyptian Trade Minister Tarek Qabil head Wednesday to Lebanon to participate in the 24th edition of the Arab…
Panama Papers: Swiss police raid UEFA as FIFA’s Infantino suspected
Swiss police raided the European soccer body UEFA on Wednesday to seize information about a contract disclosed in…
World Bank warns Lebanon of dangers of political paralysis
The head of the World Bank expressed frustration at Lebanon's political paralysis on Friday during a joint visit…
China removes stocks regulator head after market woes
China has removed the head of its securities regulator following a turbulent period in the country's stock markets,…
Global growth will be disappointing in 2016: IMF’s Lagarde
Global economic growth will be "disappointing" next year, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in a…
Sisi launches 1.5 m feddan project today at Farafra oasis
President Abdel Fatah al Sisi headed to Farafra Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert Wednesday to launch the first phase…
Egypt’s ex-interim president Mansour declines Sisi’s offer to head parliament
The head of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) and ex-interim president Adly Mansour turned down a request…
Egypt appoints a new head for National Security Agency
Egypt's ministry of Interior named on late Saturday a new head for the National Security Agency, Al Ahram Arabic…
Egypt to head AFCAC’s three-year session
The general assembly of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) has chosen the Vice President of Egypt's…
Samsung Electronics appoints new smartphone head
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's long-time handset division chief is ceding day-to-day management of the…
Egypt’s trade minister flies to UAE to launch Russian-Egyptian-Emirati fund
Egyptian trade minister Tarek Qabil headed Thursday to Emirati capital Abu Dhabi to attend the trilateral meeting…
China’s Xi lauds Britain for ‘visionary’ openness, prods others to…
Chinese President Xi Jinping heaped praise on Britain for what he called a "visionary and strategic choice" to…
Benghazi Panel Head Says Staffer Never Mentioned Clinton When Fired
A former investigator for the Republican-led U.S. House committee on Benghazi - who accused it of targeting Hillary…
NUCA’s deputy head opens Ciyscape Egypt Exhibition
The New Urban Communities Authority's (NUCA) Deputy Head Kamal Fahmy officially inaugurated Cityscape Egypt…
China sacks work safety chief after Tianjin blasts
China has sacked the head of its work safety regulator for suspected corruption, state news agency Xinhua said…
Sisi heads to Russia on August 25 for three-day visit
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will head to Moscow for a three-day visit next week, Presidential spokesman Alaa…
U.S. Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond dies at 75
U.S. civil rights leader and former head of the NAACP Julian Bond, who also held elected office in Georgia for two…
Kerry heads for Egypt, Gulf to discuss Iran Deal, ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Egypt and the Gulf next week for talks on the recent nuclear deal…
IMF’s Lagarde says still much Work to Do in Greek Debt Talks
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a German television interview on Thursday that there was…