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Togo President visits Egypt's St Bishoy Monastery

Date: 2017-02-15 22:45:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:6531073

WADI AL-NATROUN, Feb 15 (MENA) - Togo President Faure Gnassingbé on Wednesday paid a visit to Egypt’s St Bishoy Monastery in Wadi El Natrun. He was received by the monastery bishops who gifted him a medal of the Holy Family. Gnassingbé ....

Lebanese People's Congress says Aoun’s visit to Egypt ‘successful’

Date: 2017-02-15 22:32:10 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:6530605

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (MENA) – The Lebanese People's Congress on Wednesday said that the visit made by Lebanon President Michel Aoun to Egypt this week was ‘successful’. In a statement, the congress hailed warm welcoming of Aoun by Egypt’s President ....

Egypt’s ambassador in Bern meets Swiss National Council speaker

Date: 2017-02-15 22:23:39 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:80 - ID:6530945

CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) – Egypt’s ambassador in Bern Hisham Seif el Din discussed Wednesday with Swiss National Council speaker Jürg Stahl ways to boost ties. Stahl voiced his hope that Egypt could achieve its desired stability, which of course ....

10 referred to criminal court for seizing endowment plot in Tanta

Date: 2017-02-15 21:58:44 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:79 - ID:6530161

TANTA, Egypt, Feb 15 (MENA) – Ten defendants, including four in absentia, were referred to the criminal court over charges of illegally seizing a plot of land belonging to the Egyptian Endowments Authority in Al Khankah town in Qalyubia ....

Trump says he 'can live with' either one- or two-state solution in Israel

Date: 2017-02-15 21:39:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:6530797

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is keeping his options open about how best to reach a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian situation but urged Israel to hold back on settlement building in occupied ....

EGP 500 mln earmarked to develop water network in Arish

Date: 2017-02-15 21:28:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:77 - ID:6530593

ARISH, Egypt, Feb 15 (MENA) - North Sinai governor Abdel Fattah Harhour said Wednesday EGP 532 million have been allocated for developing the water pipeline network. Harhour added the construction of two water desalination plants was underway, ....

Egypt fixes customs dollar rate at EGP 16 till end of February

Date: 2017-02-15 20:59:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:76 - ID:6530941

CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) – Finance Minister Amr el Garhi decided Wednesday to set the customs dollar exchange rate at EGP 16 till the end of the February. The new tariff will be effective as of Thursday, a ministerial decision, obtained by MENA, ....

UNESCO’s Bokova attends opening of Museum of Egyptian Civilization

Date: 2017-02-15 20:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:75 - ID:6530617

CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova on Wednesday took part in the partial inauguration of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization which organized temporary exhibitions that showcase objects borrowed from a number of ....

Kuwaiti, Iranian leaders discuss boosting ties

Date: 2017-02-15 20:26:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:6530429

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 15 (MENA) – Kuwait’s Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met Wednesday with visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his accompanying delegation, in presence of Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, ....

Global-PRNewswire(6):Arab Travelers flock to download Rahlat.com Mobile Applications

Date: 2017-02-15 20:20:10 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:73 - ID:6530933

Rahlat.com reveals its hotel & flights booking Android and iOS applications STOCKHOLM, Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- Rahlat.com unveiled its mobile applications which operate under the Android and iOS systems earlier this month; the ....