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UK Foreign Office to cut counter-terrorism budget by half
Date: 2014-06-24 13:06:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:76 - ID:795271
LONDON, June 24 (MENA) - The UK Foreign Office has halved its counter-terrorism budget even as officials warn of the most severe threat to the UK from overseas terror groups since the London bombings in 2005, the Financial Times reported on ....
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Egypt, UAE seek boosting military cooperation
Date: 2014-06-24 13:04:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:795360
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel General Sedki Sobhi held talks on Tuesday with Chief of Staff of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Lt. General Hamad Thani Al-Rumaythi and his accompanying delegation, ....
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UK's Hammond warns of threat posed by ISIL ahead of talks with foreign ministers
Date: 2014-06-24 13:03:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:74 - ID:795290
LONDON, June 24 (MENA) - British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond started Tuesday a visit to the Gulf region to talk with leaders about the threat posed by hardline Islamist militants in Iraq, The Times reported Tuesday. The defense secretary ....
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Court sets dates for adjudication against 52 MB members
Date: 2014-06-24 12:53:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:795262
MINYA, Upper Egypt, June 24 (MENA) - Minya Criminal Court on Tuesday set July, August and September for holding four hearing sessions in the trial of 52 defendants of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group, who are facing charges of staging illegal ....
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EGX changes trading session hours in Ramadan
Date: 2014-06-24 12:45:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:66 - ID:795228
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) will change the hours of the trading session during the holy month of Ramadan. The EGX will reduce the time of trading to three hours instead of four, said a statement on Tuesday. The trading ....
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Tourism ministry to sponsor Aida show to encourage tourism
Date: 2014-06-24 12:43:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:795150
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The Egyptian Tourism Ministry is due to sponsor the famous Opera Aida show, which will be hosted by Austria on July 9 to August 17, as part of its endeavors to support the tourism sector here. The event, which will be held ....
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State Lawsuits Authority obtains rulings in international investment disputes in favor of Egypt worth EGP 15bn
Date: 2014-06-24 12:40:50 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:795225
BEIRUT, June 24 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority Counselor Ezzat Ouda on Tuesday said that the authority has managed to obtain rulings in international investment disputes in favor of Egypt to the value of 15 billion ....
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Egyptian Bourse off Tuesday on start of new fiscal year
Date: 2014-06-24 12:39:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:795257
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The Egyptian Stock Exchange will close Tuesday as all banks will be off due to the commencement of the new 2014-2015 fiscal year. In statements Tuesday, the EGX head Mohamed Omran said the bourse said trading will be ....
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Trade Minister says economy up some times in 2013-2014
Date: 2014-06-24 12:39:33 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:69 - ID:795076
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour has said that economic indices have shown positive readings in a number of times over the past few months. The industrial growth rate has increased during the third ....
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Minister highlights need for establishing special environment fund
Date: 2014-06-24 12:34:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:795072
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Minister of Environment Khaled Fahmy asserted that efforts are currently under way to establish a special fund for environmental finance in order to meet environment protection needs and not increase burdens on the ....