Egypt

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  • Iskandar stresses importance of cooperation with private sector to modernize solid waste management system

    Date: 2014-09-29 12:36:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:1034945

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Urban Development Minister Laila Iskandar underlined the importance of continued cooperation and consultation with the private sector with the aim of modernizing the solid waste management system. Speaking during a ....

  • Prime minister probes cooperative stores development

    Date: 2014-09-29 12:31:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:1035569

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab stressed the need to renovate the cooperative stores system to confront hikes in prices of commodities. During a meeting held here on Monday, attended by the minister of supply and internal ....

  • Gov't to re-draft legislation - minister

    Date: 2014-09-29 12:17:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:1035505

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali underlined that the government will re-draft laws that have grown useless and archaic. The current legislation magnifies the role of the state and trifles with that of the private ....

  • Morsi trial over espionage charges delayed

    Date: 2014-09-29 11:53:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:1035073

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court decided Monday to postpone until October 14 the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 35 defendants of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders on charges of spying. The postponement ....

  • Prisoners granted exceptional visits during Greater Bairam, October War holidays

    Date: 2014-09-29 11:03:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:1034929

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim decided on Monday to grant all prisoners two exceptional visits on the occasions of the Greater Bairam and the October War anniversary. The move comes as part of the ministry's keenness ....

  • Judge bails 21 MB members over riots charges

    Date: 2014-09-29 11:02:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:1034577

    ASWAN, Sept 29 (MENA)- An Aswan Court decided on Monday to release 21 members of terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) on a bail of LE 1,000 each. The defendants were convicted of torching police cars, inciting violence and ransacking state ....

  • Egypt targets 17% growth rate in communication sector by 2020

    Date: 2014-09-29 10:53:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:1033869

    Cairo, Spet 29 (MENA)- Minister of Communication and Information Technology Eng. Atef Helmy said his ministry seeks to increase the growth rate of the communications sector to hit 17 percent by 2020. During his speech in the Economic growth ....

  • EgyptAir Express to fly 90 planes to Red Sea resorts during Bairam

    Date: 2014-09-29 10:44:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1034477

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - EgyptAir Express has decided to operate 90 domestic flights to the Red Sea resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada during the Greater Bairam. The flights will start from October 2 through October 11, said chairman of ....

  • Housing ministry plans to allocate lands for real estate investment next year - minister

    Date: 2014-09-29 10:44:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1034285

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - The Housing Ministry plans to allocate the biggest number of lands for real estate investment next year with the participation of the private sector at a total cost of 50 billion pounds, said Minister Mostafa Madbouli. The ....

  • Police foil 3 smuggling attempts at Cairo Airport

    Date: 2014-09-29 10:43:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:1034289

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - The Cairo Airport authorities foiled three attempts to smuggle money on an Egyptian plane en route to Dubai. General Ayman Abdel-fattah, chief of the security department at the airport, said while finalizing the travel ....

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