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  • AL economic, social council kicks off at ministerial level

    Date: 2017-02-16 11:07:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6533085

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – The meetings of the 99th round of the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League, led by Algeria, kicked off on Thursday at the AL headquarters in Cairo. The meetings are attended by the Arab ministers of trade, industry ....

  • CAPMAS: 63.9% increase in cotton exports in 1st quarter of 2016-2107 agricultural year

    Date: 2017-02-16 10:49:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:28 - ID:6533109

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) stated Thursday that Egyptian cotton exports in the period between September and November 2016 totaled 202,500 metric quintals compared to 123,600 metric ....

  • Social solidarity min. meets Sudanese delegation

    Date: 2017-02-16 10:48:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:6533093

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali held on Thursday a meeting with a Sudanese delegation to discuss means of boosting bilateral cooperation. The meeting was attended by the Sudanese ambassador in Cairo. Wali ....

  • Sudanese president to start official visit to UAE Friday

    Date: 2017-02-16 10:40:58 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:6533117

    KHARTOUM, Feb 16 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir will head for the UAE on Friday on a several days' official visit. During the visit, Bashir will hold talks with UAE officials on bilateral ties alongside an array of regional and ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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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