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  • PNC head hails European Parliament's stance towards UNRWA

    PNC head hails European Parliament's stance towards UNRWA

    Date: 2017-09-17 13:48:39 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6995422

    Chairman of the Palestinian National Council (PNC) Salim Zanoun lauded the stance of the European Parliament which stressed the importance of the role played by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ....

  • Trade ministry, Siemens sign MoU on digital transformation

    Trade ministry, Siemens sign MoU on digital transformation

    Date: 2017-09-17 13:39:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:15 - ID:6995408

    The Trade Ministry and Siemens Egypt company have signed a MoU in the field upgrading the local industry and support digital transformation. The MoU aims at undertaking a number of technological development and transfer processes along with ....

  • Sisi delivers Egypt's speech at UNGA Tuesday night

    Sisi delivers Egypt's speech at UNGA Tuesday night

    Date: 2017-09-17 13:37:49 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:6995503

    Egypt's President Abdel fattah El Sisi will deliver Egypt's speech before the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday at 4:30 pm (New York local time) or 10:30 pm (Cairo local time). President Sisi will highlight ....

  • Lavrov, Tillerson discuss settlement to Syrian crisis

    Lavrov, Tillerson discuss settlement to Syrian crisis

    Date: 2017-09-17 12:13:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:6995291

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday met with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson, Sputnik news agency reported. In a statement, the Russian ministry said that the two sides discussed the current Syrian situation and a possible ....

  • Egypt welcomes Fatah, Hamas response to efforts to end division

    Egypt welcomes Fatah, Hamas response to efforts to end division

    Date: 2017-09-17 11:47:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:6995172

    Egypt has welcomed stances of the Palestinian movements of Fatah and Hamas regarding Egyptian efforts to unite the Palestinian people and end the current division. Egypt said Sunday it would continue contacts with Palestinian President Mahmoud ....

  • GAFI, Singapore's SECC sign memo on developing investment zones

    GAFI, Singapore's SECC sign memo on developing investment zones

    Date: 2017-09-17 11:42:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:6995073

    The General Authority For Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore's SECC Group on developing investment zones. Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr witnessed the memo's ....

  • Electricity min. heads for Vienna to attend IAEA's general conf.

    Electricity min. heads for Vienna to attend IAEA's general conf.

    Date: 2017-09-17 11:29:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:6995113

    Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker, leading a senior delegation, headed for Vienna on Sunday to attend the activities of the 61st round of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This comes within the ....

  • Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks

    Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks

    Date: 2017-09-17 10:56:39 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:6995034

    The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Sunday. The dollar exchange rate recorded EGP 17.63 for buying and 17.73 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and the Commercial International ....

  • Haftar to visit Tunisia on Monday

    Haftar to visit Tunisia on Monday

    Date: 2017-09-17 10:56:01 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:6995009

    Commander in Chief of the Libyan Armed Forces Khalifa Haftar will arrive in Tunis on Monday on an official visit at an invitation from Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi. During the visit, Haftar will confer with Essebsi on means to settle the ....

  • Iraqi President launches dialogue initiative to overcome Kurdish referendum

    Iraqi President launches dialogue initiative to overcome Kurdish referendum

    Date: 2017-09-17 10:40:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6994990

    A dialogue initiative launched among political leaders to overcome the Kurdish independence referendum's crisis, Iraqi President Fuad Masum said in a statement quoted by Al Sumaria news channel Saturday. This initiative aims to reach concrete ....

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