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  • Parl't finally approves law on establishing Upper Egypt development authority

    Date: 2018-06-05 14:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:49 - ID:7431520

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday finally approved a draft law raised by the government to establish Upper Egypt development authority. The decision was taken after the approval of two-thirds of the parliament members ....

  • IOM raises concern over boat-sinking off Tunisia

    Date: 2018-06-05 14:52:41 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:48 - ID:7431697

    GENEVA, June 5 (MENA) - The weekend capsizing off Tunisia of an overloaded smuggling boat is now believed to have killed 112 migrants, making it the deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the UN migration agency said in a statement ....

  • Evangelical church hails Dar al-Iftaa's role in spreading tolerance in Egypt

    Date: 2018-06-05 14:51:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:47 - ID:7431705

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt Andrea Zaki praised on Tuesday the role played by Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa in spreading tolerance and supporting the culture of co-existence. During a meeting with Egypt's Mufti Shawqi ....

  • Planning min.: Economic, social reform policies top priority in medium-term plan

    Date: 2018-06-05 14:50:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:7431648

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - Planning Minister Hala el Saeid said that economic and social reform policies are top priority in her ministry's medium-term plan which concludes by the end of fiscal year 2021-2022. In a statement by the ministry on ....

  • Beni Suef University ranked 101-150 in 'THE' Young University Rankings 2018

    Date: 2018-06-05 14:41:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:7431500

    BENI SUEF, Egypt, June 5 (MENA) - The World classification of Times declared its specific rankings for young universities under 50 years, announcing that Egypt's Beni Suef University ranked 101-150 among young universities for 250 universities from ....

  • Gov't : needed quantities of high-quality rice to be imported

    Date: 2018-06-05 14:38:31 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:44 - ID:7431630

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - The government has decided to import needed quantities of rice to meet market demands and match the same high quality of the locally produced rice. The move aims to control the market and increase the supply. The ....

  • Speaker: Increase in House budget allocated to staffers only

    Date: 2018-06-05 14:13:42 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:43 - ID:7431594

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - House of Representatives Speaker Dr Ali Abdel Aal Tuesday asserted that the increase in the House's budget for fiscal 2018/2019 is meant to be allocated to the staffers and not the members as reported by some mass media ....

  • Parliament finally approves amendments to income tax law

    Date: 2018-06-05 14:09:00 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:42 - ID:7431593

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday gave its final approval to a bill presented by the government to introduce new amendments to Income Tax Law no. 91 of 2005. Under the amended law the first bracket, those with an ....

  • Trial of 18 defendants over Nahda sit-in violence delayed to Wednesday

    Date: 2018-06-05 14:05:04 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:41 - ID:7431693

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - Giza Criminal Court decided on Tuesday to delay the trial of 18 defendants over charges of participating in the armed Nahda Square sit-in camp to Wednesday, June 6. The postponement came to continue listening to the ....

  • Agriculture min.: more investments needed in production of veterinary vaccines

    Date: 2018-06-05 14:04:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:7431502

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - Agriculture Minister Abdel Moneim al Banna stressed the importance of promoting investments in the production of veterinary vaccines to improve animal health and contribute to the development of the livestock and poultry ....

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