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Cabinet reviews TDA plan as part of Egypt Vision 2030
Date: 2019-11-15 16:32:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8189231
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli gave directives to tourism officials to speed up sending the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) plan to the Supreme Council for Planning and Urban Development (SCPUD) during its upcoming meeting. The decision was ....
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Sisi: UAE visit mirrors sincere desire for reinforcing ties
Date: 2019-11-15 00:13:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8188403
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Thursday that his visit to UAE proves the strong relations between Cairo and Abu Dhabi and reflected a sincere desire in cementing the close ties between the two countries. Writing on the record of the UAE ....
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FM warns against impact of Turkish aggression on northeast Syria
Date: 2019-11-15 00:10:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8188402
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed that Egypt is committed to settling the Syrian crisis peacefully, warning against the negative impact of Turkish incursion into northeast Syrian territories on efforts to fight Daesh in the Arab country ....
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Guterres commends predecessor Boutros‑Ghali’s significant imprint on the United Nations
Date: 2019-11-15 00:07:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8188401
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres said that his predecessor Boutros Boutros‑Ghali, who was the first Arab and first African to hold the leading UN post, left a significant imprint on the United Nations. In a message addressed to ....
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CBE cuts deposit, lending rates by 100 basis points
Date: 2019-11-15 00:04:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8188400
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to cut the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate, and the rate of the main operation by 100 basis points to 12.25 percent, 13.25 percent, and 12.75 percent, ....
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Egypt achieved economic progress that is lauded by int'l organizations -- Minister
Date: 2019-11-13 23:19:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:8186784
Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said on Wednesday that Egypt has achieved economic progress that is lauded by international organizations. In a statement, he added that such progress opens the door for pumping more investments into Egypt. He ....
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Leader of Ennahda party elected speaker of Tunisian parl't
Date: 2019-11-13 23:16:33 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8186782
The Tunisian parliament elected on Wednesday leader of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party Rached Ghannouchi as its speaker. Ghannouchi won 123 votes followed by leader of the Democratic Current party Ghazi Chaouachi, 45 votes, and leader of the ....
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UN council praises Egypt’s anti-terrorism war, respect of human rights
Date: 2019-11-13 23:14:39 GMT - Switzerland - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8186781
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s member states have lauded Egypt’s report in respect of human rights, praising Cairo’s efforts to combat terrorism. The remarks of these countries’ representatives were made on Wednesday when Minister of ....
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Health ministry denies import of AIDS-tainted blood
Date: 2019-11-13 23:11:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8186779
The Ministry of Health and Population denied information reported in a video that has been circulated by some social media users about Egypt’s import of AIDS-tainted blood from a foreign country. The entry of blood and its products is strictly ....
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Italian tourist injured from Israeli teargas canister in Bethlehem
Date: 2019-11-13 23:10:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8186778
An Italian tourist was injured in the shoulder after being hit by a teargas canister fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes with Palestinians in the occupied southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, WAFA reported Wednesday. Bethlehem Red Crescent ....