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PM discuss means of fostering tourism industry
Date: 2015-05-18 18:24:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2616037
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Monday with Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy and head of the Egyptian Federation of Chambers of Tourism Ilhamy Zayat to discuss ways to foster tourism industry. During the meeting, Mahlab asserted that the ....
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Egypt seeks to increase exports to US: Minister
Date: 2015-05-18 18:23:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:2616029
Trade and Industry Minister Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour said on Monday that Egypt seeks to increase the Egyptian exports to the US market through reinstating the generalized system of preferences (GSP). The GSP system, which was suspended more than ....
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Cairo governor meets with US amb. in Egypt
Date: 2015-05-18 18:21:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2616021
Cairo Governor Galal el Said received Monday US Ambassador to Egypt Stephen Beecroft. During the meeting, el Said discussed the efforts exerted to restore the cultural aspect of downtown Cairo. Fore his part, Beecroft tackled the pivotal role ....
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EAPD convenes under Shoukry to probe work plan
Date: 2015-05-18 15:56:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2615033
The Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) board of directors held a meeting Monday, under Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, in the Foreign Ministry headquarters. The get-together aimed at discussing the work plan of the ....
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Mahlab orders providing basic commodities before Ramadan
Date: 2015-05-18 15:51:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2614985
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Monday ordered providing foreign exchange needed to import sufficient quantities of the basic commodities to citizens before the Summer and Ramadan. The Prime Minister chaired a ministerial economic committee ....
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Sisi meets members of Egypt-Kuwait Business Council
Date: 2015-05-18 15:48:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2614941
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting with members of the Egypt-Kuwait Business Council on Monday. Egypt always welcomes Kuwaiti investments, which help promote ties, achieve joint interests and attain comprehensive development in Egypt, ....
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Cabinet says PM keen on attending EGX trading session
Date: 2015-05-18 15:04:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:2614441
The cabinet said Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab was keen on attending Monday's trading session of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). "His participation showed the governments' support to the capital market system as its important role for the Egyptian ....
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China says Cairo court rulings internal Egyptian affair
Date: 2015-05-18 15:01:29 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2614429
China declined to comment on Egyptian court rulings sentencing ousted president Mohamed Morsi and other defendants to death, saying the issue was a domestic affair. “The Chinese side believes that the domestic affairs of Egypt should be decided ....
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German amb voices keenness on achieving stability, development in Egypt
Date: 2015-05-18 14:50:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2614381
German Ambassador in Cairo Hansjörg Haber said on Monday that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's upcoming visit to Germany will witness the signing of a number of agreements between German firms and the Egyptian government. In statements to the ....
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Obama bans military-style equipment for US police
Date: 2015-05-18 14:45:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:32 - ID:2614361
US President Barack Obama on Monday announced a plan to ban the federal government from providing military-style equipment to local police departments, the New York Times reported. Obama said that Washington would also put stricter controls on ....