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Cabinet approves draft law on resolving tax disputes

Date: 2024-07-17 13:55:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:10789791

CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - The Cabinet approved Wednesday a draft law regarding the renewal of Law No. 79 of 2016 regarding resolving tax disputes. The cabinet said during a meeting Wednesday the draft law comes within the framework of efforts to ....

Chinese consul general in Alex. lauds ties with Egypt

Date: 2024-07-17 13:53:49 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:44 - ID:10789893

ALEXANDRIA, July 17 (MENA) – Consul General of the Consulate General of China in Alexandria Yang Yi has praised strong ties with Egypt, expecting the future of bilateral relations to be promising. Speaking to MENA Wednesday, Yang said ....

US, Thai officials discuss Gaza ceasefire, detainees release

Date: 2024-07-17 13:47:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:10789918

WASHINGTON, July 17 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Thai counterpart Maris Sangiampongsa have spoken over the phone and called for an immediate ceasefire and the release of all hostages, including the Thai citizens held in ....

USCENTCOM: Daesh is attempting to reconstitute

Date: 2024-07-17 13:47:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:10789895

WASHINGTON, July 16 (MENA) - The US Central Command (USCENTCOM) said Daesh has claimed 153 attacks in Iraq and Syria. At this rate, Daesh is on pace to more than double the total number of attacks they claimed in 2023, according to a press ....

Cabinet okays agreement with AfDB to support private sector development

Date: 2024-07-17 13:46:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:41 - ID:10789864

CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) – Meeting under Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli Wednesday, the Cabinet approved a draft decree by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi regarding an agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to contribute to financing the ....

UAE, Indonesian Presidents discuss strategic relations,Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Date: 2024-07-17 13:45:43 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:10789900

ABU DHABI, July 17 (MENA) - UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia, reviewed on Wednesday the strategic relations within the framework of the two countries’ Comprehensive Economic ....

‘We plan to decrease budget debt starting 2024/2025,’ says finance min.

Date: 2024-07-17 13:44:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:10789712

CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said Wednesday the ministry aims to put the budget debt on a downward path, during the review of future estimates for the budget of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025. This came during the ....

Cabinet approves bill on amending some provisions of traffic law

Date: 2024-07-17 13:40:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:10789764

CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - The Cabinet approved on Wednesday a bill on amending some provisions of traffic law no 66 of 1973, especially with regard to the penalty of intentional obliteration of metal plates. The bill calls for the punishment by ....

Sisi greets Belgian king on National Day

Date: 2024-07-17 13:39:33 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:37 - ID:10789854

CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Wednesday sent a cable of greetings to King Philippe of Belgium on National Day. Sisi also delegated presidential secretary Mohamed Reda el-Sayyed to the Embassy of Belgium in Cairo to ....

All EGX indexes up at close of Wednesday trading

Date: 2024-07-17 12:36:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:36 - ID:10789798

CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went up collectively at the close of Wednesday's trading, pushed by slaes operations by Arab and Egyptian institutions and funds. The market capital gained nearly EGP 34 billion, registering ....