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Bourse gains EGP 200 million at end of Sunday trading
Date: 2018-06-24 15:14:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:62 - ID:7457591
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The Egyptian Exchange indexes posted collective gains at the close of Sunday's trading, backed by purchases by local and foreign institutions and investment funds. The market capital gained EGP 200 million to reach EGP ....
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Assad slams chemical weapons accusations as pretext for foreign intervention
Date: 2018-06-24 15:10:08 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7457445
MOSCOW, June 24 (MENA) - Syria has not possessed chemical weapons since 2013 and any accusations that the Syrian army is using them are a pretext for an intervention by other countries, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview with Russian ....
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MPs hail Armed Forces over efforts to combat terrorism
Date: 2018-06-24 14:56:35 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:60 - ID:7457585
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) – Members of the House of Representatives hailed efforts exerted by the army and police forces to combat terrorism. During a session to approve the extension of the state of emergency for an additional three months, Speaker ....
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Sisi ratifies law regulating land transportation services using technology
Date: 2018-06-24 14:52:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:7457657
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved on Sunday a law regulating land transportation services using information technology. Under the law no. 87 of 2018, transport companies using privately-owned vehicles for commercial ....
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Parl't approves additional funding of EGP 70 bln to 2017-18 state budget
Date: 2018-06-24 14:51:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:7457429
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) – The parliament on Sunday approved in its plenary session a draft law on an additional funding of EGP 70.3 billion to the state budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018. “The last paragraph of the constitution states that the ....
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Army chief heads for Cyprus for talks on boosting military ties
Date: 2018-06-24 14:39:23 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:57 - ID:7457663
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) – Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid, accompanied by a high-level delegation, headed for Cyprus on an official visit upon an invitation from Cypriot National Guard Chief Ilias ....
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Top prosecutor directs Interpol to arrest 3 Daesh terrorists implicated in kidnapping Egyptians
Date: 2018-06-24 14:24:55 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:56 - ID:7457655
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Prosecutor General Nabil Ahmed Sadeq has directed the Interpol to issue an arrest warrant for three Daesh terrorists, who are accused of conspiring with an Egyptian national to kidnap Egyptian workers in Libya. Sadeq's ....
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AL: Meeting of Arab tourism, culture ministers to be held in Bibliotheca Alexandrina in December
Date: 2018-06-24 14:19:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:7457436
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) – Assistant Arab League Secretary General for Economic Affairs Kamal Hassan Ali announced that a joint meeting of the Arab tourism and culture ministers council will be held in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on December 11. In ....
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Sisi approves bill giving priority to Egyptian products in deals inked by gov't
Date: 2018-06-24 14:15:19 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:54 - ID:7457662
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved Law no. 90 of 2018 to amend some articles of the Law no. 5 of 2015 concerning giving priority to the Egyptian products in agreements signed by the government. The new law defines the ....
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Arish University study resumes
Date: 2018-06-24 14:13:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:7457242
ARISH, Egypt, June 24 (MENA) - Study at Arish University in North Sinai has resumed for the final year students and higher institutes. The study had been halted since February, when the army and police started a joint massive military operation ....