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  • FAO Food Price Index reaches 10-year high in 2021

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:54:35 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:29 - ID:9376277

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) reached 10-year high in 2021, averaging 133.7 points in December 2021, down 1.2 points (0.9 percent) from November, but still up 25.1 points (23.1 percent) from December 2020. Except for ....

  • AOHR head to MENA: NGOs extended legalization reflects strong ties between State, civil society

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:46:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:9376139

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - President of the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) Alaa Shalaby commended a Cabinet's decision on amending civil service law no. 149 of year 2019 to extend the period of legalizing the status of NGOs for another a ....

  • Israel's demolition in Al Quds ignites tension - EU

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:43:44 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:27 - ID:9376190

    BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (MENA) - Ongoing Israel's demolition acts and illegal displacement in Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) will ignite tension, warned the European Union in a statement. Talking about the developments in Al Quds, the EU official ....

  • AL urges int'l intervention to rescue lives of 2 Palestinian prisoners

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:42:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:9376141

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - The Arab League urged the Arab and international organizations concerned with the human and children rights as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to immediately intervene to rescue two Palestinian ....

  • Sisi receives S.Korean president

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:34:26 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:25 - ID:9376270

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah el Sisi received on Thursday South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the presidential palace of Ittihadiya. An official reception was held for the Korean president. Sisi welcomed Moon and his ....

  • Awqaf min. to open mosque in Kafr el Sheikh at EGP 8 m

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:33:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:9376165

    KAFR EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Jan 20 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa will open on Friday a mosque in Kafr el Sheikh. The 1,600 square meter mosque was established at a total cost of EGP 8 million, the ministry's undersecretary at the ....

  • White House warns Russian invasion of Ukraine may be imminent

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:31:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:9376174

    WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (MENA) - The White House believes Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine at any moment, press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday, warning that an “extremely dangerous situation” is building along the Ukrainian border. Psaki ....

  • Germany registers record 133,536 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours: Institute

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:29:21 GMT - Germany - World - SN:22 - ID:9376163

    BERLIN, Jan 20 (MENA) - Germany has registered 133,536 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 marking thus the largest daily increase since the outbreak of the virus, Robert Koch Institute said on Thursday. The total number of COVID-19 cases ....

  • Kuwait stresses its support for UAE's steps to protect its security

    Date: 2022-01-20 09:22:44 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:9376127

    KUWAIT CITY, Jan 20 (MENA) - Kuwait expressed support for UAE in all steps it took to safeguard its security and stability following terrorist attacks, launched by Houthi militia in a clear violation of international law. That came in Kuwait's ....

  • PM: Egypt looks forward to cooperating with UN agencies as part of hosting COP27

    Date: 2022-01-20 08:25:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:9376053

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said Egypt is looking forward to cooperating with various UN agencies concerned as part of hosting the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference. Madbouly said the political leadership is deeply ....

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