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Nasr, WB delegation discuss signing 3rd tranche of $3bn loan
Date: 2017-08-21 10:29:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:6954547
Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr discussed on Monday with Project Manager at the World Bank Ashish Khan and his accompanying delegation, procedures to sign the third and final tranche of the three billion dollar ....
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Palestinian cause not top priority of US administration: PLO member
Date: 2017-08-21 10:28:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6954463
Member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Ahmad Majdalani said that the Palestinian cause is not a priority of the US administration. There are no indicators that a visit by a US delegation to Palestine by the ....
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Saudi Arabian Airlines' planes not allowed to land to transport Qatari pilgrims
Date: 2017-08-20 16:52:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6953740
Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser has said the Saudi Arabian Airlines has so far been unable to schedule its flights to transport Qatari pilgrims from Hamad International Airport in Doha due to lack of permission from ....
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Egypt to chair Arab meeting on fighting terrorism
Date: 2017-08-20 15:31:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:6953531
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali presides over on Monday a meeting of senior officials of the Arab ministries of social affairs, justice and youth to discuss issues of terrorism and social development in implementation of the recent Arab ....
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Jordan backs Libyan people unity
Date: 2017-08-20 14:37:28 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6953514
Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al Molqi reiterated his country's support for the unity of the Libyan people, freedom and self-determination. Molqi's statements came during a meeting in Amman on Sunday with Speaker of the House of Representatives ....
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SIS issues report on Somali president visit to Egypt
Date: 2017-08-20 14:37:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:6953506
The State Information Service (SIS) has issued a report on Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's current visit to Egypt, saying it is "timely" and "important". It is the first visit by Farmajo to Egypt since he attained office on February ....
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Strike of Mahalla textile factory ends, production resumes: Syndicate
Date: 2017-08-20 14:36:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:6953497
General Syndicate For Spinning and Weaving Head Abdel Fattah Ibrahim announced on Sunday the end of Ghazl El Mahalla two-week workers' strike. Production has been resumed at the textile factories, Ibrahim added in a statement. The employees ....
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Trial of 48 MB members over murder of journalist, others adjourned
Date: 2017-08-20 14:35:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6953482
The Cairo Criminal Court decided on Sunday to adjourn the trial of 48 defendants of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group over violent acts that occurred in the eastern Cairo district of Ain Shams in 2014 and left three persons dead, including a ....
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Somali president arrives in Cairo
Date: 2017-08-20 11:56:21 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:5 - ID:6953125
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed arrived at Cairo International Airport on Sunday. He is expected to hold talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on promoting bilateral ties as well as regional and African issues of common ....
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Dollar exchange rate remains stable at Egyptian banks
Date: 2017-08-20 11:53:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:6953120
The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Sunday. The dollar exchange rate recorded EGP 17.72 for buying and 17.82 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt, the Commercial International Bank ....