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  • Egypt, UNDP sign letter of intent on governance, combating corruption

    Egypt, UNDP sign letter of intent on governance, combating corruption

    Date: 2017-05-12 10:39:32 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6807970

    Egypt and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed a letter of intent to boost cooperation on governance and combating corruption. Head of Administrative Control Authority (ACA) Mohamed Erfan and Minister of Investment Sahar ....

  • Trump administration announces deal with China to boost exports

    Trump administration announces deal with China to boost exports

    Date: 2017-05-12 10:37:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:6807967

    After months of bashing China for its trade practices, the US administration said it had agreed with Beijing on a broad range of measures aimed at improving the access of American beef producers, electronic-payments providers and natural-gas ....

  • 31 Houthi militias killed, injured in raids in Taiz

    31 Houthi militias killed, injured in raids in Taiz

    Date: 2017-05-12 10:36:06 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6807965

    Twelve elements of Houthi and Saleh militias were killed and 19 others injured in raids of the Arab coalition in western Taiz within the past few hours, Yemeni security sources said on Friday. The coalition launched seven raids in Taiz, the ....

  • Irrigation ministry signs protocol with Japan's JICA on training Yemeni staffers

    Irrigation ministry signs protocol with Japan's JICA on training Yemeni staffers

    Date: 2017-05-12 10:34:49 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:6807963

    The regional training sector at the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has signed a cooperation protocol with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to provide specialized training programs. The three-year training programs, ....

  • Mamesh: Suez Canal revenues hit $853.7m in past 2 months

    Mamesh: Suez Canal revenues hit $853.7m in past 2 months

    Date: 2017-05-10 11:06:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6805143

    Egypt's Suez Canal revenues hit 853.7 million dollars in March and April, compared to 820.4 million dollars during the same period in the previous year, with 4.1 percent increase, Suez Canal Authority Chairman Mohab Mamesh said in a statement on ....

  • Putin discusses Syria safe zones, ties with US with Russian Security Council

    Putin discusses Syria safe zones, ties with US with Russian Security Council

    Date: 2017-05-10 10:58:10 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:6805127

    President Vladimir Putin has held a briefing with the Russian Security Council to discuss Syria and Russia-US relations, Sputnik news agency quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Wednesday. "During the meeting, current issues on the ....

  • Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks

    Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks

    Date: 2017-05-10 10:41:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6805087

    The exchange rate of the US dollar was stable on Wednesday at major banks. The dollar price stood at EGP 17.95 for buying and 18.05 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. At the Commercial International Bank (CIB), the ....

  • Military Spokesman: Large amounts of explosives seized in Rafah

    Military Spokesman: Large amounts of explosives seized in Rafah

    Date: 2017-05-10 10:34:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6805073

    The Armed Forces spokesman Tamer El-Refai said Wednesday that law enforcement forces of the Second Field Army had seized and destroyed large amounts of explosives and materials used in making explosive charges by terrorists in western Rafah ....

  • Kobler meets with AU special envoy to Libya

    Kobler meets with AU special envoy to Libya

    Date: 2017-05-08 09:28:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6801729

    UN Special envoy to Libya Martin Kobler met on Monday with African Union Special Envoy to Libya Jakaya Kikwete. In a tweet, Kobler termed the meeting as "excellent". The heads of AU member states announced in January 2016 relaunching Libya ....

  • Exchange rate stable at major Egyptian banks

    Exchange rate stable at major Egyptian banks

    Date: 2017-05-08 09:27:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6801727

    The exchange rate of the US dollar was stable on Monday at major banks. The dollar price stood at EGP 17.95 for buying and 18.05 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. At the Commercial International Bank (CIB), the dollar ....

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