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Civil Aviaiton Minister: Ministry will be implementing all unfinished projects
Date: 2014-06-17 14:16:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:783158
Minister of Civil Aviation Hossam Kamal said on Tuesday that his ministry will continue carrying out all projects for improving the civil aviation industry in Egypt. In press statements, he added that the coming phase will see implementing the ....
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Shoukry:President Sisi set features of Egyptian foreign policy
Date: 2014-06-17 13:59:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:783129
Newly-appointed Foreign Minister Shameh Shoukry on Tuesday said that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has set at today's Cabinet meeting the features of the Egyptian foreign policy in the coming phase. He explained that this policy is balanced and ....
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Sisi issues decree increasing pensions by 10%
Date: 2014-06-17 13:50:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:783109
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday issued a decree increasing pensions by 10 percent as of July this year. Presidential Spokesman Ambassador Ihab Badawy said that the move came in line with related laws and regulations. ....
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Minister: Oil ministry seeks providing fuel needs
Date: 2014-06-17 13:48:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:32 - ID:783108
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sherif Ismail on Tuesday said that one of the first priorities of his ministry in the coming phase is providing fuel needs for the public and all economic sectors. In press statements after taking the ....
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Administrative court authorizes lawyer to challenge protest law
Date: 2014-06-17 13:47:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:783103
The administrative court has authorized a human rights lawyer to challenge the protest law before the Supreme Constitutional Court. Khaled Ali wants the court to determine whether the protest law is constitutional and in line with the ....
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49 vessels sail through Suez Canal
Date: 2014-06-17 13:43:06 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:783090
Forty-nine vessels transited the Suez Canal in two convoys on Tuesday carrying a total cargo of 2.755 million tons. The south-bound convoy comprised 32 ships carrying a cargo of 1.619 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 17 ones ....
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6 persons killed in Baghdad blast
Date: 2014-06-17 13:29:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:782839
Six people have been killed in a bomb blast in central Baghdad, a security source said Tuesday. A roadside bomb went off in Sheikh Omar area near Rasafa town in central Baghdad as a van carrying passengers was passing by, the source ....
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Egypt bourse loses EGP 5.2bln, main index down by 1.47%
Date: 2014-06-17 13:27:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:783046
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices sharply went down on Tuesday amid intensive sale operations by local institutions and investment funds amid fears of the mounting crisis in Iraq and threats of a US military response. The bourse indices ignored ....
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Senior judge hopes new govt realizes Egyptians' aspiration
Date: 2014-06-17 13:22:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:783029
Ahmed al-Zend, head of the Judges Club, has voiced hope that the new government would be capable of realizing the aspirations of the Egyptian people. In two cables sent to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, Zend ....
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Mahlab vows prompt reform action across Egypt
Date: 2014-06-17 13:20:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:783025
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said on Tuesday that the coming period would witness prompt action to provide security across the country. During a press conference held today following the first cabinet meeting under President Abdel Fattah El ....