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  • Sisi witnesses inauguration of 9th int'l conf. on financial inclusion in Sharm

    Sisi witnesses inauguration of 9th int'l conf. on financial inclusion in Sharm

    Date: 2017-09-14 09:05:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6990173

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi witnessed on Thursday the inauguration of the ninth international conference on financial inclusion in Sharm el Sheikh. The two-day gathering is attended by representatives from more than 94 states and 119 ....

  • Nasr: New investments increased by 24 percent in 2016/2017 fiscal year

    Nasr: New investments increased by 24 percent in 2016/2017 fiscal year

    Date: 2017-09-13 12:45:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:6989010

    Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr announced Wednesday that foreign direct investment (FDI) during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2016/2017 recorded an increase of 29 percent to reach dlrs 1.35 billion compared ....

  • Bahraini king adviser, Egyptian amb. review ties

    Bahraini king adviser, Egyptian amb. review ties

    Date: 2017-09-13 12:18:59 GMT - Bahrain - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:6988969

    Adviser to Bahraini King for Economic Affairs Hassan bin Abdullah Fakhro had talks on Wednesday with Egyptian Ambassador in Manama Soha Ibrahim on means of enhancing bilateral ties at all levels. Fakhro hailed the amicable and deeply-rooted ties ....

  • FM leaves for London to attend meeting on Libya

    FM leaves for London to attend meeting on Libya

    Date: 2017-09-13 11:58:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:6988766

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed for London on Wednesday to attend a ministerial meeting on Libya. Shoukry will be meeting with his counterparts from the UK, US, France, Italy and the UAE, plus UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame, said Foreign ....

  • Arab FMs council condemns Iranian interference

    Arab FMs council condemns Iranian interference

    Date: 2017-09-13 09:47:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6988361

    The Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers on Tuesday condemned the Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the Arab countries as a violation of the rules of international law and the principle of good neighborliness and ....

  • Interior min. allows 43 Egyptians to obtain foreign nationalities alongside Egyptian one

    Interior min. allows 43 Egyptians to obtain foreign nationalities alongside Egyptian one

    Date: 2017-09-13 09:46:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6988408

    Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar allowed 43 Egyptians to obtain foreign nationalities, while retaining their Egyptian nationality. The two decisions issued in this respect were published in the gazette on Wednesday. ....

  • PM chairs cabinet weekly meeting to discuss political, economic, social files

    PM chairs cabinet weekly meeting to discuss political, economic, social files

    Date: 2017-09-13 09:44:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6988502

    The cabinet held its weekly meeting on Wednesday under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail to discuss a number of political, security, economic and social files along with a number of draft laws. The meeting also probed preparations for the new academic ....

  • Lebanese president condemns terror attack in Sinai

    Lebanese president condemns terror attack in Sinai

    Date: 2017-09-13 08:30:33 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6988306

    Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Tuesday condemned the terror attack that took place in Arish, North Sinai, and left several policemen killed and wounded. In a cable to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Aoun asserted solidarity with the Egyptian ....

  • AL Council welcomes Egypt request to host first Arab-European summit in 2018

    AL Council welcomes Egypt request to host first Arab-European summit in 2018

    Date: 2017-09-13 08:30:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6988283

    The Arab League Council on Tuesday welcomed Egypt's request to host the Arab-European summit in the first quarter of 2018. In the closing session of the 148th session of the Arab League (AL) council at the level of Arab foreign ministers, the ....

  • Arab countries reject Israel's nomination for UNSC non-permanent seat

    Arab countries reject Israel's nomination for UNSC non-permanent seat

    Date: 2017-09-13 08:28:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6988241

    Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit was assigned to hold talks with the member states of the pan-Arab body to oppose Israel's nomination for the UN Security Council non-permanent seat for 2019-2020. This came at the end of the ....

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