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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • UN investigates human rights violations as ISIL overtakes key areas of Iraq

    Date: 2014-06-24 12:32:17 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:795181

    GENEVA, June 24 (MENA) - The United Nations said Tuesday at least 1,075 Iraqi citizens, the vast majority of them civilians, have been killed during June as the ISIL overtakes key areas of the country, ABC News reported. According to the UN human ....

  • Communication min., UAE state min. discuss boosting cooperation

    Date: 2014-06-24 12:26:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:794975

    CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) – Communication Minister Atef Helmy discussed with United Arab Emirates' Minister of State Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber prospects of boosting bilateral cooperation in the communication and information technology fields. They ....

  • EGX indices go down on back of sharp decline at Dubai stock exchange

    Date: 2014-06-24 12:25:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:64 - ID:795191

    CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went down at the end of trading Tuesday following the sharp decline at Dubai stock exchange. The capital market lost some 4.85 billion pounds. The EGX 30 benchmark index went down by 1.66 ....

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