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AL emergency meeting on Palestine kicks off
Date: 2018-05-17 15:45:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:7405702
CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) emergency meeting at the level of foreign ministers kicked off Thursday in Cairo to discuss the latest Palestinian developments and to counter the illegal US decision to move the US embassy to ....
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Min.: Cabinet approves bill on technological universities
Date: 2018-05-17 15:32:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:7405617
CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) – The cabinet under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Thursday approved a draft law on the establishment of technological universities, Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdul Ghaffar announced. Upon the bill, eight ....
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EU to decide on extension of economic sanctions against Russia at June summit - source
Date: 2018-05-17 15:15:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:52 - ID:7405695
MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - The European Union will take a political decision on extension of economic sanctions against Russia at its summit on June 28-29, a source in the EU Council told TASS News Agency on Thursday. "The political decision will be ....
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Sisi, Bahraini king stress importance of shoring up Arab solidarity to face challenges
Date: 2018-05-17 15:15:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:7405635
CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain stressed Thursday the importance of fostering solidarity among Arab countries to face the mounting regional challenges. This came in a phone call ....
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Transport min.: Tunnel boring machine to start digging Attaba-Imbaba tunnel Wednesday
Date: 2018-05-17 15:06:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:7405544
CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - A tunnel boring machine will start digging a tunnel starting from Attaba metro station towards Imbaba on Wednesday within the framework of implementing the third line of the Underground Metro (Airport-Imbaba), Transport ....
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243 Egyptians back home from Libya via Salloum crossing
Date: 2018-05-17 14:52:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:7405594
MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, May 17 (MENA) - Matrouh's Security Chief Hisham Nasr said on Thursday that 243 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum border crossing over the past 24 hours. Out of the returnees, 213 illegally traveled to Libya, the ....
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Arish general hospital receives injured Palestinians from Gaza Strip
Date: 2018-05-17 14:38:42 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7405599
ARISH, Egypt, May 17 (MENA) - Arish General Hospital continues receiving wounded Palestinians from the Gaza Strip for treatment. There are medical staff and ambulances waiting at Rafah border crossing to help transfer the injured coming from the ....
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Mamish witnesses signing of maritime agreement bet. two companies
Date: 2018-05-17 14:19:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:47 - ID:7405559
ISMAILIA, Egypt, May 17 (MENA) – Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish on Thursday witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between El Timsah Shipbuilding Company and Canal Company for Mooring and Lights to launch a joint project ....
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CBE keeps interest rates on deposits, loans unchanged
Date: 2018-05-17 14:14:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:7405616
CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - The Central Bank of Egypt decided on Thursday to stabilize the interest rate for one night on deposits and loans at 16.75 and 17.75 percent respectively. The decision was made by the CBE Monetary Policy Committee during a ....
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Addis Ababa meeting sets roadmap for way of handling Ethiopia Dam file - spokesman
Date: 2018-05-17 14:05:01 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:45 - ID:7405540
CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid underlined on Thursday the importance of Tuesday meeting that was held over the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Addis Ababa. The nine-way meeting set a roadmap for the way ....