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Education minister heads for Germany to take part in Frankfurt Book Fair
Date: 2017-10-11 10:46:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7033956
Education Minister Tareq Shawqi left here on Wednesday for Berlin to take part in the Frankfurt Book Fair, which opened on Tuesday. On Tuesday night, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanual Macron inaugurated the 69th round ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams Israeli settlement policy as declaration of war on two-state solution
Date: 2017-10-11 10:45:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7033932
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry castigated at Israel's racist settlement policy as a declaration of war on the two-state solution and a clear-cut rejection of the establishment of a Palestinian state. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry ....
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Finance min. heads for Washington to attend IMF, WBG annual meeting
Date: 2017-10-11 10:45:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:7033893
Finance Minister Amr El Garhy left Wednesday for Washington leading a high-level delegation to the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG). Minister Garhy will meet a number of IMF officials, ....
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Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks in Egypt
Date: 2017-10-11 10:45:09 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:7033875
The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Wednesday. The dollar exchange rate recorded EGP 17.60 for buying and EGP 17.70 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, the ....
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Sisi launches several projects in new administrative capital
Date: 2017-10-11 10:44:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7033824
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived on Wednesday in the new administrative capital ahead of launching several projects. The new projects' launch coincides with the 44th anniversary of the October War Victory. Sisi was received by Prime ....
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Egypt's Dessouky, Farag qualify for quarter-finals of 2017 US Open Squash
Date: 2017-10-11 09:48:20 GMT - USA - Sport - SN:7 - ID:7033749
Egypt's squash player Fares Dessouky qualified early Wednesday for the quarter-finals of the 2017 US Open Squash after beating Scotland's Alan Clyne 3-1. Dessouky is due to face his compatriot Ali Farag who defeated Mazen Hisham 3-2. Egypt's ....
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Information ministers of ATQ to meet in Manama Oct 25
Date: 2017-10-11 09:38:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7033695
The information ministers of the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) comprising Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain will hold a meeting in Manama on October 25. In statements, Chairman of the Supreme Media Regulatory Council Makram Mohamed Ahmed said ....
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UN: More than 5.4 mn Iraqis displaced since Daesh fight
Date: 2017-10-11 09:27:32 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:5 - ID:7033653
More than 5.4 million civilians have been displaced in Iraq since Daesh fight began in 2014, U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq said. Coordinator, Lise Grande, said millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been helped to safety ....
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Trump discusses 'range of options' to respond to North Korean aggression
Date: 2017-10-11 09:05:55 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:7033614
US President Donald Trump had a meeting with members of his national security team to discuss "a range of options to respond to any form of North Korean aggression or, if necessary, to prevent North Korea from threatening the United States and its ....
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Decree naming Mohamed Omran head of Financial Supervisory Authority
Date: 2017-10-11 09:02:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7033596
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree Tuesday naming Mohamed Omran as new head of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA). Under the decree, Omran’s mandate started on August 7, 2017 and will be effective for four years. ....