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  • Selection of new UNESCO director general should be based on expertise, says higher education minister

    Selection of new UNESCO director general should be based on expertise, says higher education minister

    Date: 2017-10-10 15:32:18 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7032990

    Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said Tuesday that Egypt hopes the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) selection criteria of its new director general is based on ....

  • Trial of MB elements delayed to Nov 20

    Trial of MB elements delayed to Nov 20

    Date: 2017-10-10 14:25:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7032868

    The Cairo Criminal Court decided during a session on Tuesday to delay the trial of 24 members of the so-called Specific Committee of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) to November 20. The defendants are charged with using explosive charges and ....

  • Egypt, Germany sign cooperation agreements worth 320m euros

    Egypt, Germany sign cooperation agreements worth 320m euros

    Date: 2017-10-10 14:21:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7032848

    Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr on Tuesday signed three cooperation agreements with German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Muller and the German Bank for Reconstruction to the value of 320 ....

  • MP calls for investigating stances against Egypt

    MP calls for investigating stances against Egypt

    Date: 2017-10-10 14:04:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7032825

    MP Mostafa Bakry on Tuesday called for bringing to account two Egyptian reporters who showed up on a foreign TV channel in Turkey that is infamous for its antagonistic stances towards the Egyptian State. Also, during the general session of the ....

  • PM chairs meeting to review preparations for World Youth Forum

    PM chairs meeting to review preparations for World Youth Forum

    Date: 2017-10-10 13:56:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7032803

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail chaired a meeting on Tuesday to follow up preparations for the World Youth Forum, due to be held on November 5-10 in Sharm El Sheikh. The meeting was attended by the ministers of youth and sports, tourism, local ....

  • Four social interaction pages shut down over instigating violence

    Four social interaction pages shut down over instigating violence

    Date: 2017-10-10 13:51:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7032735

    The Interior Ministry Tuesday has shut down four social interaction pages for inciting acts of violence and sabotage against State buildings. The move comes as part of efforts by the security department's telecommunications and information ....

  • Egypt, Germany lay down foundation stone for vocational training center

    Egypt, Germany lay down foundation stone for vocational training center

    Date: 2017-10-10 13:20:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7032686

    Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Müller on Tuesday laid down the foundation stone of a vocational training center in Ain Sokhna area. The move comes ....

  • Egypt to participate in Taiwan-Africa Business Forum

    Egypt to participate in Taiwan-Africa Business Forum

    Date: 2017-10-10 13:16:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7032674

    The Cairo Chamber of Commerce will participate in the Taiwan-Africa Business Forum, to be held in Taipei on October 16-17. During the meeting, the chamber will review economic reform measures and incentives to attract investors to the local ....

  • Court sentences 8 to death over storming police station, killing officers

    Court sentences 8 to death over storming police station, killing officers

    Date: 2017-10-10 10:39:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7032292

    The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced to death eight defendants over charges of storming Helwan police station, setting it ablaze and killing three officers, three civilians and injuring 19 others. One of the eight defendants is sentenced ....

  • Nasr opens Uber's 1st Middle East center of excellence in Cairo

    Nasr opens Uber's 1st Middle East center of excellence in Cairo

    Date: 2017-10-10 09:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7032146

    Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr opened on Tuesday an Uber Center of Excellence in Cairo, the first in the Middle East and the third after two established in Europe. The 20 million-dollar center secures more than 700 ....

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