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  • Parliament committee suspends licensing new tour operators for further year

    Date: 2017-02-28 17:28:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:88 - ID:6606981

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The House of Representatives' Committee of Tourism and Civil Aviation on Tuesday agreed to extend a decision that suspends giving licenses to new tour operators for a further year. During a committee meeting, Tourism ....

  • Arab ministerial conference urges comprehensive plan to combat terrorism

    Date: 2017-02-28 17:20:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:87 - ID:6607445

    SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 28 (MENA) - An Arab ministerial conference on terrorism and social development called on Tuesday for drawing up a comprehensive Arab plan to combat terrorism, taking into consideration the economic, cultural, educational ....

  • Parl't okays $5.5 mln grant to develop Kenya water resources

    Date: 2017-02-28 17:00:03 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:86 - ID:6606925

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday an Egyptian grant worth 5.5 million dollars to develop water resources in Kenya. The projects that will be implemented under a cooperation protocol with the Kenyan government ....

  • Church: 133 Coptic families flee Arish to Ismailia

    Date: 2017-02-28 16:30:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:85 - ID:6607417

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - As many as 133 families have so far fled Arish to Ismailia, the Coptic Orthodox Church said in a statement Tuesday. The church in Ismailia is taking care of the displaced families, according to the statement. The state ....

  • Egypt, Russia discuss means of promoting joint cooperation

    Date: 2017-02-28 16:28:37 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:84 - ID:6607397

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedqi Sobhi met on Tuesday with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, currently on a visit to Egypt, along with his accompanying delegation. The meeting took up means of ....

  • Russian, Turkish presidents to discuss purchase of S-400 systems

    Date: 2017-02-28 16:23:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:6606933

    MOSCOW, Feb 28 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the possibility Ankara may purchase Russian defensive weapons, including the S-400 air defense systems, when they meet in Moscow on ....

  • UN: Nearly 1,500 child soldiers recruited in Yemen

    Date: 2017-02-28 16:23:06 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:82 - ID:6606953

    GENEVA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Nearly 1,500 children have been recruited by Yemen’s warring parties, mostly the Houthi rebels, since March 2015, the UN said on Tuesday. The UN has verified the recruitment of 1,476 children, all boys, between March 26 , ....

  • Merkel visit to Egypt reflects deep relations, says amb.

    Date: 2017-02-28 16:22:28 GMT - Germany - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:81 - ID:6606913

    BERLIN, Feb 28 (MENA) - Slated for Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Egypt reflects deep relations between the two countries. The visit has economic and political aspects, plus tourism and security, says Badr Abdel Aati, the ....

  • Arab health ministers sign Cairo declaration on woman's health

    Date: 2017-02-28 16:21:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:6606681

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Arab health ministers signed on Tuesday the Cairo deceleration document on Arab woman health for 2017, under the rubric "Your health is our priority". The document will be referred to President Abd El Fattah El Sisi who is ....

  • Presidential decree to reallocate land for Armed Forces

    Date: 2017-02-28 15:25:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:6606657

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree Tuesday to reallocate 14,596.35 feddans of state land in Matrouh for the Armed Forces. The decree was published in the official gazette. (MENA) M A E/M O H ....

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