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CBE: Annual inflation rate down by 9.66% in Jan
Date: 2015-02-10 15:49:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:42 - ID:1936873
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Tuesday that the annual inflation rate declined by 9.66 percent by the end of January down from 10.13 percent by the end of December. The monthly overall inflation rate, however, rose by 0.99 percent ....
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Arab summit will take up regional developments
Date: 2015-02-10 15:38:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:1936385
The ongoing developments in the Arab region will be discussed by the upcoming Arab summit, said Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi. "It will be an exceptional summit, given the current developments in the region," he told reporters ....
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UN calls for ending Gaza siege
Date: 2015-02-10 15:36:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:1936761
United Nations' Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian Territories James Rowley has called for lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a press conference in the war-ravaged enclave on Tuesday, Rowley said the ....
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Head of Franco-Arab commerce chamber: New Suez Canal to bring huge investments to Egypt
Date: 2015-02-10 15:33:48 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1936729
Hervé de Charette, the President of the Franco-Arab Chamber of Commerce, believes the New Suez Canal would bring huge investments to Egypt. It is a great and strong initiative by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, De Charette told MENA correspondent ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges world to act to stop Israeli practices to Judaize occupied Palestinian lands
Date: 2015-02-10 15:32:19 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1935485
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has urged the world community to quickly act to stop Israeli practices meant to Judaize occupied Palestinian lands, including East Jerusalem. The ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, pointed to what it called ....
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Child infected with Bird Flu in Qalyubia
Date: 2015-02-10 15:28:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1936697
Benha Fever Hospital received Tuesday a child infected with Bird Flu, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. A two-year-old kid has been quarantined at the hospital after showing the H5N1 virus symptoms. The Health Ministry urged citizens ....
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Saudi King meets Prince Charles
Date: 2015-02-10 15:25:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1936661
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdelaziz met on Tuesday with Prince Charles, the Crown Prince of the United Kingdom and Prince of Wales, and his accompanying delegation, Saudi news agency SPA reported. Prince Charles expressed his pleasure to ....
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EGX gains EGP 900m
Date: 2015-02-10 15:21:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:36 - ID:1936613
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 900 million pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchases by Egyptian investors optimistic about economic projects to be agreed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Egypt. The EGX ....
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EGP 100,000 to every family of football fans killed in Sunday incidents
Date: 2015-02-10 15:13:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1936541
The Ministry of Youth and Sports decided to disburse 100,000 pounds to every family of the fans who were killed in the stampede that took place during Sunday's football match between Zamalek and Enpi. The decision was made during a meeting on ....
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Train movement back to normal in Santa
Date: 2015-02-10 15:05:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1936473
Train movement is back to normal between Gemaiza and Qorshiya stations in Santa city, Gharbiya police chief Osama Bedair said on Tuesday. Train movement between the two stations was halted for more than two hours today after two bombs were found ....