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Presidential decree pardons some inmates on Eidul Fitr
Date: 2019-06-02 18:45:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7966214
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Sunday decree No. 269/2019 to pardon a number of inmates on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. The decree was published in the official gazette. ....
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CBE repays $406 million to Afrexim Bank
Date: 2019-06-02 18:41:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7966209
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said Sunday that it repaid 406 million dollars worth of debts to the Afrexim Bank by the end of May. The CBE repaid more than 21 billion dollars in outstanding debt since the implementation of an economic reform ....
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Sisi honors winners of int'l Holy Quran contest at Laylat al Qadr ceremony
Date: 2019-06-02 18:39:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7966207
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi honored winners of the 26th international Holy Quran competition during a ceremony organized by the Awqaf Ministry at Al Azhar conference center Sunday. The ceremony was held to mark Laylat al Qadr (the night when ....
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Dollar exchange rate declines at major banks
Date: 2019-06-02 18:27:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7966199
The US dollar exchange rate recorded a marked decline during transactions at major banks on Sunday. At the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr the dollar rate went down by two piasters recording EGP 16.75 for buying and EGP 16.85 for ....
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Gov. denies repaying Suez Canal Authority debts from new budget
Date: 2019-06-02 18:11:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7966172
The Cabinet's media center has dismissed as groundless reports that the Suez Canal Authority’s debts would be repaid from the 2019/2020 budget. Some reports claimed that $600 million worth of debts would be repaid from the 2019/2020 state budget ....
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Sisi signs law on non-banking financial instruments
Date: 2019-06-01 23:25:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7965072
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday signed Law No. 71 of 2019 regulating control of markets and non-banking financial instruments. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli is scheduled to issue the law's executive regulations within six ....
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Foreign Ministry urges citizens travelling to Tanzania not using plastic bags
Date: 2019-06-01 23:20:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7965066
The Foreign Ministry urged Saturday citizens planning to travel to Tanzania not to use any kinds of plastic bags, and abide by the Tanzanian government directions in this regard. A plastic bag ban comes into force in Tanzania on Saturday, as ....
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Egypt chairs meeting of UN agencies' executive councils for first time
Date: 2019-06-01 19:36:18 GMT - Italy - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7964977
Egyptian Ambassador to Italy, its permanent representative to the United Nations Agencies in Rome and the current president of the World Food Program (WFP) has made a visit to New York to chair the joint meeting of six UN agencies. The meeting ....
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Pope Tawadros greets Muslims on imminent Eidul Fitr
Date: 2019-06-01 19:27:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7964970
The exchange of greetings between Al Azhar and Egyptian churches on religious occasions testifies to the strong brotherly ties among all Egyptian people, Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb stressed Saturday. Tayyeb made his remark during a visit paid by ....
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Senior official arrested in Beheira on bribery charges
Date: 2019-06-01 19:21:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7964962
The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) on Saturday arrested the director of Beheira governor's technical office on bribery charges. The arrested official was found to have received about EGP 500,000 from businessmen and owners of contracting ....
