Tag Archives: Egypt

Saturday, 12 November 2016 CAIRO: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board has approved a three-year, US$12bil (RM52.8bil) loan to Egypt to support its economic reform programme. Its board’s approval allows for an disbursement of an initial tranche of US$2.75bil (RM12.1bil) of the loan. The remaining amount will be phased …

Tuesday, 22 August 2017 :  Qatar will build a stadium shaped like an Arabian skull cap for the 2022 World Cup, organisers said on Sunday, as the Gulf state moves ahead with preparations for the tournament despite a diplomatic rift with its neighbours. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United …

Saturday, 12 August 2017 :  At least 36 people were killed and more than 100 injured after a train crash in Egypt, a health ministry spokesman said on Friday (August 11). Two trains collided in the coastal city of Alexandria, near the suburban Khorshid station en route to Cairo, derailing …

Monday, 3 July 2017 CAIRO (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss Qatar, Egypt said on Sunday. “At the invitation of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, there will be a quartet meeting of the foreign ministers …

Friday, 30 June 2017 RAFAH: Palestinian resistance group Hamas is establishing a buffer zone along border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, according to the Hamas-run Interior Ministry, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said the move is part of measures “to regulate the …

Friday, 5 May 2017 Mumbai: An Egyptian once believed to be the “world’s heaviest woman” left an Indian hospital for the United Arab Emirates where she will continue treatment following drastic weight-loss surgery, doctors said. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty weighed roughly 500kg when she arrived in Mumbai in February, …

Thursday, 27 April 2017 CAIRO: Egypt’s Christians are still mourning fellow members of the Coptic Orthodox community murdered this month by extremists, but there is also joy ahead of Pope Francis’ visit this weekend. Amid wafting incense, strident percussion and prayers in a Cairo church, worshipers are looking forward to …

Thursday, 20 April 2017 More than 1,000 statues were found by Egyptian archaeologists in a 3,500-year-old tomb near Luxor, along with colorful wooden coffins and several mummies. During the 21st Dynasty about 3,000 years ago, the tomb was reopened so that small carved figurines called ushabti could be put in …

Tuesday, 11 April 2017 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis’ trip to Egypt this month is expected to go ahead despite twin attacks on Christian churches that killed 44 people, Vatican officials said on Monday. However, diplomats and Vatican sources cautioned that the trip could be put in jeopardy or parts of …

Thursday, 30 March 2017 An intact tomb dating back to the Twelfth Dynasty, which ruled Egypt nearly four millennia ago, has been discovered. The identity of the deceased is Shemai, son of Satehotep and Khema. The tomb was discovered by researchers with the University of Jaen in Spain, and is …