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IMF official praises economic reforms in Egypt
Date: 2017-11-03 11:49:31 GMT - Morocco - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7072672
Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Middle East and Central Asia Department Jihad Azour lauded the decision taken by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to float the local currency in November 2016. In statements to MENA, he also commended ....
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Assar, Croatian amb. probe coop. in military production
Date: 2017-11-03 11:44:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7072640
Military Production ΩState Minister Mohamed Saeed el Assar on Friday discussed with Croatia's Ambassador to Egypt Tomislav Bošnjak cooperation in joint military and civilian manufacturing. Assar expressed eagerness to open new vistas of ....
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Egyptian economy equipped with all competitiveness potentials -- Minister
Date: 2017-11-03 08:53:59 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7072351
Trade Minister Tarek Qabil on Thursday stressed that the Egyptian economy has all potentials to compete with the global economies. Despite the challenges facing Egypt over the last period, the seen political and social achievements stressed that ....
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Iraqi forces enter Gaza neighborhood in al Qa'im town
Date: 2017-11-03 08:52:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7072348
Units from the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service have entered Gaza neighborhood in al Qa'im town in western Anbar, an Iraqi military source said on Friday. The move comes within the framework of the Iraqi forces' efforts to recapture al Qa'im town ....
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World Youth Forum 'message of peace' from Egypt to world, says minister
Date: 2017-11-03 08:50:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7072343
The World Youth Forum is a message of peace from Egypt to the world and a quantum leap for the inter-cultural dialogue, Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Friday. In statements to MENA, Gomaa added that holding the forum in Sharm el ....
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22 militants killed in anti- terrorism operations in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-11-03 08:48:55 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:3 - ID:7072337
The Afghan security forces on Friday conducted air and artillery strikes on Taliban outposts in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, leaving several militants dead. At least eleven Taliban insurgents were killed during the operations, Khama ....
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Syrian army controls Rashdia district and storms Hawiqa in Deir Ezzor
Date: 2017-11-03 08:47:02 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7072333
Syrian government forces on Friday took control over al Rashdia district and stormed al Hawiqa district in Deir Ezzor, the Syrian television reported. The state television added that the Syrian forces have found large amounts of ammunition and ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for Manhattan terrorist attack
Date: 2017-11-03 08:45:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:7072329
Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the vehicular terrorist attack that was carried out by Sayfullo Saipov that killed eight people in Manhattan, Russia Today channel reported on Friday. Saipov admitted to watching Daesh videos on ....
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All EGX indexes up, benchmark rises 0.29 pct
Date: 2017-11-02 14:01:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:7071399
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went up collectively at the close of Thursday's trading, amid purchase operations by domestic institutions and investment funds and sale operations by Arab and foreign investors. The market capital gained about ....
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First UK interest rate rise in 10 years
Date: 2017-11-02 14:01:30 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:15 - ID:7071380
For the first time in more than 10 years, the Bank of England has raised interest rates. The official bank rate has been lifted from 0.25% to 0.5%, the first increase since July 2007, the BBC reported on Thursday. The move reverses the cut in ....