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  • NCHR lauds approval of draft law on sexual harassment penalty

    NCHR lauds approval of draft law on sexual harassment penalty

    Date: 2021-07-13 10:06:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:9059411

    Member of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Nevine Mosaad lauded the House of Representatives' approval of a draft law toughening sexual harassment penalty so that it is treated before the law as a felony instead of a misdemeanor. In ....

  • Trade min.: Great opportunities for Egyptian exports to South Sudan

    Trade min.: Great opportunities for Egyptian exports to South Sudan

    Date: 2021-07-13 10:04:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:9059402

    Trade and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea said that there are great opportunities for Egyptian exports to tap South Sudan markets. The minister asserted the Egyptian government's keenness on promoting economic, trade and investment cooperation ....

  • CBE launches mortgage finance initiative for low, middle-income brackets

    CBE launches mortgage finance initiative for low, middle-income brackets

    Date: 2021-07-13 10:02:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:9059396

    The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has launched an EGP-100- billion mortgage finance initiative targeting low and middle-income home buyers. The initiative supports those segments in paying for their own housing units through installments over a ....

  • Spox: Shoukry, Borrel assert strategic nature of Egypt-EU ties

    Spox: Shoukry, Borrel assert strategic nature of Egypt-EU ties

    Date: 2021-07-13 10:01:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:9059393

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell on Tuesday affirmed the strategic nature of Egypt-EU relations in light of common challenges facing both sides at the ....

  • Mollah attends Red Sea Petrochemicals signing deal with French company

    Mollah attends Red Sea Petrochemicals signing deal with French company

    Date: 2021-07-13 09:52:45 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:9059366

    Minister of Petroleum Tarek El Mollah said on Tuesday the construction of Red Sea Petrochemicals Complex will place Egypt on top of the countries producing high-quality petrochemicals. The minister's remarks were made during a ceremony of signing ....

  • FM confers with EU official on common challenges, joint cooperation

    FM confers with EU official on common challenges, joint cooperation

    Date: 2021-07-13 08:29:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:9059115

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Tuesday morning with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. The meeting took up common regional and international challenges, as well as possible ....

  • Shoukry: EU commissioners see Egypt's position on Ethiopian dam as just

    Shoukry: EU commissioners see Egypt's position on Ethiopian dam as just

    Date: 2021-07-13 08:07:02 GMT - Belgium - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:9059063

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s message to the European Council president aims to confirm the strength of relations between Egypt and European countries. In a phone interview with Sada el ....

  • Egypt condoles with Iraq for victims of hospital fire in Zi Qar

    Egypt condoles with Iraq for victims of hospital fire in Zi Qar

    Date: 2021-07-13 07:59:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:9059048

    Egypt condoles with the government and people of Iraq for victims of a huge fire that erupted Monday night at Imam Hussein Hospital in Zi Qar province, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. The flames left dozens of people dead and ....

  • Egypt reports 110 new coronavirus cases, 7 fatalities

    Egypt reports 110 new coronavirus cases, 7 fatalities

    Date: 2021-07-13 07:56:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:9059044

    The Health Ministry said Monday night that 110 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 283,212. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed ....

  • Bodies of Egyptian killed in Cyprus's forest fire back home

    Bodies of Egyptian killed in Cyprus's forest fire back home

    Date: 2021-07-10 19:31:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:9055112

    The bodies of Egyptians, who were found dead in Cyprus as a result of a huge forest fire, arrived at the Cairo International Airport Saturday. The corpses were found close to Odou, a mountainous village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. The ....

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