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  • President meets board of trustees of pro-Egypt initiative

    President meets board of trustees of pro-Egypt initiative

    Date: 2015-01-06 14:34:38 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:1686569

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, who left Kuwait earlier Tuesday, had a chance to meet with the board of trustees of a Kuwaiti initiative to support the Egyptian people. The initiative is meant to support social development in Egypt, so ....

  • No decision on raising metro ticket price

    No decision on raising metro ticket price

    Date: 2015-01-06 14:33:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1686601

    Minister of Transport Hani Dahi said the Cabinet has not yet taken a decision on raising the price of the underground metro. In statements on Tuesday, Dahi said he presented a report to the Cabinet on the actual costs of the third and fourth ....

  • Slain police officers' funeral draws thousands of  mourners

    Slain police officers' funeral draws thousands of mourners

    Date: 2015-01-06 14:31:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:1686589

    Thousands of people have participated in a military funeral of two slain police officers in Minya governorate, Upper Egypt. Eid Fahim Younan, 59, and Mohamed Abu Zeid, 20, were shot dead while in job. The mourners chanted anti-terror slogans. ....

  • Egypt to issue USD1.5bn in bonds

    Egypt to issue USD1.5bn in bonds

    Date: 2015-01-06 14:21:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:1685553

    The Cabinet, under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, announced on Tuesday plans to issue USD1.5 billion in international bonds. The decision aims at increasing cash inflow from foreign investors, which would further push up the domestic ....

  • Tayyeb optimistic about timing of Mawlid, Christmas

    Tayyeb optimistic about timing of Mawlid, Christmas

    Date: 2015-01-06 12:45:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:1685533

    Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr. Ahmed el Tayyeb said on Tuesday that he is optimistic because the Mawlid al Nabawi and Christmas celebrations came almost at the same time this year. Al Azhar and the church are one hand, Tayyeb said during his visit to ....

  • Sisi leaves Kuwait

    Sisi leaves Kuwait

    Date: 2015-01-06 12:37:52 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:1685433

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left here on Tuesday, winding up a two-day visit to Kuwait during which he held important talks with Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah. During his stay, Sisi also conferred with senior Kuwaiti officials ....

  • Adly Mansour greets Pope Tawadros on Xmas

    Adly Mansour greets Pope Tawadros on Xmas

    Date: 2015-01-06 12:34:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:1685385

    President of the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) Adly Mansour greeted on Tuesday Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on the Eastern Christmas. The former president of Egypt offered the pontiff and Copts best ....

  • Security measures beefed up for Xmas

    Security measures beefed up for Xmas

    Date: 2015-01-06 12:31:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:1685345

    Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim asserted that security measures have been beefed up for the Eastern Christmas celebrations. Ibrahim's remarks came during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. ....

  • Sisi: Egypt, Kuwait have identical views regarding regional issues

    Sisi: Egypt, Kuwait have identical views regarding regional issues

    Date: 2015-01-06 12:25:45 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:1685297

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, now visiting here, asserted on Tuesday that viewpoints between Egypt and Kuwait regarding hot issues of the region atop of which come the Libyan, Iraqi, Syria and Yemeni files are identical. At a meeting ....

  • Local development ministry taking measures to face possible rain, floods

    Local development ministry taking measures to face possible rain, floods

    Date: 2015-01-06 12:15:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:1685173

    Bracing for possible rain and floods, the Local Development Ministry is coordinating with governorates to avoid losses that might occur as a result of bad weather. Egypt has been witnessing a spree of bad weather since the start of 2015 and the ....

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