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Agreement clinched with UAE to set up factory for date products: Aswan governor

Date: 2024-02-26 22:39:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:84 - ID:10599574

ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Feb 26 (MENA) - Aswan Governor Ashraf Attia said that an agreement has been made with the UAE to set up a factory for date products. In a statement Monday, the governor also referred to the Khalifa International Award, which ....

Int'l tender for 1st phase of desalination plant: SCZONE chief

Date: 2024-02-26 19:16:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:10599304

CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - Cooperation is underway with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to launch an international tender for the first phase of a desalination plant with an estimated production capacity of about 250,000 ....

Health minister meets delegation from AstraZeneca Egypt

Date: 2024-02-26 18:58:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:10599011

CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - Health and Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar discussed during a meeting on Monday with a delegation representing AstraZeneca Egypt ways of boosting cooperation and supporting the health sector in the coming ....

House okays amendments to deals with IsDB regarding LIBOR rates

Date: 2024-02-26 18:49:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:10598905

CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) – The House of Representatives Monday approved a presidential decree okaying an agreement to amend deals with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to replace LIBOR with SOFR rates. The House approved the decree after ....

Environment min. stresses importance of preventing occurrence of maritime environmental disasters

Date: 2024-02-26 17:48:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:10598897

CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad underlined the importance of continuously working on preventing the occurrence of maritime environmental disasters. The minister, meanwhile, underlined the importance of preparing ....

House approves inclusion of Expertise France within French Development Agency

Date: 2024-02-26 16:19:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:10598705

CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - The House of Representatives approved a presidential decree no. 9 of 2024 on the approval of Appendix no. 2 related to the framework agreement between the Egyptian government and the French Development Agency that was signed ....

Parliament approves € 50mn EU grant for Decent Life

Date: 2024-02-26 15:44:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:10598639

CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - The House of Representative, during its Monday session under Counselor Ahmed Saad El Dien, approved presidential decree no. 5 of 2024 giving the green light to the EU contribution of 50 million Euros designated to Decent Life ....

Par'lt approves amending some provisions of Consumer Protection Law

Date: 2024-02-26 13:37:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:10598567

CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - The House of Representatives has given its approval to a draft law, presented by the government on amending some provisions of the Consumer Protection Law, issued by Law no. 181 of 2018. The approval came on Monday ....

Military production minister calls for hard work to enhance military production

Date: 2024-02-26 12:50:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:10598497

CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Salah El Din Mostafa called for hard work to enhance the military production sector. The minister's call came during his inspection tour of Helwan Company for Engineering ....

Manpower minister orders quick pay of compensations for victims of ferry accident in Giza

Date: 2024-02-26 10:52:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:10598259

CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) – Manpower Minister Hassan Shehata has directed the seasonal labor department to act to quickly pay urgent compensations for victims of a Giza ferry accident and their families. At least three people were killed and four ....