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Harris: Congress should lift debt ceiling
Date: 2023-05-18 21:16:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:10165690
WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday convened a call of elected officials, local leaders and administration allies to warn of the dangers of a potential default as she takes on an increased role in the White ....
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Port Said harbor receives tourist cruise ship Vaiking Mars with 917 passengers on board
Date: 2023-05-18 21:16:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:84 - ID:10165659
PORT SAID, Egypt, May 18 (MENA) - Port Said harbor received on Thursday Vaiking Mars tourist ship coming from Sharm El Sheikh as part of her current tourist program, with 917 passengers and 455 crew members on board. A statement released by the ....
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US, Moldova sign open skies agreement
Date: 2023-05-18 20:28:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:10165658
WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma and Moldova Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Lilia Dabija, with Prime Minister Dorin Recean, signed an Open Skies Air ....
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Russia plans to increase direct flights to Cuba starting from end of May
Date: 2023-05-18 20:27:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:82 - ID:10165657
MOSCOW, May 18 (MENA) - Russia plans to increase the number of direct charter flights to Cuba starting from the end of May, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko as saying on Thursday. "The number of tourists ....
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Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II cost UK Government £161.7m
Date: 2023-05-18 20:27:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:10165617
LONDON, May 18 (MENA) – The funeral and lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 cost the UK Government an estimated £161.7 million, the Evening Standard reported. The largest cost was reported by the Home Office at £73.7 million, ....
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CBE says global inflation pressures are abating, they are behind decision to maintain interest rates
Date: 2023-05-18 18:52:49 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:80 - ID:10165582
CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said that the global inflation pressures are easing, adding that's why the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided on Thursday to maintain the overnight deposit rate, the overnight lending rate, ....
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ACA chief: Egypt keen on supporting Africa's efforts to prevent, combat corruption
Date: 2023-05-18 18:44:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:10165578
CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Head of Egypt's Administrative Control Authority (ACA) Amr Adel asserted Egypt's keenness on supporting African efforts to prevent and combat corruption and increase awareness about its risks along with encouraging African ....
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Egyptian amb. in Tunis congratulates weightlifting team for bagging 30 medals in African Championship
Date: 2023-05-18 18:43:57 GMT - Tunisia - Sports - SN:78 - ID:10165488
TUNIS, May 18 (MENA) - Egyptian amb. in Tunis Ehab Fahmi congratulated on Thursday weightlifting team for clinching 30 medals; 21 gold, four silver and five bronze, in the Senior African Weightlifting Championships, currently held in Tunis from May ....
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Egypt's Sporting Club notches bronze in African Men's Handball Championship
Date: 2023-05-18 18:40:18 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:77 - ID:10165433
CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Alexandria Sporting Club, also commonly known as Sporting Alexandria, won a bronze medal in the 2023 edition of African Men's Handball Championship. The Sporting club managed to heavily defeat Morocco's Raja Agadir 34-17 ....
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Agriculture min. urges Afreximbank to boost support to food security programs
Date: 2023-05-18 18:38:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:76 - ID:10165185
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, 'May 18 (MENA) - Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayyed el Qusair on Thursday called on the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to boost support to programs on food security, enhancing rural innovation, ....