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Sisi follows up status of New Administrative Capital projects
Date: 2019-07-24 19:08:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8037933
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday issued directives to officials to proceed with work at the New Administrative Capital and other new cities in accordance with the planned timetable. The president made the remarks during his meeting ....
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IMF approves disbursing final $2 bln tranche of Egypt loan
Date: 2019-07-24 19:07:49 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:2 - ID:8037932
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed on Wednesday to grant Cairo the final 2 billion tranche of its 12 billion loan to the country. Sources told MENA that the IMF Executive Board approved the $2 billion tranche after Egypt has ....
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Sisi receives interior minister
Date: 2019-07-24 16:41:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8037768
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Wednesday with Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfiq, presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said. ....
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Presidential decree extending state of emergency for 3 months
Date: 2019-07-21 18:00:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8033683
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree to extend the state of emergency nationwide for another three months. The extension of the state of emergency will take effect on Thursday, July 25, as of 1 am Cairo local time. Under ....
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Civil aviation min. disappointed by BA decision to cancel flights to Cairo airport
Date: 2019-07-21 17:55:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8033677
Minister of Civil Aviation Younes el Masry has regretted the British Airways (BA) decision to cancel flights to Cairo international airport for seven days. Masry made the remarks Sunday during a meeting with British Ambassador to Egypt Geoffrey ....
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PM orders quick implementation of Golden Triangle project
Date: 2019-07-21 17:47:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:8033665
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has ordered a team be formed to outline steps to implement the Golden Triangle – a development project meant to serve three governorates. The team should make use of a study prepared by an Italian consultancy ....
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House speaker congratulates Sisi on AFCON successful organization
Date: 2019-07-20 23:33:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8032541
Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal greeted Saturday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the successful and superb organization of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2019). The tournament organization has gained the admiration of many international and ....
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Foreign ministry urges Egyptians to abide by Schengen travel rules
Date: 2019-07-20 23:32:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8032540
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Egyptian nationals willing to travel to any of the Schengen member states to get their visas only from the embassy of the related European country in Cairo. The move came as a number of Egyptian citizens ....
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UN chief saddened by arson attack on anime studio in Kyoto
Date: 2019-07-20 23:31:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:8032539
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has released a statement expressing deep sadness over the loss of life caused by the arson attack against an animation studio in Kyoto. Guterres extended his condolences to the families of the victims and to ....
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Egypt's Trezeguet to undergo medical checkup for Aston Villa - The Sun
Date: 2019-07-20 23:30:36 GMT - United Kingdom - Sport - SN:3 - ID:8032538
Aston Villa will have to fight off a dramatic 11th hour bid from French club Saint Etienne for Egyptian winger Mahmoud Trezeguet. Villa CEO Christian Purslow and the club’s sporting director Jesus Garcia Pitarch have sanctioned a £9m deal with ....