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  • World Bank praises legislative, institutional reforms in Egypt

    World Bank praises legislative, institutional reforms in Egypt

    Date: 2019-10-17 22:06:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:8150047

    World Bank officials lauded on Thursday legislative and institutional reforms carried out by the Egyptian government to improve investment climate, a step that helped Egypt maintain its status as the first investment-magnet country in Africa for ....

  • Hariri appreciates Egypt's support for Lebanon

    Hariri appreciates Egypt's support for Lebanon

    Date: 2019-10-17 22:05:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8150046

    Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has appreciated the support of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Egypt for Lebanon. Hariri's statements came during a meeting on Thursday with Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Nazi Najari on the occasion of the ....

  • Parlt's committee of tourism welcomes 1st flight coming from Geneva to Marsa Alam airport

    Parlt's committee of tourism welcomes 1st flight coming from Geneva to Marsa Alam airport

    Date: 2019-10-17 22:04:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8150044

    The committee of tourism and aviation at the parliament welcomed the first flight coming from Geneva to Marsa Alam Airport on Thursday. As many as 121 passengers were on the flight which aims at promoting tourism in south of the Red Sea. In ....

  • EU calls for sanctions against Turkey over incursion into Syria

    EU calls for sanctions against Turkey over incursion into Syria

    Date: 2019-10-17 18:58:32 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:3 - ID:8149940

    President of the European Union Parliament David Sassoli suggested that the EU should enforce stricter sanctions to include existing arms deals, and should suspend all talks with Turkey about potential membership to the bloc over the Turkish ....

  • Shoukry asserts Egypt's keenness on boosting ties with Baltic countries

    Shoukry asserts Egypt's keenness on boosting ties with Baltic countries

    Date: 2019-10-17 15:57:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8149741

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted on Thursday Egypt's keenness on boosting ties with Baltic countries. This came during a meeting with Latvian President Egils Levits during Shoukri's current visit to Riga. In a statement, Spokesman for ....

  • Egypt, US discuss boosting coop. in aviation field

    Egypt, US discuss boosting coop. in aviation field

    Date: 2019-10-17 15:39:14 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8149717

    Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli has discussed at a meeting with the vice president of Boeing means of boosting cooperation between EgyptAir and the US aircraft giant, especially in light of the Egyptian government's plan to modernize the national ....

  • Participants at Fatwa conf. praise Egypt's counter-terrorism efforts

    Participants at Fatwa conf. praise Egypt's counter-terrorism efforts

    Date: 2019-10-16 23:05:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8148489

    The participating delegations at the fifth international conference on Fatwa have extended thanks to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for sponsoring the event. They sent a cable of greetings on Wednesday to President Sisi, appreciating all efforts ....

  • Foreign Ministry advises Egyptians planning to travel abroad to check validity of their passports

    Foreign Ministry advises Egyptians planning to travel abroad to check validity of their passports

    Date: 2019-10-16 23:02:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8148486

    The Foreign Ministry advised Egyptians planning to go on a trip abroad to make sure that their passports should have at least six months of validity ahead of traveling. Assistant foreign minister for consular affairs and expatriates Yasser ....

  • US Treasury Secretary hails growing coop. with Egypt

    US Treasury Secretary hails growing coop. with Egypt

    Date: 2019-10-16 23:01:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:8148485

    US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday lauded growing cooperation with Egypt. He met with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, who arrived in Washington on Tuesday leading a ministerial delegation to the annual meetings of ....

  • Trump claims Turkish incursion into Syria “has nothing to do with us”

    Trump claims Turkish incursion into Syria “has nothing to do with us”

    Date: 2019-10-16 23:00:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:8148484

    US President Donald Trump said that Turkey's incursion of northern Syria "has nothing to do with us" and added that former US allies -- the Kurds -- are "not angels," CNN reported Wednesday. He also claimed the Kurds "are much safer now," despite ....

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