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PM: President's directives include reviewing supply system, developing agriculture

Date: 2017-02-16 15:27:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:6535717

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Thursday the coming phase entails exerting more efforts in applying the economic and social reform programs. The directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi included reviewing the ....

Egypt's bourse indexes up at close of Thursday's trading

Date: 2017-02-16 15:09:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:56 - ID:6535685

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went up collectively at the close of Thursday's trading amid purchase operations from Arab institutions and investment funds. The market capital gained about EGP 8.3 billion to reach ....

Abul-Gheit: Shifting US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to fuel ME violence

Date: 2017-02-16 15:07:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:6534757

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit warned on Thursday against moving the headquarters of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying the step would help fuel the situation in the Middle East. Speaking ....

660 German tourists arrive in Luxor

Date: 2017-02-16 15:03:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:6535737

LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) - Four charter flights carrying 660 German tourists arrived at Luxor International Airport on Thursday. The visitors are scheduled to tour a number of tourist attractions in the ancient city. Head of Tourism ....

Egypt, Iraq discuss means of fostering joint economic relations

Date: 2017-02-16 14:54:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:53 - ID:6534981

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Minister of Trade and Industry Tareq Qabil met on Thursday with Iraqi Minister of Planning Salman al Jumaili, currently on a visit to Egypt. The two ministers discussed means of promoting trade and economic relations ....

New ministers, governors urged to confront price manipulation

Date: 2017-02-16 14:50:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:6535233

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi underlined the need of attaching special importance to improving services offered to the citizens in the various state sectors and improving the standards of living. This came during President ....

Arab meeting on efforts to fight terrorism to be held Sunday

Date: 2017-02-16 14:49:00 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:51 - ID:6535245

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Arab expert team on counter-terrorism will hold its 21st meeting on Sunday at the Arab League (AL) headquarters. The three-day gathering will tackle number of articles related to the terrorist organizations, overcoming ....

Saudi king receives Bahraini crown prince, Malaysian defense minister

Date: 2017-02-16 14:46:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:6535265

RIYADH, Feb 16 (MENA) – Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh on Thursday at Al Ouja Palace in Dir'iya Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain, who is also Deputy Commander-in-chief of Bahrain Defense Force and First ....

Haaretz: Temporary homes for ex-Amona residents being built

Date: 2017-02-16 14:40:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:6534973

RAMALLAH, Feb 16 (MENA) - A number of sites with pre-fab homes are being prepared for the former residents of the illegal outpost Amona, even though the residents have declared they will refuse to move to a temporary site, Haaretz reported. The ....

Kremlin says no comment on alleged US plan for ground operation in Syria

Date: 2017-02-16 14:39:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:6534765

MOSCOW, Feb 16 (MENA) - Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on media reports that the Pentagon and the US administration are considering plans of carrying out a ground operation in Syria, according to TASS. "There are many such ....