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  • Azhar imam, Australian amb. probe joint coop.

    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 ....

  • Palestine condemns Israeli decision to demolish houses

    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. ....

  • Agriculture Minister declares war on corruption inside ministry

    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 ....

  • Investment minister, Italian amb. in Cairo probe increasing investments

    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 ....

  • Egypt auctions T-bonds

    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 ....

  • Djibouti president gets message from Sisi

    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 ....

  • PM says France visit important for investment

    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 ....

  • Paris: Malab visit to France upon invitation from French PM

    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 ....

  • Egypt FM meets Djiboutian counterpart

    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 ....

  • Limited losses at EGX

    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 ....

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