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  • Sharm conf. important indicator on Egypt's comeback on int'l economic arena - minister

    Sharm conf. important indicator on Egypt's comeback on int'l economic arena - minister

    Date: 2015-03-12 09:03:46 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2144369

    French Finance Minister Michel Saban said the Egypt Economic Development Conference, to kick off in Sharm el Sheikh on Friday, is an important indicator of Egypt's return to the international economic arena. In statements to MENA before traveling ....

  • Matrouh security chief: 198 Egyptians fleeing Libya back home

    Matrouh security chief: 198 Egyptians fleeing Libya back home

    Date: 2015-03-12 08:01:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2143869

    As many as 198 Egyptians fleeing Libya returned home Sunday via Salloum border crossing over the past 24 hours, Matrouh Security Chief Anany Hamouda said, He ordered finalizing their arrival procedures. ....

  • Bomb explodes outside CIB bank in Sadat City

    Bomb explodes outside CIB bank in Sadat City

    Date: 2015-03-12 08:00:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2143861

    A makeshift bomb exploded outside the Commercial International Bank in Sadat City in Menoufia on Thursday but no casualties or damage were reported. Police cordoned off the area that was completely combed, No other explosives were found. ....

  • Security reinforced along Suez-South Sinai road ahead of Sharm conf.

    Security reinforced along Suez-South Sinai road ahead of Sharm conf.

    Date: 2015-03-12 08:00:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2143857

    Security forces reinforced their presence along the Suez-South Sinai road on Thursday as part of preparations to secure Egypt Economic Development Conference, to start in Sharm el Sheikh on Friday. Suez Security chief Tarek el Gazar said all ....

  • Lagarde to MENA: Egypt on right track, economy will recover

    Lagarde to MENA: Egypt on right track, economy will recover

    Date: 2015-03-12 07:59:23 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2143849

    Egypt is on the right track after the government set a plan to meet the economic needs of the state, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said on Wednesday. Lagarde was speaking to MENA before her ....

  • Foreign ministry's operations room works around clock in preparation of economic conference - spokesman

    Foreign ministry's operations room works around clock in preparation of economic conference - spokesman

    Date: 2015-03-12 07:58:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2143833

    The central operations room at the Foreign Ministry is working around the clock in preparation for the Egypt Economic Development Conference, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Ati. In a phone interview with Al Hayat satellite channel on ....

  • Home-made bomb goes off in Manial district

    Home-made bomb goes off in Manial district

    Date: 2015-03-12 07:57:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2143825

    A home-made bomb went off near a mobile company store in Manial district early Thursday with no casualties reported, a security source said. The facade of the store was badly damaged as a result of the blast but no deaths were reported, the ....

  • Interior minister returns home from Algeria

    Interior minister returns home from Algeria

    Date: 2015-03-12 07:56:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2143821

    Egyptian Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar returned home early Thursday from Algeria where he took part in the 23rd session of the Arab interior ministers council. Over two days, the ministers mulled drafting a unified Arab strategy to fight ....

  • Officials: UN agencies ready to support Egypt in facing bird flu

    Officials: UN agencies ready to support Egypt in facing bird flu

    Date: 2015-03-11 18:50:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:2141865

    UN organizations are fully prepared to provide Egypt with support and necessary technical experience to contain avian flu virus, according to representatives. The UN agencies will help Egypt reduce number of cases infected with the virus and ....

  • Cabinet approves decree on Special Economic Zones Act

    Cabinet approves decree on Special Economic Zones Act

    Date: 2015-03-11 18:40:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:2141797

    The Egyptian cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft presidential decree amending some provisions of the Special Economic Zones Act of 2001. In a statement today, the cabinet said that the draft decree states that president of the republic has the ....

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