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Cabinet denies allowing holders of visa to Saudi Arabia will be allowed to perform Hajj

Date: 2023-05-29 11:07:06 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:35 - ID:10183179

CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - The Cabinet Media Center has dismissed as groundless reports that Egyptians holding a visa to Saudi Arabia will be allowed to perform Hajj (pilgrimage) this year. In a statement Monday, the Cabinet said it contacted the ....

Saudi Arabia, UK discuss efforts to back political solution to Sudan

Date: 2023-05-29 11:06:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10183223

RIYADH, May 29 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on Monday discussed with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly efforts exerted by the Saudi Kingdom to back a political solution to the Sudanese crisis, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) ....

Local development min: President Sisi attaches great importance to develop North Sinai

Date: 2023-05-29 11:02:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:10183144

EL ARISH, Egypt, May 29 (MENA) - Local Development Minister Hisham Amna said that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attached great importance to developing North Sinai in the various domains and sectors, along with improving services provided for ....

18th session of meeting of senior officials of Arab-Chinese Cooperation Forum kicks off

Date: 2023-05-29 10:53:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:10183152

CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - The 18th session of the meeting of senior officials of the Arab-Chinese Cooperation Forum kicked off in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday, according to a statement by the Arab League's General Secretariat. Also, the ....

State keen on opening new IT markets in Africa, says Egyptian envoy to Dakar

Date: 2023-05-29 10:40:26 GMT - Senegal - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:10183045

DAKAR, May 29 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Senegal Khaled Aref has stressed the importance of efforts exerted by Egyptian Information Technology (IT) companies to open new markets abroad, especially in Africa. In statements to MENA Monday on ....

Lavrov says economic, trade cooperation to top discussions with Kenyan president

Date: 2023-05-29 10:39:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:10183192

MOSCOW, May 29 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during talks with Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya Mozes Wetangula in Nairobi on Monday that he also planned to discuss the progress of Russian-Kenyan ties with President ....

Sudanese Armed Forces deny terminating Juba Peace Agreement

Date: 2023-05-29 10:34:27 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:10183108

KHARTOUM, May 29 (MENA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces refuted allegations about the cancellation of the Juba Peace Agreement by the president of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Sudan news agency (SUNA) reported. The Sudanese Armed ....

9th ARCP meeting kicks off at AL general secretariat

Date: 2023-05-29 10:25:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:10183003

CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) – The ninth meeting of the Arab Regional Consultative Process on Migration and Refugee (ARCP) kicked off at the Arab League General Secretariat Monday. The discussions are set to continue over two days amid an increasing ....

Israeli settlements in Palestinian illegal: Palestinian presidency

Date: 2023-05-29 10:13:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10183146

RAMALLAH, May 29 (MENA) - Palestinian Presidency Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeina said on Monday that all the settlements established on the Palestinian territories, including Homesh settlement, are illegal. He asserted that continuous aggression ....

Dollar exchange rate stable at start of Monday's transactions

Date: 2023-05-29 10:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:26 - ID:10183113

CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - The US dollar exchange rate was stable at the beginning of Monday's transactions at Egypt's major banks. At the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr, the dollar rate registered EGP 30.75 for buying and EGP 30.85 for ....