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Egypt's foreign currency reserves rise by $107m by end of August: CBE
Date: 2017-09-06 14:52:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:6977854
Egypt's foreign currency reserves jumped by $107 million at the end of August to $36.143 billion, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a Wednesday statement. By the end of July, the country's foreign reserves registered $36.036 billion. ....
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Pope Tawadros visit Egyptian embassy in Australia
Date: 2017-09-06 14:17:37 GMT - Australia - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:6977841
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese visited on Wednesday the Egyptian Embassy in Canberra as part of his current visit to Australia. The pope was received at the embassy by Egyptian Ambassador here Mohamed Khairat ....
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Sisi, his Vietnamese counterpart witness signing nine MOU, cooperation programs
Date: 2017-09-06 11:43:28 GMT - Vietnam - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:6977513
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang held a session of talks on Wednesday during which they witnessed the signing of nine memoranda of understanding and cooperation programs between the two ....
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Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks in Egypt
Date: 2017-09-06 10:48:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:6977342
The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Wednesday after a relative decline over the past two weeks. The dollar exchange rate recorded EGP 17.63 for buying and 17.73 for selling at the ....
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DNA results confirm slain soldiers' identity - army
Date: 2017-09-06 10:31:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:6977294
Results of DNA tests confirmed that all bodies found in the former Daesh enclave were of the Lebanese soldiers who went missing three years ago, said Army Commander General Joseph Aoun on Wednesday. The Lebanese servicemen were captured by Daesh ....
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Cabinet meets to discuss economic, social files
Date: 2017-09-06 10:28:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:6977185
The cabinet under Sherif Ismail held on Wednesday its weekly meeting to discuss a number of political, economic and social files in addition to a number of bills. The cabinet will also review measures related to achieving social and economic ....
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Pope Tawadros visits Australian parl't HQ
Date: 2017-09-06 10:28:13 GMT - Australia - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:6977146
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese visited on Wednesday the Australian parliament HQ in Canberra and met with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The pope also met with a number of key Australian lawmakers, including ....
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Xi: Arab states important partners in building Belt and Road project
Date: 2017-09-06 10:15:55 GMT - China - International - SN:9 - ID:6977198
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a message of congratulations to China-Arab States Expo 2017, which kicked off here, in which he termed Arab states as "good friends" to China. In his message, the Chinese president stated that Arab ....
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Spain, Morocco break up ‘jihadist cell’ preparing attacks
Date: 2017-09-06 09:56:11 GMT - Spain - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:6977211
Spanish and Moroccan authorities have arrested six jihadists who were preparing “large-scale attacks,” Spain’s interior ministry said Wednesday as quoted by the ABC news. Spanish police and security authorities in Morocco “have dismantled a ....
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Vietnamese president receives Sisi in Hanoi
Date: 2017-09-06 09:20:43 GMT - Vietnam - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:6977071
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang received in Hanoi on Wednesday Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. An official ceremony was held to welcome the Egyptian president at the presidential Palace. Sisi arrived in Vietnam early Wednesday and ....