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Egypt welcomes Rwanda-Uganda pact
Date: 2019-08-23 21:46:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8074520
Egypt has welcomed a pact inked by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni in Angola aimed at ending months of tensions. In a statement Friday, the Foreign Ministry hailed the positive move, which reflects the ....
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Interior Ministry: 228 inmates pardoned, 314 released on parole
Date: 2019-08-23 15:53:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8074271
The Interior Ministry announced that 228 inmates were finally pardoned while 314 others were released on parole on the occasion of Eidul Adha. The move was taken in accordance with presidential decree no. 351/2019, the ministry said in a ....
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China threatens new tariffs if Trump escalates trade war
Date: 2019-08-23 15:10:46 GMT - China - International - SN:4 - ID:8074241
China said it would impose tariffs on 75 billion dollars in American-made goods if US President Trump carries through on his promise to escalate his trade war with Beijing, in a sign that neither side is ready to back down from an economic conflict ....
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Sisi's participation in G7 Summit, TICAD chance to lure investments: former diplomat
Date: 2019-08-23 14:56:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8074213
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s participation in the G7 Summit in France and the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) in Japan in one week will provide him with a key opportunity for consultation with leaders of major ....
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Egypt beat Japan in FIVB World U19 championship in Tunisia
Date: 2019-08-23 14:36:21 GMT - Tunisia - Sport - SN:2 - ID:8074196
Egypt's volleyball team beat Japan on Friday, notching up its third victory in matches held as part of the ongoing 2019 FIVB World U19 championship in Tunisia. Egypt pummel Japan 3-2 (25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 15-25 and 15-10). ....
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German FM to open 17th ambassadors conf.
Date: 2019-08-23 14:26:01 GMT - Germany - International - SN:1 - ID:8074187
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and President of the Federal Constitutional Court Andreas Voßkuhle are scheduled to open the 17th Ambassadors Conference, set for August 26-29 at the Federal Foreign Office HQ. The conference will bring ....
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EGX gains EGP 6.8 bln over past week
Date: 2019-08-22 22:54:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:8073515
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained EGP 6.8 billion this week as the market capital went up 0.9 percent to EGP 759.3 billion, compared to EGP 752.5 billion in the previous week. The EGX 30 benchmark index increased 0.27 percent, registering ....
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PM orders forming committee to develop systems, regulations of state-run firms
Date: 2019-08-22 22:53:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8073514
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has issued a decision to form a ministerial committee tasked with drawing up a strategy to develop management system and regulations of state-owned companies. The decision, published in the official gazette on ....
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Egypt cuts interest rates by 150 basis points
Date: 2019-08-22 22:52:10 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:8073513
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided Thursday to cut the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate, and the rate of the main operation by 150 basis points to 14.25 percent, 15.25 percent, and 14.75 percent, ....
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WHO: Plastic particles in drinking water pose 'low' risk
Date: 2019-08-22 22:50:25 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:5 - ID:8073512
Micro-plastics contained in drinking water pose a "low" risk to human health at current levels, but more research is needed to reassure consumers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. Studies over the past year on plastic particles ....
