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Al Azhar welcomes Palestinian national reconciliation
Date: 2017-10-02 15:38:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7020230
Al Azhar on Monday welcomed steps taken by the Palestinians toward national reconciliation which led up to the arrival of the head of the Palestinian reconciliation government to the Gaza Strip. Al Azhar praised the key role played by Egypt to ....
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PM: We seek cooperation with parl to draw up important legislative agenda
Date: 2017-10-02 15:36:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7020200
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Monday his government was looking for more coordination and consultations with the House of Representatives to draw up an ambitious agenda to put Egypt in the position it deserves upon the strategy outlined by ....
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Palestinian PM arrives in Gaza Strip
Date: 2017-10-02 13:54:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7020156
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, accompanied by a group of ministers, arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday, on a visit, his first since 2015, Palestinian sources said. Hamdallah will take over government responsibilities from Fatah after ....
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Egypt's bourse gains 3.9 billion pounds
Date: 2017-10-02 13:32:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:7020065
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Monday trading with gains prompted by purchases of foreign institutions and investment funds. The market capital hit 3.9 billion pounds today to close at EGP 760.1 billion. The EGX 30 benchmark index upped ....
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Minister insists UK will leave EU 'as one nation', spurning suggestion Northern Ireland could stay in single market
Date: 2017-10-02 13:20:51 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:17 - ID:7020052
Northern Ireland will leave the EU’s single market and customs union with the rest of UK, its Secretary of State has insisted, in a slapdown to Brussels, the Independent reported. James Brokenshire ruled out any U-turn by insisting there would be ....
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Saudi king meets UAE official on bilateral relations
Date: 2017-10-02 13:13:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7020015
King Salman bin Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia discussed on Monday with deputy prime minister and minister of interior of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Seif bin Zayed al Nahyan bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern. The Saudi Press Agency ....
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Nasr calls for achieving sustainable development goals
Date: 2017-10-02 13:05:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7019999
Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr called on Monday for achieving sustainable development goals, stressing that these goals will not be realized unless women were empowered through education and training. Addressing a ....
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Sisi receives credentials of 16 new ambassadors
Date: 2017-10-02 12:55:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7019967
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Monday credentials of 16 newly-appointed ambassadors to Egypt. The ambassadors represent Thailand, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Argentina, France, Switzerland, Niger, Ghana, Croatia, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, ....
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Prime minister: No imminent cabinet reshuffle
Date: 2017-10-02 12:55:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7019922
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail denied reports about an imminent cabinet reshuffle. In statements at the cabinet headquarters on Monday, the prime minister said there are no plans for a reshuffle so far. ....
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Nasr, EJBC members discuss increasing Japanese investments in Egypt
Date: 2017-10-02 12:53:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:7019680
The main aim of the Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation is to provide suitable investment atmosphere that is attractive to the private sector to contribute to pumping foreign investments, Minister of Investment Sahar Nasr ....