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  • Egypt's PM heads for Ivory Coast

    Egypt's PM heads for Ivory Coast

    Date: 2015-03-20 09:05:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2204685

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and his accompanying delegation left here on Friday heading for Ivory Coast. The Egyptian delegation groups Housing Minister Moustafa Madbouli, International Cooperation Minister Naglaa Ahwani and the assistant ....

  • All Nile water deals still intact, says Egypt's foreign ministry

    All Nile water deals still intact, says Egypt's foreign ministry

    Date: 2015-03-20 09:04:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2204669

    The spokesman for the foreign ministry said all deals related to Egypt's share of Nile water "are still intact." These deals include the agreements signed in 1902, 1929 and 1959, Badr Abdel Atti said on Friday. ....

  • Obama, Prince Charles confer at White House

    Obama, Prince Charles confer at White House

    Date: 2015-03-20 07:40:40 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:2204105

    President Barack Obama welcomed British Crown Prince Charles to the White House on Thursday, The USA Today reported. "I think it's fair to say that the American people are quite fond of the Royal Family," Obama told Charles. "That's awfully ....

  • Washington closely follows up situation in Yemen

    Washington closely follows up situation in Yemen

    Date: 2015-03-20 07:38:52 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2204089

    Spokesperson for the US Department of State Jen Psaki said that the US is closely following up the current situation in Yemen. This comes after reports on clashes between forces supporting President Abd Rabu Mansour and former president Ali ....

  • PM honors 100 mothers of martyrs on Mother's Day

    PM honors 100 mothers of martyrs on Mother's Day

    Date: 2015-03-20 07:37:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2204077

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Thursday honored 100 mothers of martyrs of police and army and Libya's recent massacre on the occasion of the Mother's Day. The ceremony, sponsored by Al Bawaba News, was attended by a number of ministers as well ....

  • Finance Ministry offers T-bills at EGP 7 billion

    Finance Ministry offers T-bills at EGP 7 billion

    Date: 2015-03-19 15:01:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:2201261

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Thursday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 7 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 3 billion of 182-day T-bills. The average yield was 11.372 percent, it said, adding it accepted ....

  • Mahlab, planning minister probe solutions to financial problems among state sectors

    Mahlab, planning minister probe solutions to financial problems among state sectors

    Date: 2015-03-19 15:00:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:2201241

    Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Thursday with Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform Ashraf el Araby. The meeting took up mechanisms for solving financial problems among state sectors. These problems hinder the ....

  • 93.5% of dry digging at new Suez Canal completed - Army

    93.5% of dry digging at new Suez Canal completed - Army

    Date: 2015-03-19 14:59:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2201229

    About 93.5 percent of the dry digging at the new Suez Canal has been accomplished seven months since the project launch, the Armed Forces said on Thursday. It added that 215 million cubic meters have been dug which represented a 107 percent ....

  • Saudi, Kuwaiti defense ministers meet in Riyadh

    Saudi, Kuwaiti defense ministers meet in Riyadh

    Date: 2015-03-19 14:58:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2201217

    Saudi Defense Minister and head of the Royal Court Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdel Aziz met Kuwaiti Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled al Jarrah al Sabah on Thursday. The meeting took up means of promoting defense ....

  • Ghali: Arab Summit unique chance for facing challanges in Arab World

    Ghali: Arab Summit unique chance for facing challanges in Arab World

    Date: 2015-03-19 14:57:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2201205

    The former secretary general of the United Nations Boutros Boutros Ghali said that the Arab Summit to be held in Sharm el Sheikh late this month will coincide with the 70 anniversary of establishing the Arab League (AL). This summit is a unique ....

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