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Siemens CEO hails president Sisi as “strong negotiator”
Date: 2017-03-03 11:02:13 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:6624241
Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens AG, on Thursday hailed as “strong negotiator” President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Earlier on Thursday, Sisi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened via video conference three power stations worth 6 billion ....
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Sisi, Merkel visit Giza Pyramids
Date: 2017-03-03 10:58:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6624209
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the Giza Pyramids late Thursday. Sisi and Merkel held important talks on means of fostering bilateral ties as well as an array of issues of mutual concern, topped ....
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Endorsing for 1st time resident Egyptian diplomat at NATO marks new stage of cooperation
Date: 2017-03-02 11:18:23 GMT - Belgium - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6618601
Endorsing for first time a resident Egyptian diplomat at NATO marks a new stage of cooperation between Egypt and NATO. This will offer Egypt a great chance to expound its vision on the challenges besetting the Middle East and North Africa ....
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Presidential decrees re-allocating state-owned lands for land reclamation, Armed Forces
Date: 2017-03-02 11:16:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6618561
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree approving the re- allocation of 1,351 feddans of state-owned lands for Beni Suef Governorate to be used for land reclamation. The president also issued another decree to re-allocate state-owned lands ....
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22 killed in Houthi-popular resistance clashes in Jawf
Date: 2017-03-02 11:15:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6618533
About 22 people were killed during confrontations between Houthi militias and pro-legitimacy popular resistance fighters in Jawf governorate, Yemeni military sources said. Fourteen Houthis were killed alongside eight resistance fighters, Al ....
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Egypt's Mubarak denies killing protesters during January 25 revolution
Date: 2017-03-02 11:14:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6618521
Former President Hosni Mubarak denied ordering the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule. Mubarak told the Cassation Court on Thursday he never gave orders to kill protesters. Today's retrial witnessed an ....
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PM chairs meeting to discuss preparations for Hajj season
Date: 2017-03-02 11:13:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6618501
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail chaired on Thursday a meeting of the Higher Ministerial Committee for Hajj to discuss preparations for the 1438H pilgrimage season. The meeting was attended by the ministers of Awqaf, social solidarity, health, civil ....
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EGX gains EGP 10 bn by mid day trading
Date: 2017-03-02 11:12:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:6618485
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes gained EGP 10 billion by Thursday's mid day trading. Th bourse boosted as the crisis of the stamp duty on trading is about to be settled. The EGX 30 benchmark index went up by 2.2 percent to close at ....
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Pakistani PM opens economic cooperation summit in Islamabad
Date: 2017-03-01 08:16:15 GMT - Pakistan - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6609845
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has opened a key economic summit aimed at improving trade ties amid unprecedented security, ABC news reported. Islamabad is hosting the 10-nation Economic Cooperation Organization summit Wednesday to finalize ....
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Pope Tawadros II to receive Merkel Thursday
Date: 2017-03-01 08:13:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6609813
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese will receive on Thursday German Chancellor Angela Merkel - during her visit to Cairo - at the Baptist HQ of the Abbasiya Cathedral. Merkel will start on Thursday a visit to Cairo ....