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  • Sisi gives special attention to poor segments – min.

    Sisi gives special attention to poor segments – min.

    Date: 2015-07-16 15:12:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2997421

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is giving special attention to the poor and low-income segments, State Minister for Urban Development Laila Iskandar said. The government had started a plan to develop unsafe slums nationwide by removing old ....

  • Environment min. heads for Luxembourg tomorrow to attend meeting

    Environment min. heads for Luxembourg tomorrow to attend meeting

    Date: 2015-07-16 15:00:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2997345

    Environment Minister Khalid Fahmy will fly to Luxembourg Friday to participate in a preparatory meeting for the Climate Change Conference, which will be held in Paris later this year. A representative of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry will ....

  • FM meets MFO director

    FM meets MFO director

    Date: 2015-07-16 14:55:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2997305

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in Sinai David Satterfield on Thursday. MFO is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt ....

  • Interior minister sacks Cairo security chief

    Interior minister sacks Cairo security chief

    Date: 2015-07-16 14:33:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2997061

    Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar sacked Cairo security chief Osama Bedir on Thursday. Khaled Abdel Aal has been appointed in succession of Bedir. ....

  • Armed Forces greets Sisi on Eid

    Armed Forces greets Sisi on Eid

    Date: 2015-07-16 10:28:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2994881

    Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi sent a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of Eidul-Fitr. In the cable, Sobhi wished Egypt more prosperity and security. Also, Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy sent a similar message ....

  • Fire erupted in workshop at Opera House contained

    Fire erupted in workshop at Opera House contained

    Date: 2015-07-16 08:25:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2994029

    Firefighters put out a limited fire erupted in a décor workshop at the Opera House, security source said on Thursday. The fire was caused by a short circuit. No casualties were reported, the source added. The blaze caused limited losses due to ....

  • Presidential decree to expand West Cairo Power station

    Presidential decree to expand West Cairo Power station

    Date: 2015-07-16 08:25:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2994021

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree no.93 of 2015 approving an agreement on a loan to expand West Cairo Power station to 650 megawatts. The agreement was inked on December 2014, is between Egypt and the Kuwait Fund for ....

  • Security forces foil bomb in Arish

    Security forces foil bomb in Arish

    Date: 2015-07-16 07:12:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2993629

    An explosive charge planted on the International Road in Arish,in North Sinai was foiled on Wednesday, a security source said. Terrorists planted the bomb on the road between al-Maidan security checkpoint and Masaed district in Arish to target ....

  • Palestinian president invited to attend New Suez Canal inauguration

    Palestinian president invited to attend New Suez Canal inauguration

    Date: 2015-07-16 06:40:18 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2993457

    Egypt's Ambassador to Palestine Wael Nasr handed Wednesday an official invitation from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to attend the opening of the New Suez Canal Project on August 6. Abbas welcomed the ....

  • Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia keen on serving interests -- minister

    Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia keen on serving interests -- minister

    Date: 2015-07-16 05:26:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2993305

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Wednesday that Egyptian, Sudanese and Ethiopian officials were considering options to achieve positive outcomes that serve the interests of their nations. Shoukry stressed that negotiations on Renaissance Dam ....

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