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National Research Center says has technology to make coronavirus vaccine

Date: 2020-02-05 14:01:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:8299165

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Professor of Viruses at the Environment Research Section, the National Research Center, Dr Mohamed Ahmed Ali said Wednesday the center has the anti-virus engineering technology to isolate all viruses causing influenza, ....

Shoukry heads for Addis Ababa to attend AU gathering

Date: 2020-02-05 13:56:51 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:41 - ID:8299264

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed on Wednesday for the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to take part in preparatory meetings of the 33rd session of the African Union (AU) summit scheduled to start on February 5 through ....

Bourse gains EGP 5.7bn, all indexes up

Date: 2020-02-05 13:45:22 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:8299236

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes posted collective gains at the end of Wednesday's trading backed by purchases by foreign institutions and investment funds. Meanwhile, selling operations prevailed in transactions of Arab ....

Cabinet approves several draft presidential decrees

Date: 2020-02-05 13:34:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:8299170

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - The cabinet, meeting on Wednesday under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, approved a number of key decisions. The cabinet entrusted the Ministry of Health to contract with a foreign pharmaceutical company to purchase ....

Environment minister announces launch of bike-sharing program at Fayoum Univ.

Date: 2020-02-05 13:19:27 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:38 - ID:8299061

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Environment Minister Yasmin Fouad on Wednesday announced the launch of the first phase of a bicycle-sharing program at Fayoum University in cooperation with several local and international organizations. During today's ....

Higher education min.: Decree establishing 'El Madina University in Cairo'

Date: 2020-02-05 13:15:43 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:37 - ID:8298920

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Higher Education Minister Khalid Abdel Ghaffar said that a presidential decree was issued to establish a new private university named "El Madina University in Cairo," with faculties covering a variety of disciplines including, ....

Guterres calls for normalizing situation with issuance of US visas to diplomats

Date: 2020-02-05 13:12:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:8299034

MOSCOW, Feb 5 (MENA) - The situation with issuance of US visas to diplomats attending UN events in New York should be normalized, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a press conference. "As a matter of fact, I'm very concerned and very ....

Cabinet convenes to discuss upgrading services to citizens

Date: 2020-02-05 13:07:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:8299051

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli chaired a routine cabinet meeting Wednesday to discuss progress achieved in top priority files in order to level up services offered to citizens. Minister of Transport Kamel el Wazir posted ....

AL stresses importance of following up implementation of Arab economic summit

Date: 2020-02-05 12:53:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8298972

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Social Affairs Haifa Abu Ghazala stressed the importance of following up the implementation of decisions taken at the fourth Arab Economic and Social Development Summit that was held ....

Egypt, Taiwan seek enhancing industrial cooperation

Date: 2020-02-05 12:42:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:33 - ID:8299117

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization Abdel Monem El Tarras on Wednesday held talks with a delegation of the Taiwanese Tatung international company on means of boosting joint cooperation in the computer ....