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IT minister meets joint delegation of Chinese YOFC, Huawei giants
Date: 2017-02-16 10:18:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:6532709
CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Minister of Communications and Information Technology Yasser el Qady held on Thursday a meeting with a joint delegation of the Chinese YOFC and Huawei companies. They discussed establishing a branch of the YOFC company in ....
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Tourism up 48% due to successful promotion policies - min.
Date: 2017-02-16 10:17:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:24 - ID:6532697
CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Thanks to the successful tourism promotion policy, tourism in Egypt rose by 48 percent in January in comparison with the same month last year, the tourism minister said. In statements to MENA on Thursday, Yehia Rashed said ....
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18 EU consuls in Hurghada to stand on security measures
Date: 2017-02-16 10:16:07 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:23 - ID:6532689
CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Foreign Ministry said that 18 European consuls accredited in Egypt started a two-day visit to the Red Sea city of Hurghada on Wednesday to stand on security measures taken to protect foreign tourists. In a statement on ....
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Israel's opposition leader calls for sacking Ayoub Kara for his statements on Palestinian state
Date: 2017-02-16 09:34:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:6532333
RAMALLAH, Feb 16 (MENA) - Israel's opposition leader Isaac Herzog called for sacking Israeli Minister Ayoub Kara following his statements in which he claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump will adopt a ....
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Dollar exchange rate inches down in major banks
Date: 2017-02-16 09:32:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:21 - ID:6532493
CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - The exchange rate of US dollar inched down on Thursday in the five major banks in comparison with Wednesday. The US dollar recorded EGP 16.45 for buying and EGP 16.50 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt. It recorded ....
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1,218 tourists visit Dahab, Saint Catherine over past 24 hours
Date: 2017-02-16 09:31:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:6532497
EL TOR, Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) - As many as 1,218 tourists of different nationalities visited South Sinai cities of Dahab and Saint Catherine over the past 24 hours. They included 418 tourists and 800 Egyptians, municipal officials said. They ....
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Egyptian, Libyan officials meet in Cairo over Libyan crisis
Date: 2017-02-16 09:20:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:6531993
CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Members of the High Council of State of Libya held on Thursday a meeting with their counterparts at the Egyptian committee on Libya in the presence of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. The meeting was meant to probe ....
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EU announces launch of OECD technical support for Suez Canal economic zone development
Date: 2017-02-16 09:17:29 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:6532137
CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - The European Union delegation in Cairo announced early Thursday the commencement of technical support - to be offered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - for developing the Suez Canal economic ....
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Dameitta port closed over bad weather
Date: 2017-02-16 08:54:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:6531825
KAFR El SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) - Damietta Port in Ezbet El Borg city was closed on Thursday due to bad weather conditions. Vacuum trucks out around the governorate sucked up standing water from the incessant rains. Executive bodies also ....
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Egypt's participation in Saudi Janadriyah festival quashes hubbub on joint ties strength - min
Date: 2017-02-16 08:20:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:6531773
RIYADH, Feb 16 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Adel bin Zaid al Toraifi said the Egyptian participation in the 31st Saudi National Festival for Heritage and Culture (Janadriyah Festival) repudiated the hubbub concerning the ....