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49 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2016-03-02 11:59:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:4428697
Forty-nine ships transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, with a total cargo of 2.7 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 24 vessels carrying 1.4 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 25 ships carrying 1.3 million tons, ....
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Forensic medicine chief denies Reuters reports on Regeni's murder case
Date: 2016-03-02 11:31:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:4428269
Head of the Forensic Medicine Authority Dr Hisham Abdel Hamid denied a story by Reuters news agency claiming he has given his findings to public prosecution on the autopsy of the body of the slain Italian student Giulio Regeni who was found dead on ....
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Iraqi president, FM discuss increasing int'l aid to Iraq
Date: 2016-03-02 11:25:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4428329
Iraqi President Fuad Masum conferred on Wednesday with Head of the National Alliance and Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari on the latest political, security and economic developments in the country. They also reviewed the achievements ....
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GCC decides to consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization
Date: 2016-03-02 09:46:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4427249
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Wednesday decided to consider Lebanon's Hezbollah, with all its leaders, factions and affiliate factions, a terrorist organization. GCC Secretary General Abdel Latif el Zayati said GCC member-states have ....
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Egypt FM to take part in Islamic summit in Indonesia
Date: 2016-03-02 09:28:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4427005
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will take part in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit that will take place in Indonesia on Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said. Shoukry will fly to Indonesia from South Korea ....
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Interior minister, Tunisian counterpart discuss pan-Arab meeting's agenda
Date: 2016-03-02 07:37:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4426149
Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar held a meeting Tuesday with Tunisian counterpart Hedi Majdoub to discuss the agenda of the Arab Interior Ministers Council’s meeting, to kick off in Tunis on Wednesday. The two ministers talked cooperation ....
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Production of natural gas to be doubled in coming period: PM
Date: 2016-03-02 07:35:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4426133
The production of natural gas will be doubled as of the second quarter of 2017 due to the confirmed finds, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Tuesday. "This will contribute to increasing the development projects in all fields, especially in ....
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Darwish in talks over investments in Suez Canal zone
Date: 2016-03-02 07:33:06 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4426125
Developing the Suez Canal is an Egyptian dream that aims at optimizing on the outstanding geographic location of the waterway by providing value added services, said head of the General Authority of Suez Canal Economic Zone Ahmed ....
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GAFI chief: Breakthrough in procedures of establishing new companies in Egypt
Date: 2016-03-02 07:28:26 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4426101
Head of the General Authority For Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Alaa Omar said Egypt is witnessing a breakthrough in terms of time needed to establish new companies, pointing out to only three days. Procedures of establishing new companies and ....
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Nasr: Egypt has promising investment opportunities
Date: 2016-03-02 07:25:07 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4426061
Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr stressed profound partnership between Egypt and Japan and keenness of both sides on enhancing cooperation for the best interests of both peoples. Addressing the Egyptian-Japanese Business Forum, ....