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  • Interior minister arrives in Sharm El Sheikh

    Interior minister arrives in Sharm El Sheikh

    Date: 2015-03-12 13:49:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:2147657

    Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar arrived in the South Sinai city of Sharm El Sheikh to inspect security forces assigned with securing the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), which kicks off Friday. The minister made an inspection ....

  • Sisi says state, citizens' security top priority

    Sisi says state, citizens' security top priority

    Date: 2015-03-12 13:49:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2147653

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has said state and citizens' security is a top government priority. This came in a meeting that brought together Defence Minister Sidqi Sobhy, Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar and chief of staff of the armed ....

  • Laila Iskandar heads for Japan to attend 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

    Laila Iskandar heads for Japan to attend 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

    Date: 2015-03-12 13:48:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2147645

    Minister of Urban Development and Slums Laila Iskandar left here Thursday heading for Japan to attend the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction due in Sendai city on March 14-18. Iskandar will review Egypt’s vision on managing ....

  • EEDC preparations complete – PM

    EEDC preparations complete – PM

    Date: 2015-03-12 13:48:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2147641

    All preparations for the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), which will kick off Friday in Sharm El Sheikh, have been completed, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said. During an inspection of the conference’s registration center Thursday, ....

  • Sharm conf. to benefit tourism - minister

    Sharm conf. to benefit tourism - minister

    Date: 2015-03-12 13:47:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2147633

    Egypt's hosting of the economic conference, which will be held in Sharm el Sheikh Friday, will definitely benefit tourism and will send reassurance messages to tourists and tour operators, said Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy. The Egypt Economic ....

  • Iraqi PM: Will not allow our sovereignty to be violated

    Iraqi PM: Will not allow our sovereignty to be violated

    Date: 2015-03-12 13:46:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2147621

    Iraq will not allow interference into its internal affairs or national sovereignty, said Prime Minister Hidar al Abadi on Thursday. Abadi's remarks came in response to statements attributed earlier on Wednesday to an Iranian presidential aide, ....

  • Sisi exerts strenuous efforts to render EEDC successful

    Sisi exerts strenuous efforts to render EEDC successful

    Date: 2015-03-12 13:44:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2147605

    Representatives of delegations participating in the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) hailed the efforts exerted by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to render the event successful. In this context, the Egyptian president had held over ....

  • Sound bomb goes off near Luxor court complex

    Sound bomb goes off near Luxor court complex

    Date: 2015-03-12 13:40:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2147525

    Luxor Security Chief Hossam Menawi denied there were any casualties in the explosion of a sound bomb near Luxor court complex on Thursday, It was only a sound bomb, he said. Meanwhile, sappers defused another sound bomb in the precincts of the ....

  • Preparations underway to host Arab summit in Sharm el Sheikh late March - FM

    Preparations underway to host Arab summit in Sharm el Sheikh late March - FM

    Date: 2015-03-12 11:56:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2146453

    Preparations are underway for the upcoming Arab Summit, which will be held at the end of this month in Sharm el Sheikh, said Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. In statements Thursday, Shoukry said that discussions are being held to tackle the issues ....

  • Wide int'l participation in EEDC reflects Egypt successful marketing plan, says minister

    Wide int'l participation in EEDC reflects Egypt successful marketing plan, says minister

    Date: 2015-03-12 11:55:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2146433

    Finance Minister Hany Qadry said on Thursday that the wide international participation expected in the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), which will kick off tomorrow in Sharm el Sheikh, reflects the success of Egypt's international ....

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