Egyptian authorities

Palestinian politician calls for cooperation

Gaza - Mohamed Mortagi

Member of Popular Front to liberate Palestine Rabah Mehanna said that Gaza will not remain hostage to the interests of Palestinian conflicting groups calling for cooperation between the different groups to neutralize the vital sectors from the political conflicts witnessed in the country to ease the suffering of the Palestinian people living in the Gaza Strip. He added, in anRead more

Egyptian official reveals the exit of contracting companies from market

Cairo - Safaa Abdel Qader

Chairperson Egyptian Federation of Construction and Building Contractors Hassan Abdel Aziz blamed the increasing prices of the building materials used in the projects for the exit of two thousand contracting companies from the market during 2016. He criticized the Egyptian authorities for the delay in the issuance of the law of spreads, saying that it would lead the exit ofRead more

Abul Gheit strongly condemns terrorist attack on Mar Gerges Church in Tanta

Cairo - Arab Today

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit strongly condemned the terrorist blast on Sunday in Mar Gerges Church in Tanta claiming lives and injuring several people. Abul Gheit asserted full solidarity with the Egyptians in the face of such terrorist attacks, expressing total support to the Egyptian authorities. Source: MENARead more

Gaza’s official stresses support for local production

Gaza - Mohamed Habib

Director General of Planning and Policies of Gaza’s Ministry of National Economy Osama Nofal said that Gaza’s authorities work to support the local production though giving it the priority at the expense of Palestinian imports. He added that they work to restructure the Palestinian economy during the current period to achieve growth during the coming years. He added, in anRead more

Former head of Egypt’s syndicate submits appeal

Cairo - Mena Samh

Former Head of Egypt’s Press Syndicate Yahia Qalash said that the imprisonment sentence issued against him seems diluted, while he has been convicted. He added that they will take the legal measures against the verdict to overturn the judgement. He added, in a statement to “Arabs Today”, that the verdict’s effect is not limited to the individual level while extendsRead more

Rafah crossing opened for second day

El Arish - Arab Today

Egyptian authorities opened Tuesday the Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip for the second consecutive day in both directions. According to an official source at the border crossing, 1,168 passengers were able to pass through the crossing in the first day. As many as 584 travellers who had been stranded at the Egyptian side of the crossing were able toRead more

Readiness to receive Egyptian commodities

Gaza - Mohamed Habib

Secretary of Gaza's Ministry of Economy Ayman Abed praised the Egyptian decision to deliver a number of commodities to the Palestinian besieged strip. He stressed his aspirations to increase the trade exchange between Egypt and Gaza to pave the way for improving the economic growth. He added, in a statement to "Arabs Today", that the Gaza's imports from Egypt couldRead more

Egypt hails White House list of 'under-reported' suicide attacks

Cairo - Arab Today

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid hailed the White House's criticism of the western media's neglect of terrorist attacks around the world. In a statement issued Monday evening, the White House that a list of 78 terrorist attacks around the world, including nine in Egypt, have not received the media attention they deserved. In a press release Tuesday, Abu ZeidRead more

Egypt’s minister: They focus on financial steadiness

Cairo - Akram Ali

Egypt’s Minister of Planning Ashraf Al Araby revealed that the country will witness notable improvement in the services during the coming period, stressing that the government focuses on restoring financial and monetary steadiness as one of the major objectives of “Egypt’s Vision 2030” to achieve sustainable development. He added that the government gives priority to fix the price of dollarRead more

Mohamed Aboutrika's name added to Egypt 'terror list'

Cairo - ArabToday

Egyptian authorities have added retired football star Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the country's all-time greatest athletes, to an official "terror list". Aboutrika, known as The Magician, is accused of funding the banned Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt's government designated a "terrorist" organisation after the army removed democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi from office in July 2013. Since then, a police crackdownRead more