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Minimum pay increase fully applied by end of November: Presidency
Date: 2019-12-21 23:58:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8239039
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday followed up the implementation of a presidential decree to raise minimum wage. During a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and Minister of Finance Mohammed Maait, Sisi has been assured that all ....
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Egyptian economy sees tangible improvement - report
Date: 2019-12-21 23:56:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:8239038
The cabinet reviewed on Saturday a report prepared by the Information and Decision Support Center, which showed a continuous tangible improvement in the Egyptian economy. The report expected a growth rate of at least 5.5 percent in the coming few ....
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Egyptian, Moroccan FMs mull boosting joint Arab action on Libya
Date: 2019-12-21 23:55:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8239037
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita on Saturday stressed the importance of boosting joint Arab action to achieve security and stability in Libya. During their phone talks, the two top diplomats mulled ways ....
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Syrian army clears new villages in Idleb countryside
Date: 2019-12-21 23:53:50 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8239036
The Syrian army said on Saturday that it restored three new villages as part of its military operation against militants in the southeastern countryside of Idleb, SANA reported. The army detailed that it cleared the villages of Um al-Tineh, ....
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Sisi hails Armed Forces' effort to uproot terrorism, maintain security
Date: 2019-12-21 23:52:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8239035
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday hailed exerted by the Armed Forces to uproot terrorism and maintain security and stability nationwide. Meeting Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki and Navy Commander Ahmed Khaled, Sisi ordered to continue ....
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4 Pakistanis wounded, killed in India shelling across LoC
Date: 2019-12-19 22:36:51 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:4 - ID:8236981
Two Pakistani civilians were killed and an equal number were injured as India resorted to unprovoked shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) of the disputed Kashmir, Pakistan’s GEO TV channel reported Thursday. Spokesman for the Pakistani army ....
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Sisi: Egypt keen on "constructive" cooperation with Cyprus
Date: 2019-12-19 22:31:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8236979
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted that Egypt was keen on all aspects of "constructive" cooperation with Cyprus especially in view of the development and strength in the two countries' relations over the past period or within the framework of a ....
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Lebanese president summons Diab to form new gov’t
Date: 2019-12-19 17:18:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8236760
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has summoned former minister Hassan Diab at Baabda palace to be tasked with forming the new government. The decision came after Aoun met with Chamber of Deputies Speaker Nabih Berri, whom he informed of the results ....
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Algerian PM tenders resignation to president Tebboune
Date: 2019-12-19 17:17:40 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8236756
Algerian Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui has tendered his resignation to newly-sworn in president Abdelmadjid Tebboune. A statement issued by the Algerian presidency said the president accepted the resignation of the prime minister during a ....
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Sisi honors outstanding young people at WYF
Date: 2019-12-18 00:32:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8234184
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday honored a number of outstanding young people at the closing session of the World Youth Forum (WYF). The President awarded Eric Matamoros Moraleso, 15, who contributed to the creation of a mobile ....