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  • Finance minister appoints Negm as acting head of Customs Authority

    Date: 2018-08-07 14:14:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:7522879

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Minister of Finance Dr Mohamed Mait Tuesday appointed Kamal Hassan Negm as acting Customs Authority head. Negm has been head of the Central Department for the Eastern Zone at the Custom Operations Sector since 2016. The ....

  • Industrial sector important for national economy -- Minister

    Date: 2018-08-07 14:13:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:7523009

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Minister of Planning Hala Saeed on Tuesday said that the industrial sector is playing an important role in the national economy. At a meeting with head of the Egyptian Federation for Investors Associations Mohamed Farid ....

  • New batch of Gaza pilgrims arrive at Cairo Airport

    Date: 2018-08-07 14:10:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:7523011

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - A new batch of Gaza pilgrims arrived on Tuesday at Cairo Airport in preparation for leaving for Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj rituals. The batch, that includes 352 pilgrims, crossed the Rafah terminal and arrived at Cairo ....

  • EgyptAir operates 21 flights to transport pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2018-08-07 14:09:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:7523019

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - EgyptAir operates 21 flights Tuesday to transport pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, the company said in a statement. The national carrier will be transporting 5,320 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia throughout the day via 12 flights from ....

  • Local development min. decides to set up human rights unit at ministry

    Date: 2018-08-07 14:03:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:7522953

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Local Development Minister Mahmoud Shaarawy decided on Tuesday to establish a human rights unit at the Ministry of Local Development. In a statement, Shaarawy said that the unit will receive the citizens' complaints ....

  • Immigration min. hails ties with Sudan

    Date: 2018-08-07 14:01:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:7522882

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Immigration Minister Nabila Makram asserted the depth of historical ties between Egypt and Sudan. Her remark came on Tuesday during a meeting with Secretary-General of the Organization of Sudanese Expatriates Affairs (OSEA) ....

  • Cabinet approves personal data protection bill, refers it to State Council - minister

    Date: 2018-08-07 13:17:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:7522878

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Minister of Communication and Information Technology Dr Amr Talaat said Tuesday the Cabinet has approved a bill on protection of personal data and referred it to the State Council. In a press statement following a weekly ....

  • Sharing, revealing personal data criminalized by new law

    Date: 2018-08-07 13:11:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:7522961

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - The cabinet announced here Tuesday that the law on personal data protection will be enforced on Egyptians inside and outside Egypt and non-Egyptians inside and outside Egypt as long as the data in question are of Egyptians or ....

  • Cabinet approves decisions, draft laws

    Date: 2018-08-07 13:04:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:7522957

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Cabinet held a meeting Tuesday under Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli at which its approved a request by the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology and a draft decision by Alexandria city council. The ....

  • Mulla: Luring investments, turning Egypt into energy center top priority

    Date: 2018-08-07 09:56:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:7522447

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Petroleum Minister Tareq el Mulla asserted that encouraging investments and turning Egypt into a regional energy center represent a top priority for the petroleum sector. He made the remarks on Tuesday while chairing a ....

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