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Azhar imam, Australian amb. probe joint coop.
Date: 2015-05-11 17:49:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:2566965
Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb met on Monday with Australian Ambassador here Neil Hawkins to probe joint cooperation. Hawkins expressed his country's appreciation to the vital role played by Al Azhar in facing extremist ideas, hailing ....
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Palestine condemns Israeli decision to demolish houses
Date: 2015-05-11 17:47:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2566953
The Palestinian foreign ministry deplored on Monday a decision by Israel to demolish eight Palestinian apartment buildings in Al Quds. The decision claims the houses have been owned by Jews since 1971. ....
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Agriculture Minister declares war on corruption inside ministry
Date: 2015-05-11 15:43:04 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:52 - ID:2566101
Agriculture Minister Salah Helal formed a panel that would be tasked to combat corruption inside the ministry. The committee will put a strategy for fighting corruption at all institutions affiliated to the ministry, Helal said. He said the ....
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Investment minister, Italian amb. in Cairo probe increasing investments
Date: 2015-05-11 15:36:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:51 - ID:2566057
Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said he supports efforts to increase Italian investments in Egypt. This remark came during the meeting held between Salman and the Italian Ambassador here Maurizio Massari and his accompanying ....
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Egypt auctions T-bonds
Date: 2015-05-11 15:34:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:50 - ID:2566041
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Monday treasury bonds at a total value of EGP 4.75 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 3 billion of 5-year and EGP 1.75 billion of 10-year treasury bonds. A coupon of 12.701% was ....
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Djibouti president gets message from Sisi
Date: 2015-05-11 15:29:24 GMT - Djibouti - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:2565981
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry conveyed a verbal message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Monday. The message tackled ways to boost bilateral ties. Sisi expressed in his message Egypt's ....
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PM says France visit important for investment
Date: 2015-05-11 15:23:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:2565921
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab described his three-day visit of France, which he starts today, as important and aims to follow up French investment projects in Egypt that had been agreed upon. In pre-departure statements Monday, Mahlab said ....
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Paris: Malab visit to France upon invitation from French PM
Date: 2015-05-11 15:17:57 GMT - France - International - SN:47 - ID:2565877
France said Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab's visit to Paris Monday comes upon an invitation from French Prime Minister Manuel Valls. Foreign Ministry spokesman Roman Nadal told MENA that Mahlab will discuss with Laurent Fabius, France's ....
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Egypt FM meets Djiboutian counterpart
Date: 2015-05-11 15:15:50 GMT - Djibouti - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:2565849
Visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks Monday with his Djiboutian counterpart Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on means of promoting bilateral relations in the different domains. The talks took up cooperation means to establish a free ....
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Limited losses at EGX
Date: 2015-05-11 15:12:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:2565825
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Monday with limited losses affected by sales of leading shares by foreign and Arab investors in the real estate and investment sectors. The market capital lost about EGP 200 million to hit EGP 499.2 billion ....