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Cabinet approves new labor bill, amending ENR law
Date: 2016-11-29 20:46:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:104 - ID:6054945
CAIRO, Nov 29 (MENA) - A cabinet session, under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, on Tuesday approved a new labor bill. The bill will be passed to the State Council to conduct the needed legal review before being submitted to the House of ....
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Obama declines to send official delegation to Fidel Castro’s funeral
Date: 2016-11-29 20:20:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:6055037
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has decided not to send a presidential delegation to Havana for the funeral of Fidel Castro, Cuba's former leader, The Washington Post reported. Instead of an official delegation, the White ....
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Moderate quake hits Gulf of Aqaba
Date: 2016-11-29 19:45:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:102 - ID:6054661
CAIRO, Nov 29 (MENA) - A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea late Tuesday. Speaking to MENA, President of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics Hatem Ouda said that the earthquake was felt in Dahab ....
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Important step to achieve objectives of UK-Egypt education partnership - embassy
Date: 2016-11-29 19:33:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:101 - ID:6054597
CAIRO, Nov 29 (MENA) - UK Embassy in Cairo said Tuesday another important step was taken towards achieving the Memorandum of Understanding's (MOU) objectives for education signed by President Abdel Fatah El Sisi in November 2015, which lists 12 ....
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Syria conflict: US admits mistakes led to strike on state forces
Date: 2016-11-29 19:14:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:6054393
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (MENA) - The US has admitted carrying out an attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of Syrian forces fighting Daesh. The US-led coalition said the "mistake" on 17 September was intended to target Daesh positions, BBC ....
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Egyptian European Business Council hails China for encouraging tourists to visit Egypt
Date: 2016-11-29 18:54:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:99 - ID:6054273
CAIRO, Nov 29 (MENA) - The Egyptian European Business Council on Tuesday hailed China’s stance encouraging Chinese tourists to visit Egypt. China considers Egypt one of the world's favorable tourism destination, Council Chairman Mohamed Abul ....
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Industry minister to open new factories at Kafr el Dawar's textile industrial zone
Date: 2016-11-29 18:35:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:98 - ID:6054385
DAMANHUR, Nov 29 (MENA) - Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil is scheduled Thursday to pay a visit to Kafr el Dawar's industrial zone to open new factories and lay the foundation stone for some others at the second phase of the textile ....
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Chief of Staff receives Air Component Commander for US Central Command
Date: 2016-11-29 18:17:24 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:97 - ID:6054453
CAIRO, Nov 29 (MENA) - Egyptian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Hegazy on Tuesday received Air Component Commander for US Central Command Lieutenant General Jeffrey Harrigian, and his accompanying delegation now visiting ....
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Turkey entered Syria to end Assad's rule - Erdogan
Date: 2016-11-29 17:55:47 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:6053961
ANKARA, Nov 29 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his country's military operations in Syria aim to end the rule of Syrian President Bashar al Assad, the local Hurriyet daily news reported. "In my estimation, nearly one ....
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UN rights commissioner concerned about humanitarian situation in Syria
Date: 2016-11-29 17:39:46 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:95 - ID:6054009
GENEVA, Nov 29 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Commissioner has voiced concern about the humanitarian situation in Syria's Aleppo. "We are concerned about the well-being of civilians currently caught up in the fighting in Aleppo. Tens of thousands ....