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Sisi approves grant agreement with AfDB over NSB restructure
Date: 2017-10-19 10:47:16 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:7047415
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree approving a grant agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to start the first phase of a project to restructure the Nasser Social Bank (NSB). Under the agreement signed on February 9, 2017, ....
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Arab Environment Ministers council holds 29th session under Kuwait
Date: 2017-10-19 10:45:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7047382
The 29th session of the Arab Environment Ministers Council kicked off on Thursday under Director General of the Kuwaiti General Authority for Environment Sheikh Abdullah Al Humoud Al Sabah. During the day-long session, Arab governmental ....
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Sisi approves MoU with UAE on financial, technical cooperation
Date: 2017-10-19 09:52:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7047331
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Thursday a decree approving a memo of understanding signed between Egypt and the UAE on boosting financial and technical cooperation. The memo was signed in January 2017 and was approved by the House of ....
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Sisi approves Italian grant for Islamic art museum renovation
Date: 2017-10-19 09:51:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7047317
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Thursday a decree approving letters exchanged between the Egyptian and Italian governments over a 800,000-euro Italian grant to rehabilitate the Museum of Islamic Art. The grant agreement was signed by ....
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FM opens Egyptian-Portuguese business council
Date: 2017-10-19 09:49:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7047298
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry opened on Thursday the Egyptian-Portuguese business council in the presence of visiting Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva. The opening ceremony was attended by a host of Egyptian and ....
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Thai FM meets Egyptian amb.
Date: 2017-10-19 09:47:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7047258
Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai met on Thursday with Egyptian Ambassador to Thailand Hazem el Tahry, whose tenure will end early November. According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, the Thai minister praised efforts exerted by Tahry over ....
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Military spokesman: Two suspects arrested, 4X4 vehicle destroyed in Central Sinai
Date: 2017-10-19 09:32:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7047220
The Third Field Army's law enforcement forces arrested two suspects and destroyed a four-wheel-drive vehicle in Central Sinai. In a statement on Thursday, Military Spokesman Tamer el Refae said that large quantities of narcotics were also seized ....
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Sisi raises national flag at Alexandria base after renovation
Date: 2017-10-19 09:24:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7047162
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi raised on Thursday the national flag at Alexandria naval base after its renovation. Following the flag-hoisting ceremony, the president inspected the new naval units; French-made GOWIND corvette, named "Al Fateh", ....
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Sisi hands Holy Quran, Egyptian flags to commanders of new naval units
Date: 2017-10-19 09:24:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7047147
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday handed over copies of the Holy Quran and Egyptian flags to commanders of the new naval units as a go-ahead for their new duties. The president has shortly attended a flag-hoisting ceremony for the new ....
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Saudi Arabia to UNSC: Iran used lifting sanctions to destabilize region
Date: 2017-10-19 08:21:19 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7047126
The Political Coordinator of the Saudi Mission in the United Nations, spokeswoman Manal Hassan Radwan told a meeting of the Security Council on the Middle East that Iran has taken advantage of lifting sanctions to destabilize the region. In ....