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  • 46 ships transit Suez Canal

    46 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-03-18 16:13:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:41 - ID:617107

    Forty-six vessels transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.275 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 28 ships carrying 1.196 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 18 vessels carrying a cargo of 1.79 ....

  • Egyptian official holds talks with Sudanese First Vice President, Industry Minister

    Egyptian official holds talks with Sudanese First Vice President, Industry Minister

    Date: 2014-03-18 14:26:35 GMT - Sudan - Economy - SN:32 - ID:616811

    Egyptian Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour held a session of talks on Tuesday with Sudanese First Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh and Sudanese Minister of Industry Al-Samih Al-Sadiq Al-Noor on bilateral ....

  • Removing encroachments on agricultural lands 'national duty'--Minister

    Removing encroachments on agricultural lands 'national duty'--Minister

    Date: 2014-03-18 13:33:39 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:24 - ID:616657

    Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ayman Farid Abu-Hadid said removing encroachments on agricultural lands is a “national duty” and the ministry will go ahead with the campaign it had launched in this respect and impose harsh penalties on ....

  • Nile water level drops 1 cms

    Nile water level drops 1 cms

    Date: 2014-03-18 12:34:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:616489

    The Nile River water level dropped Tuesday, recording 175.45 meters, one centimeter less than yesterday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 140 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake Nasser reached 88 million ....

  • Egypt to form its side at Egyptian-Sudanese Business Council in week--Minister

    Egypt to form its side at Egyptian-Sudanese Business Council in week--Minister

    Date: 2014-03-18 12:25:25 GMT - Sudan - Economy - SN:14 - ID:616464

    Egyptian Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour said the Egyptian side to the Egyptian-Sudanese Business Council will be formed next week. Abdel-Nour urged Sudan to form its team at the council to start work on the ....

  • Egypt bourse indexes collectively up at close of Monday trading

    Egypt bourse indexes collectively up at close of Monday trading

    Date: 2014-03-17 15:12:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:68 - ID:614975

    Indices of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) shut Monday's session collectively up, backed by wide purchases by foreign and Arab investors and amid anticipation of the expected speech by Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to announce his intention to run ....

  • Nile level remains stable

    Nile level remains stable

    Date: 2014-03-17 12:14:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:54 - ID:614479

    The Nile River water level recorded 175.46 meters on Monday, the same as the reading of Sunday. Water released from Aswan Dam reached 140 million cubic meters and water coming freshly to Lake Nasser today was also the same, according to a report ....

  • Electricity minister announces Egyptian initiative for power rationalization

    Electricity minister announces Egyptian initiative for power rationalization

    Date: 2014-03-17 11:08:49 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:614272

    Minister of Electricity and Energy Mohamed Shaker said the power sector seeks to rationalize electricity consumption by 20% in the coming period through an Egyptian studied initiative, which will be floated by the sector in cooperation with the ....

  • Number of tourists to Egypt down by 28.9% in January

    Number of tourists to Egypt down by 28.9% in January

    Date: 2014-03-17 09:46:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:614001

    The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said the number of tourists coming to Egypt decreased by 28.9 percent in January to reach 642,000 tourists against 903,000 during the same month of the previous year. In its ....

  • PM to open intl trade fair Wed.

    PM to open intl trade fair Wed.

    Date: 2014-03-16 16:07:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:41 - ID:612958

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab will open the 47th Cairo International Trade Fair (CIF) on Wednesday. The fair, held this year under the theme "Egypt: Gateway of Trade and Investment", will run until March 28 with the participation of ten countries ....

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