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  • US Senate passes $716B defense bill

    Date: 2018-06-19 13:05:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:33 - ID:7450268

    WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - The Senate easily cleared a mammoth US defense policy bill for the 2019 fiscal year, The Hill reported on Tuesday. Senators voted 85-10 on the defense authorization legislation, well over the simple majority needed to ....

  • Speaker: Relations with Belgium are strong

    Date: 2018-06-19 13:04:29 GMT - Belgium - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:32 - ID:7450241

    BRUSSELS, June 19 (MENA) - Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal on Tuesday said that relations with Belgium are strong. At a meeting with Speaker of the Belgian Parliament Jan Peumans, he added that Egypt is seeking to ....

  • ICRC: More conflicts, more sides in a conflict equal greater danger

    Date: 2018-06-19 13:02:09 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:31 - ID:7450226

    GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - The number of non-international armed conflicts more than doubled from the beginning of the century, according to data from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). In a study published on Tuesday, the ICRC ....

  • Quds Mufti urges action to protect Aqsa against Israeli practices

    Date: 2018-06-19 12:46:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7449957

    RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - Mufti of Al Quds Sheikh Mohammed Hussein on Tuesday called for adopting a prompt action to protect Al Aqsa Mosque against the Israeli occupation practices. In a released statement, he described the Israeli practices as ....

  • Global (1): Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Provider Micfo Acquires Gaming ISP OppoBox

    Date: 2018-06-19 12:16:06 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:29 - ID:7450202

    Dear subscribers, following is a global bulletin published for PR ‎Newswire:‎ Micfo expands into the gaming industry through the strategic acquisition of OppoBox CHARLESTON, South Carolina, June 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Infrastructure as a ....

  • Dollar rate stable at major banks of Egypt

    Date: 2018-06-19 12:11:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:28 - ID:7450002

    CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable at major banks on Tuesday. The dollar rate stood at EGP 17.78 for buying and EGP 17.88 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr and the Commercial ....

  • Iraqi security forces foil plot to form terrorist cell in Baghdad

    Date: 2018-06-19 12:10:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7449964

    BAGHDAD, June 19 (MENA) - Iraqi authorities have thwarted a plot to form a terrorist cell in the capital Baghdad and arrested all its members, Iraqi Security Media Center announced Tuesday. Acting upon a tip-off, all members of the terrorist cell ....

  • Finance min. denies new IPhone tax

    Date: 2018-06-19 11:14:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:26 - ID:7449994

    CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Finance Minister Dr Mohamed Moeet Tuesday denied reports on social networking websites on imposing a new tax on IPhone users and street food carts, laying off advisors and reducing salaries of directors at the state ....

  • Egypt plastic & rubber exports up by 27% during 1st quarter of 2018

    Date: 2018-06-19 11:04:02 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:7449879

    CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Egypt's exports of plastic and rubber products have tangibly increased during the period between January and April 2018 to 539.19 million dollars up from 426.18 million during the same period last year. This is a ....

  • Foreign Ministry warns Egyptians of fake work contracts

    Date: 2018-06-19 10:32:38 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:24 - ID:7449870

    CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - The Foreign Ministry has urged Egyptians to beware of fake work contracts after repeated cases involving expats. Unfortunately, some travel agents in Egypt fail to honor their commitment to secure jobs for Egyptians ....

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