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  • Rashwan: Laws have power to rein in media outlets that violate standard regulations

    Date: 2020-02-03 14:05:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:47 - ID:8296244

    ABU DHABI, Feb 3 (MENA) - Chairman of Egypt's Syndicate of Journalists and head of the State Information Service (SIS) Diyaa Rashwan said Monday local laws have sufficient powers to rein in media outlets which violate common rules dealing with ....

  • Ghada Wali takes office at UNODC

    Date: 2020-02-03 13:47:00 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:8296390

    VIENNA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Ghada Wali officially took up on Monday her position as the secretary-general of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime at the UN headquarters in Vienna. In a statement, Wali expressed her happiness the prestigious ....

  • CoS witnesses main phase of Second Field Army tactic training

    Date: 2020-02-03 13:42:45 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:45 - ID:8296248

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) – Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Armed Forces Lt. General Mohamed Farid on Monday witnessed the main phase of the tactic training of one of the units of the Second Field Army. The training is part of the annual exercises of the ....

  • Arab Medical Union launches awareness campaign against coronavirus

    Date: 2020-02-03 13:26:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8296304

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Arab Center for Health Awareness of the Arab Medical Union launched on Monday an awareness campaign against the coronavirus after its outbreak in many countries worldwide. The campaign was launched on social media pages ....

  • US dollar remains stable during Monday transactions

    Date: 2020-02-03 13:04:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:43 - ID:8296127

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - The US dollar exchange rate remained stable at the beginning of Monday's transactions at Egypt's major banks. At the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr the dollar price recorded EGP 15.75 for buying and EGP 15.85 for ....

  • Education Ministry: Schools to open for 2nd term on schedule after end of mid-year holiday

    Date: 2020-02-03 12:59:56 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:42 - ID:8296163

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Education Ministry dismissed reports about delaying the second term of the current school year 2019-2020. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said schools will open in accordance with the set schedule on Saturday, ....

  • Egypt partakes in WWD celebration

    Date: 2020-02-03 12:59:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:8296061

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Environment Minister Yasmin Fouad said Egypt will partake in the World Wetlands Day (WWD) given the environmental importance of the wetlands. The Environment Ministry is set to hold several events in the Egyptian Ramsar ....

  • Health min. follows up anti-coronavirus measures at Alamain airport

    Date: 2020-02-03 12:40:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:8296231

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) – Health Minister Hala Zayed has checked preventive safety measures taken at El Alamein International Airport to receive Egyptians returning from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of new coronavirus outbreak. Spokesman ....

  • UK gov't donates £20 mn to boost coronavirus vaccine search

    Date: 2020-02-03 12:26:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:39 - ID:8296181

    LONDON, Feb 3 (MENA) - UK's government has pledged £20 million to develop new vaccines to combat the world’s deadliest diseases, amid concerns over the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak in China. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the new ....

  • Remeithi: We seek to get Arab media to spread noble ideas

    Date: 2020-02-03 12:16:04 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8295985

    ABU DHABI, Feb 3 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Elders Dr Sultan Al Remeithi said the council is working hard to promote noble values in line with the 'Human Fraternity Document' which was signed a year ago by Dr Ahmed El Tayeb, ....

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