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  • Egyptian-Ethiopian ties witnessing significant developments - Ethiopian amb.

    Egyptian-Ethiopian ties witnessing significant developments - Ethiopian amb.

    Date: 2015-06-10 13:27:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2770325

    The Egyptian-Ethiopian relations are witnessing significant developments, said Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt Mahmoud Dreier Ghedi. In a video interview with MENA on the sidelines of his participation in the third COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite ....

  • Health min: 2  killed, 5 injured in failed Luxor terror attack

    Health min: 2 killed, 5 injured in failed Luxor terror attack

    Date: 2015-06-10 12:59:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2769097

    Two people were killed and five people were slightly injured in an aborted terrorist attack at Karnak Temple in Luxor, according to a Health Ministry report. The report indicated that the five injured are all Egyptians including security men and ....

  • Sisi, African leaders sign document of free trade agreement between major African blocs

    Sisi, African leaders sign document of free trade agreement between major African blocs

    Date: 2015-06-10 12:56:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2769965

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and African leaders signed on Wednesday the document of the free trade agreement of the three African blocs the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern ....

  • Egypt endorses African free trade deal once parliament is elected, says minister

    Egypt endorses African free trade deal once parliament is elected, says minister

    Date: 2015-06-10 12:48:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2769877

    The African Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement between COMESA-EAC-SADC will be endorsed once a parliament is elected in Egypt, an Egyptian minister said on Wednesday. The parliament approval is one of the agreement's terms, Minister of Industry ....

  • Tourism min. slams Luxor terror attack

    Tourism min. slams Luxor terror attack

    Date: 2015-06-10 12:47:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2769853

    Tourism Minister Khalid Ramy slammed on Wednesday the terrorist attack that targeted the Karnak Temple in Luxor. Such attacks will not undermine the determination of the Egyptian people and government to uproot terrorism, he said. Ramy further ....

  • 83.56% of dredging at New Suez Canal finalized

    83.56% of dredging at New Suez Canal finalized

    Date: 2015-06-10 12:29:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2769613

    Up to 215.583 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been dredged so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project, said Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish. This represents 83.56 percent of a total 258 million cubic ....

  • Egypt PM attends signing ceremony of WB loan  agreement

    Egypt PM attends signing ceremony of WB loan agreement

    Date: 2015-06-10 12:18:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:2769429

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab attended Wednesday the signing ceremony of a $500-million loan agreement with the World Bank, for the social housing program. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the third COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Summit, ....

  • EAC member state to host coming summit

    EAC member state to host coming summit

    Date: 2015-06-10 12:03:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2769161

    Egyptian Minister of Industry and Trade Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour on Wednesday said that the trade ministers of the three African economic blocs COMESA, SADC and EAC have agreed that an EAC member state will host the coming EAC summit for the year ....

  • Transport minister: Study to be devised to established railway line linking African countries

    Transport minister: Study to be devised to established railway line linking African countries

    Date: 2015-06-10 12:02:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2769169

    Minister of Transport Hani Dahi said the COMESA-EDC-SADC Summit has included a plan to establish a railway line linking the African continent as part of the summit agenda. In statements to MENA on the fringe of COMESA-EDC-SADC Summit, currently ....

  • Rafah crossing reopened for 3 days

    Rafah crossing reopened for 3 days

    Date: 2015-06-10 11:59:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:2769129

    The Egyptian authorities have decided to open the Rafah crossing for three days as of June 13 and until June 15 in both directions. The decision came in implementation of agreed upon mechanisms and timetables to allow stranded passengers and ....

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