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Fifty-one vessels cross Suez Canal
Date: 2015-05-12 13:56:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:31 - ID:2572917
Forty-nine vessels crossed the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of about 2.6 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 23 ships carrying 952,000 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 26 vessels carrying about 1.7 million ....
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Palestinian issue to be discussed at Camp David summit, says PLO member
Date: 2015-05-12 13:54:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2572889
The Palestinian issue will top the list of topics to be discussed during the Camp David summit, which will be held between US President Barack Obama and Gulf leaders later this week, a Palestinian official said on Tuesday. Member of the Executive ....
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Egyptian judicial authority independent -- Minister
Date: 2015-05-12 13:52:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2572869
The judicial authority in Egypt is totally independent and impartial, the minister of transitional justice has stressed. The judicial authority acts without any interference from any party, Ibrahim el Heneidy told Jarno Syrjälä, the Director ....
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Libya suffers drop in oil production
Date: 2015-05-12 13:47:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2572845
Spokesman for the Libyan National Oil Corporation Mohamed el Harari blamed on Tuesday the security conditions in Libya for the current drop in oil production in the country. In press statements, Harari refused to give statements on the oil ....
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Egypt ties with Nile Basin countries unprecedentedly improving -- Minister
Date: 2015-05-12 13:43:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2572805
Egypt's relations with Africa, Nile Basin countries in particular, are unprecedentedly progressing, the irrigation minister has said. Such an upturn in relations has not been there since the 60s, Hossam Mogazhi said in a regional conference to ....
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Minister: $30bn to be invested in coal industry in 5 years
Date: 2015-05-12 13:36:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:2572713
Minister of Investment Ashraf Salman said the government pays attention to coal industry as an alternative to electricity. During the second day of an economic conference to support Egypt's economy, the minister pointed out to cooperation between ....
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67.8% of dredging at New Suez Canal finalized
Date: 2015-05-12 13:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2572469
Up to 174.865 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been dredged so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project. This represents 67.8 percent of a total 250 million cubic meters that should be dredged as part of the ....
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FM meets speaker of Djibouti parliament
Date: 2015-05-12 13:19:41 GMT - Djibouti - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2572521
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Tuesday with speaker of Djibouti's parliament Mohamed Ali Houmed to discuss the latest developments in Egypt and preparations for the upcoming legislative elections. Houmed offered Shoukry a souvenir ....
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Subsidies for food commodities hit EGP 37bn-- minister
Date: 2015-05-12 13:18:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:23 - ID:2572485
The government's subsidies for food commodities hit 37 billion pounds in the 2014-2015 fiscal year against 37.3 billion in the past year, Supply Minister Khalid Hanafy said on Tuesday. The minister made the statements while opening an outlet for ....
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EgyptAir resumes flights to Saudi city of Abha
Date: 2015-05-12 13:15:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2572449
EgyptAir chairman Hisham el Nahhas said the company decided to resume flights to the Saudi city of Abha next month through operating four flights a week. In statements Tuesday, Nahhas said EgyptAir is keen on increasing its presence in the Gulf ....
