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Egypt's GDP growth at 5.2% in Q1 FY2017-18 – minister
Date: 2017-11-22 18:41:02 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:77 - ID:7104023
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) – Egypt’s gross domestic product growth in the first quarter of the 2017/2018 financial year hit 5.2 percent from 3.2 percent the previous year, Planning Minister Hala el Saeed said on Wednesday. Egypt’s economy has witnessed ....
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PM chairs meeting on partnership with private sector
Date: 2017-11-22 18:30:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:76 - ID:7104104
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail chaired on Wednesday a meeting of the higher committee charged with promoting partnership with the private sector. The meeting was attended by the ministers of housing, investment and ....
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Arrested spy network financed by Turkey, backed by Qatar: General Intelligence
Date: 2017-11-22 18:25:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:7104092
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - A recently-arrested spy network started activities in 2013 as part of an integrated scheme set by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and its members in Turkey, investigations conducted by the general intelligence agency ....
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PM flies to Germany Thursday for surgery
Date: 2017-11-22 18:15:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:7104091
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail will fly to Germany on Thursday for a surgery. The premier is due to stay there three weeks, the cabinet said in a statement Wednesday. (MENA) M I E/M A F ....
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PM holds talks with Indian investors on bolstering bilateral cooperation
Date: 2017-11-22 18:12:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:7103919
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail met on Wednesday with a delegation from Indian industrial companies. Ismail welcomed the Indian investors, saying he is looking forward to boosting economic cooperation between the two countries ....
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Cabinet approves bills on civil aviation, transport
Date: 2017-11-22 17:50:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:7103913
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - The cabinet held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss a number of economic, social, sporting and service files. During the meeting, the cabinet approved a bill to amend article (17) of the civil aviation law issued in 1981 and ....
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Egypt, US stress importance of strategic ties
Date: 2017-11-22 17:27:56 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:71 - ID:7103819
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) – Secretary General of the House of Representatives Ahmed Saad el Din and Minister Counselor for Political Affairs at the US Embassy and Consulate in Egypt Musafa Popal highlighted Wednesday the deeply-rooted strategic relations ....
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Huge fire erupts in textile factory in Shubra el Kheima; no casualties
Date: 2017-11-22 17:15:58 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:70 - ID:7103934
BENHA, Nov 22 (MENA) – A huge fire erupted Wednesday at a factory of ready-made clothes and textiles in the Shubra el Kheima district of Qalyubia governorate. Firefighter squads rushed to the factory which belongs to a Syrian man. Na ....
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Egypt's air force destroys 10 vehicles laden with weapons on western border
Date: 2017-11-22 16:41:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:7103914
CAIRO, Nov 23 (MENA) - Egypt’s Air Forces destroyed ten four-wheel-drive vehicles laden with smuggled weapons and ammunition on the country’s western border, the Armed Forces said in a statement on Wednesday. The move comes as part of the ....
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Large-scale combat actions against terrorists in Syria nearing end — Putin
Date: 2017-11-22 16:06:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:68 - ID:7103820
MOSCOW, Nov 22 (MENA) - Large-scale combat actions against terrorists are coming to an end and the efforts of Russia, Iran and Turkey have helped to prevent Syria’s breakup, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday opening a trilateral ....