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  • Presidential decree approving protocol of cultural agreement with Germany

    Presidential decree approving protocol of cultural agreement with Germany

    Date: 2017-11-02 13:23:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7071262

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree approving an additional protocol of the cultural agreement signed between Egyptian and German governments. The deal was signed on March 30, 2017. Sisi also issued Decree no. 505 of 2017 to ....

  • Presidential decree approving deal with AFD on boosting energy sector budget

    Presidential decree approving deal with AFD on boosting energy sector budget

    Date: 2017-11-02 12:58:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7071244

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued presidential decree No. 248/2017 approving an agreement signed between Egypt and the French Development Agency (AFD). The agreement aims at boosting the budget of Energy sector, as the AFD provides the ....

  • Army kills 5 terrorists, injures 6 others in foiled N. Sinai attack

    Army kills 5 terrorists, injures 6 others in foiled N. Sinai attack

    Date: 2017-11-02 12:58:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7071212

    The Armed Forces foiled on Thursday a terrorist attack on an army checkpoint in North Sinai, killing five terrorists and wounding six others. In a statement, the army said law enforcement forces of the Second Army destroyed a 4×4 vehicle and a ....

  • Trade min. meets IMF delegation

    Trade min. meets IMF delegation

    Date: 2017-11-02 12:45:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7071169

    Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil met on Thursday with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, now visiting Egypt under Subir Lall. During the meeting, Qabil stressed his ministry's keenness on attracting more local and foreign ....

  • Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks

    Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks

    Date: 2017-11-02 12:44:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:7071152

    The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Thursday. The dollar exchange rate recorded EGP 17.60 for buying and EGP 17.70 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr and the Arab ....

  • Incessant rains hit N. Sinai

    Incessant rains hit N. Sinai

    Date: 2017-11-02 12:18:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7071092

    Incessant rains and wave of wind hit North Sinai all through Wednesday night. Streets were full of large quantities of water, The heavy rain did not affect traffic or trade movement. ....

  • Chinese foreign ministry: Trump to visit China next week

    Chinese foreign ministry: Trump to visit China next week

    Date: 2017-11-02 12:17:32 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:7071062

    Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to China from November 8 to 10 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two heads of state will exchange in-depth views on China-US ....

  • CBE: Egypt pays installment of $2bln loan to Libya

    CBE: Egypt pays installment of $2bln loan to Libya

    Date: 2017-11-02 11:52:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:7071051

    Egypt paid a 250-million-dollar installment of a loan Egypt obtained from Libya during the reign of former president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Rami Abul Naga told MENA on Thursday. So Far, Egypt ....

  • Ahly football team arrives in Morocco for Champions League final

    Ahly football team arrives in Morocco for Champions League final

    Date: 2017-11-02 11:51:27 GMT - Morocco - Sport - SN:3 - ID:7071040

    Al Ahly soccer team arrived on Wednesday evening in Morocco to play the second leg African Champions League Final match against Wydad, slated for Saturday. Al Ahly drew the first leg 1-1 in Alexandria last Saturday after Mo’men Zakaria scored the ....

  • Replica of one of oldest Quran pages at Sharjah book fair

    Replica of one of oldest Quran pages at Sharjah book fair

    Date: 2017-11-02 11:50:29 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7071032

    A rare chance to see a replica of one of the oldest manuscripts of the Quran — more than 1,350 years old — is drawing visitors to the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), the Gulf News reported. On display at the UK’s University of Birmingham ....

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