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New grain storage system to save EGP 4bln in annual losses: Agriculture Minister
Date: 2013-11-17 18:24:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:135 - ID:392433
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MEN) - The government has started the implementation of an urgent program through which it is planning to reduce wheat waste. Agriculture Minister Ayman Abu-Hadid said the government sustains losses of EGP 4 billion annually due to ....
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Protest outside Libyan GNC calling for dissolving interim cabinet
Date: 2013-11-17 18:19:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:134 - ID:392385
TRIPOLI, Nov 17 (MENA) – Dozens of Tripoli residents staged a protest on Sunday outside the General National Congress (GNC) headquarters against Friday's slaughter in a confrontation outside a militia headquarters. The protesters urged the ....
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Foreign ministry undersecretary meets Russian popular diplomacy delegation
Date: 2013-11-17 18:14:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:133 - ID:392424
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Fatima el-Zahraa Etman met on Sunday with a Russian popular diplomacy delegation currently visiting Cairo. The meeting touched on the importance of such visits to promote relations and ties ....
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52 killed in Russian plane crash
Date: 2013-11-17 18:07:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:132 - ID:392496
MOSCOW, Nov 17 (MENA) – As many as 52 people were killed when a Russian airliner crashed on landing at the Russian city of Kazan, Tatarstan. Russia Today said the Boeing 737 plane left Domodedovo airport in Moscow but exploded on its second attempt ....
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Damanhour transport firm workers start strike
Date: 2013-11-17 18:06:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:131 - ID:392390
DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Nov 17 (MENA) - Workers of a transport firm run by the governorate in Damanhour have started an open-ended strike as of Sunday in protest against what they term "the bad management of the firm". The strike caused a traffic jam in ....
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Finance min. participates in Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration annual meeting Monday
Date: 2013-11-17 18:02:28 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:130 - ID:392384
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) – Egypt’s Finance Minister Ahmed Galal will participate on Monday in the inauguration of the annual meeting of Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration to take place in France. The minister is expected to give a speech ....
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Hollande to Peres: We must strive for peace
Date: 2013-11-17 17:57:01 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:129 - ID:392321
GAZA, Nov 17 (MENA) – French President Francois Hollande said to Israeli President Shimon Peres during the welcoming ceremony accorded to him upon his arrival to Israel "You are a fighter for justice and I know that if the Israelis and Palestinians ....
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Gov't works with team spirit to establish water projects: Irrigation min.
Date: 2013-11-17 17:53:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:128 - ID:392430
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) – Egypt’s Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdul Motaleb asserted that the government is working with a team spirit to achieve the required harmony particularly when it comes to establishing projects, especially ....
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Arab, African FMs endorse Kuwait declaration on Palestine
Date: 2013-11-17 17:43:44 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:392261
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 17 (MENA) - Arab and African foreign ministers gathering here to prepare for Tuesday's third Arab-African summit approved Sunday the blueprint of Kuwait Declaration on Palestine which is a document regarding developments of the ....
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91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned
Date: 2013-11-17 17:36:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:126 - ID:392262
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of 5.5 billion pounds. In an online statement, the ministry said the average yield on the 91-day T-bills was 10.799 %, adding it accepted bids at rates ....