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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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. ....
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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 ....
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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 ....