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Egypt's banks, stock market off on Thursday for Eastern Christmas
Date: 2022-01-02 15:46:06 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:54 - ID:9347948
CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) – The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that Thursday would be an official holiday for all banks to mark Eastern Christmas, which falls on January 7. The stock market will also be closed on the same day. Orthodox ....
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Saafan says draft labor law compatible with int'l agreements
Date: 2022-01-02 15:37:43 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:53 - ID:9347667
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan has said the amended draft of the labor law is compatible with all international agreements Egypt had signed. During a Senate session on Sunday under Speaker Abdel Wahab Abdel Razeq to ....
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Suez Canal records all-time high revenues in 2021
Date: 2022-01-02 15:35:23 GMT - Egypt - Suez Canal - SN:52 - ID:9347586
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 2 (MENA) - Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabea said on Sunday that the international waterway achieved a high record last year with revenues hitting dlrs 6.3 billion. In a press release, Rabea said 20,694 ....
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Power supply restored in Sharm after outage triggered by floods
Date: 2022-01-02 15:33:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:9347906
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Electrical supply has been restored to all parts of Sharm El Sheikh after a power cut they experienced yesterday due to heavy rainfall, the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy announced Sunday. Due to overwhelming ....
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Sisi asserts Egypt’s support to Kuwait’s security, stability
Date: 2022-01-02 15:23:00 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:50 - ID:9347808
CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted Egypt’s support to Kuwait’s security and stability which falls within its fixed policy to maintain the Arab Gulf’s security. This came during his meeting with Kuwaiti Ambassador in ....
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Health ministry spokesman: Sisi's era witnessed unprecedented spending on health sector
Date: 2022-01-02 15:07:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:9347813
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said that the era of President Abdel Fattah el Sisi has witnessed an unprecedented spending on the health sector. In statements to ExtraNews TV channel ....
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Sisi stresses Egypt's support for UN efforts to counter crime, illicit drugs, terrorism
Date: 2022-01-02 14:47:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:9347810
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed Egypt’s support for the role played by the UN in the face of challenges posed by crime, illicit drugs and terrorism. At a meeting with UN Undersecretary Ghada Waly on Sunday, Sisi ....
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Cassation court commutes capital punishment for 6 convicts to rigorous sentence in Pyramids hotel attack case
Date: 2022-01-02 14:33:32 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:47 - ID:9347752
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Court of Cassation accepted on Sunday an appeal filed by six convicts in a case known as "the pyramids hotel attack". According to the court's new ruling, the capital punishment was commuted to a harsh ten-year prison ....
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EGX indices show mixed performance, benchmark slightly decreases 0.33 pct
Date: 2022-01-02 14:16:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:9347811
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices showed mixed performance at the close of Sunday's trading amid purchases from Egyptian investors. The market capital lost nearly EGP 1.1 billion to register EGP 764.3 billion after ....
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PM discusses suggested amendments to regulations of real estate funds
Date: 2022-01-02 14:08:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:9347658
CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli asserted that real estate funds are considered an important mechanism to increase real estate investment opportunities and provide funding sources required. This came during his meeting with ....