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Parl't approves in principle draft law to regulate use of IT in road transport services
Date: 2018-05-06 18:28:22 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:76 - ID:7386504
CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - The House of Representatives, headed by Speaker Ali Abdel Aal, has approved in principle a draft law to regulate the use of information technology in road transport services for passengers. The draft law aims to legalize ....
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Dangerous criminal killed in clashes with security forces in Qena
Date: 2018-05-06 18:15:43 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:75 - ID:7386720
CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - A dangerous criminal was killed Sunday in a firefight with security forces in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena. Sharaf el Din Hegazy, 35, was sentenced to 48 years in jail on charges of murder, forced robbery and ....
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PM: IMF officials assert Egypt on right track
Date: 2018-05-06 17:59:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:74 - ID:7386764
CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Sunday described his meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton as "fruitful". In statements, the premier noted that the IMF and other ....
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IMF to continue supporting Egypt in job creation, raising standard of living
Date: 2018-05-06 17:50:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:73 - ID:7386659
CAIRO, May 6 (MEA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue its support to Egypt for creating more jobs and raising the standard of living, IMF First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton said Sunday. Concluding the Inclusive Growth ....
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Sisi’s support led to success of economic reform program - CBE governor
Date: 2018-05-06 17:44:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:72 - ID:7386704
CAIRO, May 6 (MENA)- The Governor of Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tareq Amer said Sunday the backing of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has led to the success of the “difficult” economic reform program. Amer told First Deputy Managing Director of ....
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Minister says political leadership's support behind success of economic reforms
Date: 2018-05-06 17:41:15 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:71 - ID:7386418
CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) – Finance Minister Amr El Garhy attributed the success of the government's economic reform program to the leadership's support and its keenness to overcome challenges facing the country. He made the remarks during his speech ....
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Parliament discusses bill regulating land transport services
Date: 2018-05-06 17:28:34 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:70 - ID:7386655
CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - The House of Representatives held a session on Sunday to discuss a draft law on regulating land transport services using information technology. Out of the 19-article bill, just three articles were deferred for discussion at ....
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Pakistani interior minister injured in assassination attempt
Date: 2018-05-06 17:17:43 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:69 - ID:7386660
ISLAMABAD, May 6 (MENA) - Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was shot at and injured during a corner meeting in Narowal's Kanjrur tehsil on Sunday, in what Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif described as an "assassination attempt," Pakistan's ....
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FAJ: Egypt's constitution supports journalists
Date: 2018-05-06 16:58:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:7386498
CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) Khaled Miri said Egypt's constitution and legislation protect journalists. Launching FAJ's report on freedoms in the Arab world for the year 2017, Miri said ....
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Government committed to continue economic reforms- PM
Date: 2018-05-06 16:44:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:67 - ID:7386654
CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Sunday said the government, backed by the Egyptian leadership, is committed to continue the economic reforms, as the sole track for achieving sustainable development. No room for compromises, ....