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  • Presidential decrees endorsing deals with Khalifa Fund, WFP, UNFPA

    Presidential decrees endorsing deals with Khalifa Fund, WFP, UNFPA

    Date: 2015-01-16 07:59:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:1753441

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued decrees on Thursday endorsing agreements made with UAE-based Khalifa Fund, the World Food Program (WFP) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). According to the deal with the Khalifa Fund, Egypt will ....

  • Decree cancels entry visas between Egypt, S. Sudan for diplomats

    Decree cancels entry visas between Egypt, S. Sudan for diplomats

    Date: 2015-01-16 07:59:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:1753437

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday issued a decree approving the mutual cancellation of entry visas between Egypt and South Sudan for holders of diplomatic, special and mission passports. In November, the two countries signed a memorandum ....

  • Awqaf Ministry warns of terror schemes using Jan 25 celebrations

    Awqaf Ministry warns of terror schemes using Jan 25 celebrations

    Date: 2015-01-16 07:56:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:1753429

    The Awqaf Ministry renewed its warning of schemes by terrorist groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, to exploit January 25 celebrations to cause problems and create sedition. In a statement, the ministry said it will stand against any group ....

  • Sisi urges UK businessmen to up investments in Egypt

    Sisi urges UK businessmen to up investments in Egypt

    Date: 2015-01-15 17:53:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1751713

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has urged British businessmen to increase their investments in Egypt to give a push to the economic development process. During a meeting with a British business delegation under Minister For the Middle East and ....

  • Party head calls for closing ranks and supporting Sisi

    Party head calls for closing ranks and supporting Sisi

    Date: 2015-01-15 17:53:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1751709

    Head of Shabab Misr (Egypt's Youth) Party Ahmed Abdel Hadi called Thursday on all political powers and parties to close ranks and support President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In statements to MENA, Abdel Hadi said that he urged President Sisi during a ....

  • Egypt, France discuss urban projects

    Egypt, France discuss urban projects

    Date: 2015-01-15 16:58:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1751297

    International cooperation Minister Naglaa el Ahwani met Thursday with Former French Minister of State for Foreign Trade Anne-Marie Idrac to discuss prospects of implementing urban projects in Egypt. The meeting took up the agreements signed ....

  • Cabinet approves draft resolution on fiscal discipline, raising government expenditure efficiency

    Cabinet approves draft resolution on fiscal discipline, raising government expenditure efficiency

    Date: 2015-01-15 16:48:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1751169

    The Cabinet, under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, approved a draft resolution on achieving the fiscal and administrative discipline and raising government expenditure efficiency. The draft resolution includes activating the role of the ....

  • Egypt joins Vienna Holiday Fair

    Egypt joins Vienna Holiday Fair

    Date: 2015-01-15 16:29:38 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:1751097

    Egypt's Ambassador to Austria Khaled Shama'a opened on Thursday the Egyptian pavilion at the International Holiday Fair in Vienna (Ferien-Messe Wien). Egypt seeks to increase the number of Austrian tourists to about 241,000 annually, said Head of ....

  • Petroleum sector gives priority to intensifying various activities - minister

    Petroleum sector gives priority to intensifying various activities - minister

    Date: 2015-01-15 16:22:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:1751049

    The Petroleum sector attaches great importance to intensifying the various petroleum activities, said Minister Sherif Ismail. The Petroleum sector also seeks to meet the needs of the local market throughout the country, he added. The recent ....

  • Ahli bank to finance power projects in Cairo, Assiut

    Ahli bank to finance power projects in Cairo, Assiut

    Date: 2015-01-15 13:51:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:1749689

    The National Bank of Egypt "Al Ahli" has signed two agreements with Electricity Ministry. The agreements, worth EGP3 billion, are to finance two power projects in Cairo and Assiut, said the bank board member Yehya Abu el Fotouh. ....

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