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  • World food prices ease for second month running in July- FAO

    World food prices ease for second month running in July- FAO

    Date: 2019-08-01 23:58:10 GMT - Italy - Economy - SN:11 - ID:8048657

    World food prices eased for a second month running in July after five consecutive monthly gains, pushed down by falls in the prices of some cereals, dairy products and sugar, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and ....

  • At least 49 killed in Aden attacks- ministry

    At least 49 killed in Aden attacks- ministry

    Date: 2019-08-01 23:53:14 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8048654

    At least 49 people were killed and dozens others injured in two separate attacks that rocked Aden on Thursday, the Interior Ministry said. Houthi movement launched missile and drone attacks on Thursday on a military parade in Aden, the seat of ....

  • Parl't spox lauds national youth conf. recommendations

    Parl't spox lauds national youth conf. recommendations

    Date: 2019-08-01 23:52:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:8048653

    Media Spokesman for the House of Representatives MP Salah Hasaballah on Thursday lauded the recommendations of the 7th National Youth Conference, notably a decision to form working groups comprising young people from the presidential program and ....

  • Finance Ministry auctions T-bills worth EGP 19 bln

    Finance Ministry auctions T-bills worth EGP 19 bln

    Date: 2019-08-01 23:50:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:8048651

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Thursday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 19 billion. In an online statement, the Ministry said it sold 182-day T-bills worth EGP 9.2 billion with an average yield of 17.757 percent. The yield ranged ....

  • SANA: Israeli forces launch rocket attack on Syria's western countryside of Qunaita

    SANA: Israeli forces launch rocket attack on Syria's western countryside of Qunaita

    Date: 2019-08-01 23:49:35 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:8048649

    Israeli forces on Thursday launched a rocket attack on Tal Braiqa village in the western countryside of Quneitra, causing material damage, SANA news agency reported. On July 23, the Israeli troops targeted Tal al Hara in the western countryside ....

  • CBE chosen as AACB vice-president for North Africa

    CBE chosen as AACB vice-president for North Africa

    Date: 2019-08-01 23:48:22 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:8048647

    The Association of African Central Banks (AACB) has chosen the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to be the vice-chairperson of the association for the Northern Africa sub-region for the coming session 2019-2020. The AACB, which groups 40 African ....

  • AOI, Hungary's Tungsram sign MOU on joint manufacturing of innovative lighting systems

    AOI, Hungary's Tungsram sign MOU on joint manufacturing of innovative lighting systems

    Date: 2019-08-01 23:46:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:8048643

    The Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) and and innovative Hungarian lighting and tech multinational Tungsram signed on Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the joint manufacturing of street lighting and other innovative ....

  • Oil prices nosedive 8% on Trump tariff threat -- worst day in more than 4 years

    Oil prices nosedive 8% on Trump tariff threat -- worst day in more than 4 years

    Date: 2019-08-01 23:45:23 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:4 - ID:8048642

    US oil prices collapsed Thursday after US President Donald Trump fired another shot in the US-China trade war, CNN reported. Trump's vow to impose a 10% tariff on another $300 billion of US imports from China is worrying investors that a severe ....

  • Eidul Adha to fall on August 11 – Dar al Ifta

    Eidul Adha to fall on August 11 – Dar al Ifta

    Date: 2019-08-01 23:44:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8048641

    Egypt’s Mufti Shawki Allam said that Friday will be the first day of the Islamic Hijri month of Dhu al-Hijjah and Eidul Adha (Greater Bairam) will fall on August 11. Dar al Ifta said in a statement on Thursday that the Day of Arafat will be on ....

  • PM witnesses inking cooperation protocol between GAFI, MSME

    PM witnesses inking cooperation protocol between GAFI, MSME

    Date: 2019-08-01 17:16:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:8048420

    Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli witnessed a ceremony for signing a cooperation protocol between General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSME) on managing and developing a ....

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