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  • Press Syndicate’s elections to be held on time: court

    Date: 2017-02-28 20:27:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:99 - ID:6608313

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) – The Administrative Court upheld a decision by the Syndicate of Journalists on Tuesday to hold its March elections on time. In its decision, the court turned down a request to freeze the mid-term vote. Also, it approved ....

  • Parl’t turns down chief prosecutor’s requests to interrogate lawmakers on accusations

    Date: 2017-02-28 19:45:32 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:98 - ID:6608029

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) – The House of Representatives on Tuesday dismissed a request by Prosecutor General Nabil Sadeq to open investigations with three lawmakers who face some accusations. According to head of the Constitutional and Legislative ....

  • PM praises CAPMAS efforts to conduct national census

    Date: 2017-02-28 19:34:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:6608181

    CAIRO, February 28 (MENA) - Prime Ministry Sherif Ismail praised on Tuesday efforts exerted by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) to carry out a census throughout the country. During a visit to the CAPMAS, Ismail ....

  • FM meets senior US lawmaker

    Date: 2017-02-28 18:59:12 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:96 - ID:6608017

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Tuesday with Chairwoman of the US House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Kay Granger. The meeting tackled economic and military aid provided by the US for Egypt, Spokesman for the ....

  • Global (13) : The 2017 Global WISE Summit Theme Announced ...

    Date: 2017-02-28 18:54:32 GMT - Qatar - Economy - SN:95 - ID:6608325

    The 2017 Global WISE Summit Theme Announced "Co-Exist - Co-Create: Learning to Live and Work Together" DOHA, Qatar, February 28, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- The World Innovation Summit for Education, the leading global initiative for innovation and ....

  • Iraqi, US-led jets kill 99 Daesh militants in Mosul

    Date: 2017-02-28 18:51:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:6608165

    BAGHDAD, Feb 28 (MENA) - Iraqi and US-led warplanes on Tuesday launched 85 airstrikes on various Daesh sites in Mosul, Chief of Mosul liberation operations Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah said in a statement. Daesh suffered heavy losses in lives and ....

  • Egyptian government took bold steps in achieving economic reforms - German envoy

    Date: 2017-02-28 18:49:30 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:93 - ID:6607793

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - German Ambassador in Cairo Julius Georg Luy said Tuesday the Egyptian government has taken bold steps in achieving the country's economic reform. In a press conference, the ambassador praised the Egyptian government for ....

  • US politician lauds Cairo’s efforts to protect Coptic Christians

    Date: 2017-02-28 18:44:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:92 - ID:6608021

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Tuesday with member of the US House of Representatives and member of the Committee on Financial Services David Trott. During the meeting, the Republican member lauded the Egyptian ....

  • 90% of Egyptian peacekeepers deployed in ICGLR countries: Senior deplomat

    Date: 2017-02-28 18:24:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:91 - ID:6608037

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) – Around 90% of the Egyptian peacekeepers are deployed to the member states of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Organization, a senior Egyptian diplomat said on Tuesday. Hisham Badr, assistant ....

  • NBE raises authorized capital to EGP 50 bln

    Date: 2017-02-28 18:08:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:90 - ID:6607773

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) general assembly decided on Tuesday to increase the bank's authorized capital by 66.7 percent to hit EGP 50 billion, up from EGP 30 billion. The decision was taken during an extraordinary ....

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