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EGX has not benefited from EEDC so far, says expert
Date: 2015-03-24 16:33:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:52 - ID:2234933
An economic expert said on Tuesday that the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has not benefited yet from the positive results of the past week's Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC). In statements to MENA, Mohamed Gaballah said the stock exchange ....
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Officials confer on study to upgrade slums
Date: 2015-03-24 16:30:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:2233757
Assistant Foreign Minister for Cultural Affairs Olfat Farah met Tuesday with Ahmed Darwish, the assistant minister of state for urban development, to discuss a study conducted in coordination with Ford Foundation to upgrade shanty towns. Farah ....
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Qalaa Holdings invests 45 million dollars in gold mines in western Ethiopia
Date: 2015-03-24 16:27:13 GMT - Ethiopia - Economy - SN:51 - ID:2234885
Executive Director of Qalaa Holdings Hisham el Khazendar said that the company allotted 30 million dollars in investments implemented by Orascom company to search for gold in western Ethiopia gold mines. The company also is willing to invest ....
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44 violence suspects released for lack of evidence
Date: 2015-03-24 16:23:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:2234861
Forty-four violence suspects were released after being interrogated due to lack of evidence to support the claims against them, the Prosecutor-General's office said on Tuesday. The decision came upon the recommendation by Prosecution's technical ....
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Sisi urges translating goodwill into binding deals on Ethiopia's dam
Date: 2015-03-24 16:19:32 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:2234829
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has urged Ethiopia to translate goodwill into commitment to the deals that were reached on Renaissance Dam, said spokesman for the Presidency Alaa Yousef. President Sisi started his activities today by visiting the ....
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Egypt nominated for post of FAO deputy head
Date: 2015-03-24 16:15:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:2234801
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) approved on Tuesday the nomination of Egypt's Ambassador to Italy Amr Helmy for the post of deputy head of the organization. Helmy, who also serves as Egypt's Permanent Representative to FAO, was ....
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Bin Helli says Sharm summit an Arab gathering
Date: 2015-03-24 16:13:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:2234777
Deputy Arab League Secretary General for Arab Affairs Ahmed bin Helli has stressed the importance of the upcoming Arab Summit in Sharm el Sheikh. The summit on March 28-29 will be an Arab solidarity gathering, bin Helli said at the end of a ....
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Sudanese FM confers with Chinese amb. on means to boost bilateral ties
Date: 2015-03-24 16:09:48 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2234749
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti conferred with Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Li Lyan on means to boost bilateral ties. Karti asserted the depth of the Chinese-Sudanese ties, lauding the Chinese support for Sudan in different domains. On the ....
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Imported religious ideologies help spread extremism: Azhar Imam
Date: 2015-03-24 16:04:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:2234725
Foreign religious ideologies have helped spread of extremism and harmed the true Islamic values, Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said on Tuesday. During a meeting with a delegation of the ٍSalafist Nour Party, the Grand Imam said that such ....
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MENA obtains copy of Arab Summit draft agenda
Date: 2015-03-24 15:55:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2232377
MENA learned that the Arab League Council discussed on Tuesday at a behind-door session at the level of chief delegates the draft resolutions that will be referred to the Arab foreign ministers meetings on Thursday ahead of the 26th ordinary Arab ....