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  • Communication min. meets WB delegation

    Communication min. meets WB delegation

    Date: 2014-06-24 15:09:22 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:43 - ID:795679

    Communication Minister Atef Helmy has met with a World Bank Group delegation. The meeting tackled bilateral cooperation in the communication and information technology fields. The minister has said Egypt seeks to develop the communications ....

  • Losing agricultural lands may cause political, social wreck in Egypt

    Losing agricultural lands may cause political, social wreck in Egypt

    Date: 2014-06-24 14:41:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:42 - ID:795605

    Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Adel el-Beltagui warned that the growing encroachments on agricultural lands could be detrimental to Egypt. The loss of the country's agricultural lands means the loss of its agricultural resources and ....

  • Netanyahu says he appreciates Abbas's

    Netanyahu says he appreciates Abbas's "important words" against kidnapping

    Date: 2014-06-24 14:03:14 GMT - Israel - International - SN:41 - ID:795517

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he appreciated Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s words of condemnation of the kidnappings of three Israeli settlers, labeling them "important", Israeli media reported. Netanyahu’s ....

  • 32 vessels transit Suez Canal

    32 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-06-24 14:01:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:795513

    Thirty-two vessels transited the Suez Canal Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.077 million tons. The north-bound convoy comprised 15 ships, carrying a cargo of 1,20 million tons, while the south-bound convoy included 17 ships, carrying 1,057 ....

  • AL chief meets UNRWA Commissioner-General on Palestinian refugees

    AL chief meets UNRWA Commissioner-General on Palestinian refugees

    Date: 2014-06-24 14:00:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:795461

    Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil El Araby met Tuesday with UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Pierre Krahenbuhl at the AL headquarters in Cairo and discussed the latest developments in the region, especially ....

  • FM hails African Union role in drafting

    FM hails African Union role in drafting "AU Agenda 2063"

    Date: 2014-06-24 13:59:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:795506

    Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry has praised as distinguished efforts exerted by the African Union in putting forward the "AU Agenda 2063", Badr Abdel Ati, the spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The proposed agenda "will be a ....

  • Sisi, Hailemariam to meet on sidelines of African summit in Malabo -- Ethiopian minister

    Sisi, Hailemariam to meet on sidelines of African summit in Malabo -- Ethiopian minister

    Date: 2014-06-24 13:40:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:795468

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn are set to meet on the sidelines of the African Summit that will kick off in Equatorial Guinea Thursday, a senior Ethiopian official said Tuesday. Talks between ....

  • ETUF welcomes Sisi decision to give up half his monthly salary

    ETUF welcomes Sisi decision to give up half his monthly salary

    Date: 2014-06-24 13:37:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:795464

    The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) has welcomed President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's announcement he is giving up half his monthly salary and half his fortune to Egypt. Sisi's initiative is a call for all capable Egyptians to donate to Egypt, ....

  • Investment min. meets Egypt envoy to Russia

    Investment min. meets Egypt envoy to Russia

    Date: 2014-06-24 13:35:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:36 - ID:795462

    Investment Minister Ashraf Salman held a meeting with Egypt's ambassador to Russia Mohamed El Badry. They discussed investment opportunities in Egypt and the embassy's role in luring Russian investments to the country. The minister said that ....

  • Bomb defused in North Sinai

    Bomb defused in North Sinai

    Date: 2014-06-24 13:30:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:795452

    Security forces in North Sinai on Tuesday defused a bomb that was set to go off in Al-Goura area in Sheikh Zweid. No casualties or damage were reported, according to a security source. The source said that the security apparatus has received a ....

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