Egypt

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  • European tourism in Egypt rises 20% - minister

    Date: 2013-11-11 12:15:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:380902

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – The European tourism movement to Egypt has risen recently by 20%, said Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou. The situation in Egypt is quite fluctuating as the number of tourists visiting the country reached 9.8 million in ....

  • Mansour, Sisi open chemical plant in Fayyoum

    Date: 2013-11-11 12:05:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:381001

    FAYYOUM, Egypt, Nov 11 (MENA) - President Adly Mansour and Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah Sisi opened on Monday a plant for producing sulfuric acid in a compound affiliated to the army in Kom Ushaim in Fayyoum. The chemical compound is located in ....

  • Pro-Morsi group calls for protests Tuesday

    Date: 2013-11-11 12:03:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:380857

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – The so-called “National Coalition to Support Legitimacy”, a group comprising supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi, urged its students and loyalists to stage protests Tuesday under the theme “freedom for Egypt’s ....

  • Azhar Imam meets Palestinian president

    Date: 2013-11-11 11:40:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:380956

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed Tayyeb met on Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who is currently on a visit to Egypt. The meeting took on the developments of the Palestinian cause and efforts exerted to ....

  • Egypt's participation in London Tourism Bourse comes up with positive results - chairman of tourism authority

    Date: 2013-11-11 11:35:38 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:380897

    LONDON, Nov 11 (MENA) - Egypt's participation in London Tourism Bourse has yielded very positive results, said Chairman of Egypt Tourism Authority Nasser Hamdy. The Tourism Authority seeks to take part in all exhibitions and markets, Hamdy told ....

  • Abbas receives Serbia ambassador credentials

    Date: 2013-11-11 11:32:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:380853

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received here on Monday the credentials of Dragan Bisenic as non-resident ambassador for Serbia to Palestine. Abbas is currently on a visit to Egypt. Bisenic is Serbia's ambassador in ....

  • Ex-diplomat lashes out at Ergodan’s remarks

    Date: 2013-11-11 11:24:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:380761

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – Former assistant foreign minister Mokhles Qotb condemned Turkey’s continuous aggressive remarks and stances against Egypt. Commenting on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent statements that the "Rabaa ....

  • Quartz shipment vessel leaves for Norway

    Date: 2013-11-11 10:55:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:380790

    HURGHADA, Egypt, Nov 11 (MENA) - A cargo vessel set sail on Monday from Safaga harbor carrying on board 9,000 tons of quartz en route to Norway. Acting Director of Safaga Harbor Major General Wahid Toson said handling of cargo is regular and ....

  • Suez governorate eyes establishing USD 3.6 bln petrochemicals project

    Date: 2013-11-11 10:53:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:380787

    SUEZ, Nov 11 (MENA) - Governor of Suez el-Arabi al-Sorouri revealed on Monday that the governorate is discussing setting up a petrochemicals project at a cost of USD 3.6 billion. The project will offer thousands of direct and indirect employment ....

  • Egyptian embassy in Riyadh urges citizens to register at online voter list

    Date: 2013-11-11 10:41:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:380745

    RIYADH, Nov 11 (MENA) – The Egyptian embassy here reiterated its call to Egyptian residents in the kingdom to register their names in the expat voter list. The Higher Election Commission has resolved the difficulties it faced when enlisting the ....

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