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Housing min. says 1.5 million residential units built since 2014

Date: 2024-07-15 17:17:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:10786859

CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Sherif El Sherbiny said that as many as 1.5 million residential units have been constructed since 2014. Sherbiny made the comments during a press conference attended by ....

IT minister to par'lt: Priority given to expanding AI applications, digital innovation

Date: 2024-07-15 17:08:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:48 - ID:10786791

CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat asserted his ministry is prioritizing expansions in Artificial intelligence (AI) applications and works to establish quality digital infrastructure and digital ....

US Secret Service director: agency will participate in Trump assassination attempt investigation amid questions over procedures

Date: 2024-07-15 16:48:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:10786989

WASHINGTON, July 15 (MENA) - In her first public statement since the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday said the agency will “participate fully” in an independent review ....

Global childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023: WHO, UNICEF

Date: 2024-07-15 16:44:53 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:46 - ID:10786990

NEW YORK, July 15 (MENA) - Global childhood immunization coverage stalled in 2023, leaving 2.7 million additional children un- and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to data published today by the World Health ....

EU: Destruction, loss of lives in Gaza tragedy transcending all borders

Date: 2024-07-15 16:40:20 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10786843

BRUSSELS, July 15 (MENA) - High Representative for Foreign, Political and Security Affairs of the European Union (EU) Josep Borrell described destruction and loss of human lives in Gaza due to the Israeli war as a tragedy that transcends all ....

South African Electrotechnical Export Council launches Continental Energy Investment Forum

Date: 2024-07-15 16:37:29 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:44 - ID:10786853

JOHANNESBURG, July 15 (MENA) - South African Export Council launched on Monday the Energy Sector Inward Buying and Investment Mission, which brings high-level delegates from across the continent to Johannesburg and Cape Town from July 15 to 19. ....

Indonesia to increase its contribution to UNRWA by US$1.2 million

Date: 2024-07-15 16:34:45 GMT - Indonesia - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10786865

JAKARTA, July 15 (MENA) - Indonesia has announced that it will be committed to increasing regular voluntary contributions to the United Nations Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) as a form of concrete support for its work with Palestinian ....

National security is always top 'priority' amid challenges, conflicts in region--Official

Date: 2024-07-15 16:29:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:10786793

CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - Minister of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs and Political Communication Mahmoud Fawzi stated that Egypt's national security is always a top "priority" for the government amid challenges and conflicts in the region. This ....

Defense min. meets officers from Central Military Zone

Date: 2024-07-15 16:20:15 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:41 - ID:10786942

CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - Defense and Military Production Minister General Abdul Meguid Saqr has met with a number of special forces and members of the Central Military Zone, in the presence of Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lt. General Ahmed ....

Dollar exchange rate declines at end of Monday's transactions

Date: 2024-07-15 15:25:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:10786692

CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - The dollar exchange rate inched down to be traded at EGP 47.75 for buying and EGP 47.85 for selling during Monday's transactions at Egypt's major banks. At Banque Misr, the dollar rate registered EGP 47.84 for buying and ....