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Sisi stresses Egypt's support for UN efforts to counter crime, illicit drugs, terrorism
Date: 2022-01-02 14:47:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:9347810
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed Egypt’s support for the role played by the UN in the face of challenges posed by crime, illicit drugs and terrorism. At a meeting with UN Undersecretary Ghada Waly on Sunday, Sisi ....
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Cassation court commutes capital punishment for 6 convicts to rigorous sentence in Pyramids hotel attack case
Date: 2022-01-02 14:33:32 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:47 - ID:9347752
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Court of Cassation accepted on Sunday an appeal filed by six convicts in a case known as "the pyramids hotel attack". According to the court's new ruling, the capital punishment was commuted to a harsh ten-year prison ....
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EGX indices show mixed performance, benchmark slightly decreases 0.33 pct
Date: 2022-01-02 14:16:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:9347811
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices showed mixed performance at the close of Sunday's trading amid purchases from Egyptian investors. The market capital lost nearly EGP 1.1 billion to register EGP 764.3 billion after ....
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PM discusses suggested amendments to regulations of real estate funds
Date: 2022-01-02 14:08:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:9347658
CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli asserted that real estate funds are considered an important mechanism to increase real estate investment opportunities and provide funding sources required. This came during his meeting with ....
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PM directs quick action to solve problem of educational staff shortage
Date: 2022-01-02 14:00:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:9347758
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli has directed quick action to outline a five-year plan to meet a growing demand for teachers, while implementing mechanisms of good governance to select the best of them. Madbouli was speaking ....
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Senate approves in principle labor bill
Date: 2022-01-02 13:47:23 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:43 - ID:9347665
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Senate approved in principle on Sunday a draft law presented by the government and referred to it by the House of Representatives on proposed amendments to the labor law. The approval came during a session under Speaker ....
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Egypt hosting 12th WUF tells of int'l recognition of urban development achievements -- diplomat
Date: 2022-01-02 13:24:52 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:42 - ID:9347487
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – Named host of the next World Urban Forum (WUF), Egypt has, thus, been recognized by the UN Human Settlements Program, UN-Habitat, as a key player in terms of urban development, a senior diplomat said Sunday. Egypt’s ....
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Madbouli follows up on presidential directives to provide 100,000 furnished flats for rent by newly-weds
Date: 2022-01-02 13:20:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:9347584
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has stressed the importance of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives during the activities of the recently concluded "Upper Egypt week" on providing residential units for youth at ....
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FM lauds 100 years of Egyptian diplomatic action
Date: 2022-01-02 13:01:27 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:40 - ID:9347511
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has marked a century of diplomatic action since its reopening on March 15, 1922 after a forced shutdown in the wake of the declaration of a British Protectorate in Egypt in 1914. Over 100 years, ....
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UN calls for trust among Sudanese parties
Date: 2022-01-02 12:59:21 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:9347477
NEW YORK, Jan 2 (MENA) - The UN special envoy to Sudan has called for trust among all parties in the Arab country to find a mutually agreed path out of the ongoing crisis. Volker Perthes, the UN special representative of the Secretary-General for ....