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  • Egypt marks World Maritime Day

    Egypt marks World Maritime Day

    Date: 2017-09-28 10:37:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7013334

    Egypt held a celebration on Thursday to mark the World Maritime Day 2017, which is held under the theme "Connecting Ships, Ports and People." The ceremony was held at the premises of the Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport ....

  • British tourist nights in Egypt up 63 percent, says envoy

    British tourist nights in Egypt up 63 percent, says envoy

    Date: 2017-09-28 10:35:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7012922

    British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson said on Wednesday that the British tourist nights in Egypt jumped 63 percent this year. On his twitter account, the ambassador said the increase makes British tourist nights number two among European ....

  • BADEA grants Egypt line of credit worth $50mln

    BADEA grants Egypt line of credit worth $50mln

    Date: 2017-09-28 10:28:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:7013143

    The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has approved to grant Egypt a Line of credit (LOC), worth 500 million dollars during a meeting held Wednesday in Khartoum, the minister of investment and international cooperation said. In ....

  • Presidential decree approving deal with Germany on educational program

    Presidential decree approving deal with Germany on educational program

    Date: 2017-09-28 10:25:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7013229

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree on Thursday approving an agreement signed between Egypt and Germany in 2016 on the European state's contribution to implementing the second stage of a program for improving the quality of ....

  • Planning ministry, Microsoft implementing training program for youths

    Planning ministry, Microsoft implementing training program for youths

    Date: 2017-09-28 09:24:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7013099

    The Ministry of Planning is implementing a program in tandem with Microsoft to hone skills of youths and technical workers to be able to join market. In a statement Thursday, the ministry said the program is meant to train 3,850 youths in the ....

  • Malaysia bans travel to North Korea

    Malaysia bans travel to North Korea

    Date: 2017-09-28 09:14:30 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:4 - ID:7013060

    Malaysia said Thursday that its citizens are banned from traveling to North Korea until further notice because of escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula as a result of Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear development, Voice of America ....

  • Jordan denies Israeli interception of plane

    Jordan denies Israeli interception of plane

    Date: 2017-09-28 09:12:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7013037

    The Royal Jordanian Airlines dismissed reports on Wednesday that Israeli air force jet fighters intercepted one of its planes en route from Egypt to Jordan. "The reports are categorically unfounded," the flag carrier said in a press ....

  • Celebrations to be held nationwide to mark World Tourism Day

    Celebrations to be held nationwide to mark World Tourism Day

    Date: 2017-09-28 09:10:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7012998

    Head of the Egyptian Tourist Authority (ETA), Hisham el-Demeiry said Wednesday the Ministry of Tourism will participate in a number of events nationwide as part of the World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations. Demeiry said public figures from a ....

  • Developing industry top priority for government - Minister

    Developing industry top priority for government - Minister

    Date: 2017-09-28 09:10:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7012991

    Trade and Industry Minster Tarek Qabil said Wednesday that developing the industrial sector was a top priority for the government currently, as an effective instrument for sustainable and comprehensive growth. The industrial sector is capable of ....

  • Indian amb. lauds campaign to encourage Egyptians to visit India

    Indian amb. lauds campaign to encourage Egyptians to visit India

    Date: 2017-09-27 07:58:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:7010739

    Indian Ambassador in Cairo Sanjay Bhattacharyya is pleased with a promotion campaign launched in Egypt with the aim to shed light on tourist destinations in his country. Twelve buses of the Cairo Transport Authority (CTA) will bear posters ....

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