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  • 49 ships transit Suez Canal

    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, ....

  • Forensic medicine chief denies Reuters reports on Regeni's murder case

    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 ....

  • Iraqi president, FM discuss increasing int'l aid to Iraq

    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 ....

  • GCC decides to consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization

    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 ....

  • Egypt FM to take part in Islamic summit in Indonesia

    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 ....

  • Interior minister, Tunisian counterpart discuss pan-Arab meeting's agenda

    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 ....

  • Production of natural gas to be doubled in coming period: PM

    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 ....

  • Darwish in talks over investments in Suez Canal zone

    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 ....

  • GAFI chief: Breakthrough in procedures of establishing new companies in Egypt

    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 ....

  • Nasr: Egypt has promising investment opportunities

    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, ....

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