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  • Egypt has pivotal role in boosting AREI - French minister

    Egypt has pivotal role in boosting AREI - French minister

    Date: 2016-02-24 10:20:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4380137

    French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Segolene Royal stressed that Egypt is a strategic country that plays a pivotal role in pushing forward the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) that aims at enabling the ....

  • Sisi witnesses launch of Egypt Vision 2030

    Sisi witnesses launch of Egypt Vision 2030

    Date: 2016-02-24 10:17:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4380101

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi witnessed on Wednesday the launch of Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail attended the event along with a number of ministers, key state and public figures along with ....

  • Al Azhar Grand Imam warmly welcomed in Indonesia

    Al Azhar Grand Imam warmly welcomed in Indonesia

    Date: 2016-02-24 10:15:16 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4380061

    Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El Tayyeb, chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, arrived on Wednesday in Malang City, the second biggest city in East Java province, coming from Jakarta as part of his current visit to Indonesia. Egypt ....

  • Egypt, Belarus to ink sports cooperation memo

    Egypt, Belarus to ink sports cooperation memo

    Date: 2016-02-24 10:13:45 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:3 - ID:4380049

    Egypt and Belarus are preparing to ink a memorandum of understanding for enhancing bilateral cooperation in the sports domain, the Belarusian envoy in Cairo said on Wednesday. The Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports is due to ink the memo with ....

  • France, US, UK, Germany leaders discuss situation in Syria

    France, US, UK, Germany leaders discuss situation in Syria

    Date: 2016-02-24 07:31:10 GMT - France - International - SN:2 - ID:4378749

    French President Francois Hollande, US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday made phone contacts over the situation in Syria. A statement by the Elysee reported that the four ....

  • Social Solidarity min. discuss supporting ministry's projects with UN bodies

    Social Solidarity min. discuss supporting ministry's projects with UN bodies

    Date: 2016-02-24 07:29:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4378745

    Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali held several meetings with UN organizations that support the ministry's projects on the sidelines of her visit to New York to take part in the sustainable development conference, said a statement by her ....

  • Obama in bid to close Guantanamo prison

    Obama in bid to close Guantanamo prison

    Date: 2016-02-23 18:14:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:4377425

    The White House has revealed its plans for closing the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention facility, one of the president's long-standing goals, the BBC reported Tuesday. The Pentagon has proposed transferring the remaining 91 detainees to ....

  • 30 Daesh killed in US drone attack in Afghanistan

    30 Daesh killed in US drone attack in Afghanistan

    Date: 2016-02-23 16:23:11 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:12 - ID:4376685

    Thirty Daesh terrorists were killed in a US drone attack on a Daesh hideout in eastern Afghanistan, Nangarhar government spokesman said on Tuesday. Another 15 militants were killed in clashes with Afghani forces, he added. ....

  • AL welcomes US-Russia ceasefire plan for Syria

    AL welcomes US-Russia ceasefire plan for Syria

    Date: 2016-02-23 15:23:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4376225

    The Arab League (AL) welcomed on Tuesday the US-Russia truce plan agreed on to cease hostilities in Syria as of Saturday. Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil el Araby described the ceasefire plan as a positive step toward a political ....

  • EGX indexes showed mixed performance

    EGX indexes showed mixed performance

    Date: 2016-02-23 14:23:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:4375617

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance on Tuesday. The market capital achieved limited gains worth EGP 300 million to reach EGP 390.9 billion, after transactions hit EGP 650 million. The EGX 30 benchmark index went up 0.3 ....

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