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  • Civilians killed, wounded in Takfiri bombardment on houses in North Sinai

    Civilians killed, wounded in Takfiri bombardment on houses in North Sinai

    Date: 2015-04-09 06:48:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2342353

    A number of civilians were killed and wounded when Takfiris bombarded houses with mortar shells in North Sinai. The bombardment came during clashes with security forces in Sheikh Zuwaid in North Sinai. ....

  • Egypt, Arab Fund sign loan for power station

    Egypt, Arab Fund sign loan for power station

    Date: 2015-04-09 06:46:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2342345

    CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - The Ministry of International Cooperation signed Wednesday a $216-million agreement with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) to support the West of Cairo power plant project. The signing took place in ....

  • Three-way meeting in Libya 'fruitful', says Egypt FM

    Three-way meeting in Libya 'fruitful', says Egypt FM

    Date: 2015-04-09 06:32:49 GMT - Italy - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2342289

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday said a three-way meeting with his Italian and Algerian counterparts about Libya was fruitful. Italy's Paolo Gentiloni, Sameh Shoukry of Egypt and Algeria's Abdel Qader Meshal discussed means to counter ....

  • Egypt submits proposal to combat e-terrorism to Arab meeting

    Egypt submits proposal to combat e-terrorism to Arab meeting

    Date: 2015-04-09 06:16:14 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2342201

    Egypt's Communications and IT Minister Khaled Negm submitted a proposal to promote cooperation among the Arab countries on combating e-terrorism. He also submitted a proposal to set up an Arab network with the aim of getting viewpoints closer ....

  • Egypt expats' remittances hit USD 19bn per year

    Egypt expats' remittances hit USD 19bn per year

    Date: 2015-04-08 17:55:38 GMT - Jordan - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:2340729

    Remittances of Arab expatriates ranges between USD 45 to 50 billion per year, an aide to Egypt's foreign minister said. Funds transferred by Egyptians living abroad represent USD 19 billion of the total Arab expats remittances, Magdy Radi told ....

  • Cabinet decides to toughen up punishment on stealing electricity

    Cabinet decides to toughen up punishment on stealing electricity

    Date: 2015-04-08 17:45:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:2340693

    The cabinet has decided to toughen up the punishment of stealing electricity in order to decisively address this phenomenon. During a meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab directed to intensify campaigns to prevent stealing ....

  • PM orders restoring Cairo conference center

    PM orders restoring Cairo conference center

    Date: 2015-04-08 17:15:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:2340537

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab assigned on Wednesday the Arab Contractors Company to restore the Cairo conference center. Earlier, a large fire broke out at the center, causing much damage. ....

  • Bourse turns blind eye to capital gains tax, gains EGP 6bn

    Bourse turns blind eye to capital gains tax, gains EGP 6bn

    Date: 2015-04-08 17:09:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:2340497

    Most of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes closed on Wednesday up backed by intensive purchases by foreign institutions and investment funds amid optimism of international credit ratings agency Moody's which upgraded on Tuesday Egypt's credit ....

  • Armed forces organizes 2nd international conference on psychiatry

    Armed forces organizes 2nd international conference on psychiatry

    Date: 2015-04-08 17:07:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2340485

    The medical service administration in the Armed forces will organize the second international conference for the psychological medicine under the Defense and Military Production Minister Sedky Sobhy. The event is hosted by the Medical Complex of ....

  • Businessman arrested over deceiving citizens

    Businessman arrested over deceiving citizens

    Date: 2015-04-08 16:54:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2340445

    Public funds police managed on Wednesday to arrest businessman Ahmed Mostafa aka Ahmed Al Mestrayeh. The arrest is in implementation of a warrant by the prosecution following reports that he deceived many citizens and siphoned off millions of ....

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