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Gov't: Next Thursday official holiday on occasion of Coptic Christmas
Date: 2022-01-02 11:55:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:9347492
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced next Thursday Jan.6 as a fully paid official holiday to mark Coptic Christmas Day instead of Friday, Jan.7. The decision applies to ministries, governmental bodies, public ....
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Antiquities ministry: No museums submerged as a result of rain water
Date: 2022-01-02 11:43:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:35 - ID:9347440
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) -The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has denied reports that the museums of Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada were inundated as a result of recent heavy rains. Head of the museums sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities ....
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1 in 3 Americans say violence against government can be justified, citing fears of political schism, pandemic
Date: 2022-01-02 11:10:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:34 - ID:9347346
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (MENA) - A year after a pro-Trump mob ransacked the Capitol in the worst attack on the home of Congress since it was burned by British forces in 1814, a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll finds that about 1 in 3 Americans ....
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Bahrain slams Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia
Date: 2022-01-02 10:51:18 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:9347363
MANAMA, Jan 2 (MENA) - Bahrain has strongly condemned the launch of three drones by the terrorist Houthi militia towards the southern region of the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said Bahrain News Agency. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ....
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Planning min. unveils details about MTP to implement green projects
Date: 2022-01-02 10:48:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:32 - ID:9347321
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – The Planning Ministry is working on a medium-term plan meant to increase green projects to make up 50 percent of the economic landscape in Egypt by 2024-2025. Planning Minister Hala el Saeid Sunday unveiled details about the ....
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Russian missile approach warning system detects over 170 launches in 2021
Date: 2022-01-02 10:33:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:9347365
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (MENA) - Russia’s missile approach warning system, space control system and air defenses detected over 170 launches of Russian and foreign ballistic missiles and space rockets in 2021, the Defense Ministry said. According to the ....
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IDSC report depicts Fitch Solutions outlook for food spendingsin Egypt
Date: 2022-01-02 10:20:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:9347205
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Fitch Solutions forecasted a strong growth in Egypt's spending on food to be maintained despite a slight deceleration to reach 9.5 percent in 2022 down from 11.3 percent in 2021 and 12 percent in 2020. The Cabinet ....
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Russia seeing promising signs on WHO recognizing Sputnik V - Russia's Deputy FM
Date: 2022-01-02 10:14:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:29 - ID:9347327
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (MENA) - Russia is seeing signals of hope in terms of the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizing Sputnik V vaccine, but considers them rather as an attempt to placate Moscow, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin told ....
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IDSC denies decision to cancel mid-year vacation
Date: 2022-01-02 10:04:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:9347263
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – The Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) has denied reports about a decision to cancel the mid-year vacation. The IDSC, in a statement Sunday, said it had contacted the Education Ministry, which ....
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Iraqi force responsible for killing 20 people arrested
Date: 2022-01-02 09:57:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:9347268
BAGHDAD, Jan 2 (MENA) - An Iraqi force responsible for a deadly raid that killed 20 members of the same family in the village of Al-Rashayed in Babylon province were arrested on Sunday, a security source said. The force is one of the rapid ....