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  • 33 ships transit Suez Canal

    33 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2016-03-01 13:23:37 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:4421725

    Thirty-three ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, with a total cargo of 2.300 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 18 vessels carrying 1.100 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 15 ships carrying 1.200 million tons, ....

  • House asked to withdraw confidence from Okasha

    House asked to withdraw confidence from Okasha

    Date: 2016-03-01 12:20:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4420837

    Several members of the electoral constituency of MP Tawfiq Okasha on Tuesday filed requests to the Egyptian parliament calling for annulling his membership in the House after receiving the Israeli ambassador in his residence last week. They cited ....

  • Russia calls for convention on chemical terrorism - Lavrov

    Russia calls for convention on chemical terrorism - Lavrov

    Date: 2016-03-01 12:12:42 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:5 - ID:4420729

    Terrorists could have the means to manufacture chemical weapons and Russia calls for a separate convention to focus on the issue of chemical terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, ....

  • Sisi meets top officials of pioneering Japanese firms

    Sisi meets top officials of pioneering Japanese firms

    Date: 2016-03-01 11:32:45 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4420237

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, currently in Tokyo, had on Tuesday two separate meetings with the board chairmen of pioneering Japanese companies Mitsubishi and Toyota. Egyptian Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker attended the meetings along ....

  • PM, Singaporean ambassador discuss joint cooperation in maritime transport, harbors

    PM, Singaporean ambassador discuss joint cooperation in maritime transport, harbors

    Date: 2016-03-01 11:31:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4420213

    Prime Minister Ismail Sherif conferred on Tuesday with Singaporean Ambassador in Cairo Premjith Sadasivan on bilateral cooperation and steps taken to implement what had been agreed upon during a recent visit by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to ....

  • Gov't program focuses on social justice: PM

    Gov't program focuses on social justice: PM

    Date: 2016-03-01 08:37:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4418465

    The government's program is concerned with the social justice and performance development, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Monday. "The program will be presented to the House of Representatives in the second half of March," Ismail told the ....

  • 3 bombs detonated in N. Sinai; no casualties reported

    3 bombs detonated in N. Sinai; no casualties reported

    Date: 2016-03-01 06:06:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4417761

    Security forces detonated three explosives that were planted on the way of the troops in south Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah areas of North Sinai. In statements on Monday, security sources said no casualties were reported. Army forces continue ....

  • Kremlin urges caution when commenting on alleged Syria truce violations

    Kremlin urges caution when commenting on alleged Syria truce violations

    Date: 2016-02-29 13:29:58 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:4413709

    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that those commenting on alleged violations of the Syria truce must be "extremely careful", Sputnik reported on Monday. "Moscow has already called to be very cautious when accusing someone of violating the ....

  • 45 vessels transit Suez Canal

    45 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2016-02-29 11:46:04 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:4412453

    Forty-five ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, with a total cargo of 2.300 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 26 vessels carrying 1.300 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 19 ships carrying 1 million tons, ....

  • Jordanian king, Kuwaiti emir confer on latest developments in ME

    Jordanian king, Kuwaiti emir confer on latest developments in ME

    Date: 2016-02-29 11:12:22 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4412145

    Jordanian King Abdullah II received a phone call from Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah where they discussed the latest developments in the Middle East. They expressed their keenness on cooperation and coordination in the ....

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