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  • Seniora to MENA: Arab revival clear in Decisive Storm

    Seniora to MENA: Arab revival clear in Decisive Storm

    Date: 2015-05-08 13:02:42 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2544537

    Former Lebanese prime minister Fouad Seniora said that the region witnessed an Arab revival which was clear from the stance adopted by Egypt and the Gulf countries during Operation Decisive Storm. Seniora told MENA that he hopes that this ....

  • Sisi visit to Russia important, says amb.

    Sisi visit to Russia important, says amb.

    Date: 2015-05-08 12:54:25 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2544489

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's participation in Russia's Victory Day is very important, the Egyptian ambassador here has said. Moscow highly appreciates Egypt's role and position in the region, Mohamed el Badri told the media delegation ....

  • Awqaf min.: Sisi seeks boosting relations with Sudan, Ethiopia

    Awqaf min.: Sisi seeks boosting relations with Sudan, Ethiopia

    Date: 2015-05-08 12:32:05 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2544261

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sees boosting relations with Sudan and Ethiopia in light of the deeply-rooted ties linking the three countries, Egyptian Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Friday. In an interview with the ....

  • EEDC contracts with private sector to be signed late May, says minister

    EEDC contracts with private sector to be signed late May, says minister

    Date: 2015-05-08 12:09:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:2544109

    The drafts of six contracts reached during the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) were sent to the private companies for review, Housing Minister Mostafa Madboly said on Friday. In press statements, Madboly expected such deals to be ....

  • EgyptAir pilots withdraw collective resignations in response to Sisi's directives

    EgyptAir pilots withdraw collective resignations in response to Sisi's directives

    Date: 2015-05-08 12:08:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2544089

    The Egyptian Pilots Association said collective resignations by 224 pilots of EgyptAir have been withdrawn in response to directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. "In response to the president's directives, we, as pilots, decided to withdraw ....

  • Bourse gains EGP 1.9 bln in week amid mixed performance

    Bourse gains EGP 1.9 bln in week amid mixed performance

    Date: 2015-05-08 11:05:37 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:2543709

    The Egyptian Exchange closed this week with gains amounting to EGP 1.9 million. During the course of the week, the benchmark index EGX 30 increased by 0.81 percent to 8,742 points, said a weekly report issued by the Egyptian Exchange, of which ....

  • Ethiopia PM thanks Sisi for securing release of Ethiopian nationals

    Ethiopia PM thanks Sisi for securing release of Ethiopian nationals

    Date: 2015-05-08 10:25:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:2543509

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received a phone call from Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who extended thanks to the Egyptian leader over efforts exerted to release a number of Ethiopians, who were held in Libya. Desalegn praised ....

  • Italian businessmen interested in Egypt's market -- minister

    Italian businessmen interested in Egypt's market -- minister

    Date: 2015-05-08 10:23:03 GMT - Italy - Economy - SN:8 - ID:2543497

    Minister of Industry and Trade Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour said on Thursday that Italy is increasingly interested in expanding business in Egypt. The minister made the remarks following meetings with Italian businessmen, economists and Egyptian ....

  • Budget deficit rises to EGP 218.3 billion in 9 months

    Budget deficit rises to EGP 218.3 billion in 9 months

    Date: 2015-05-08 09:18:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:2543109

    The budget deficit rose to EGP 218.3 billion, constituting 9.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), during the period from July to March, the Ministry of Finance said Thursday. The new figure is compared to EGP 145 billion during the same ....

  • German FM: Progress in resuming NATO-Russia military contact

    German FM: Progress in resuming NATO-Russia military contact

    Date: 2015-05-08 09:15:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:2543077

    German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Russia and NATO are making progress in restoring military contacts that were suspended as the Ukraine crisis intensified, ABC news reported Thursday. "I'm glad that, after the situation we ....

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