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  • PM follows up implementation of new transport fares

    PM follows up implementation of new transport fares

    Date: 2019-07-05 16:57:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8011350

    Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli arrived Friday at the operations room formed at the cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) to follow up the implementation of new transport fares in governorates in line with shifting the prices of ....

  • FM lauds launch of Africa's free trade area

    FM lauds launch of Africa's free trade area

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:34:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:8010369

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Thursday said the launch of the African free trade area will open new horizons for integration and development in the African continent. Speaking at the 35th session of the African Union's executive council ....

  • Egypt, France conclude joint military drill

    Egypt, France conclude joint military drill "Ramses 2019"

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:32:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8010368

    Egypt and France concluded on Thursday their joint naval and air drill "Ramses 2019". The Egyptian Armed Forces announced on Tuesday the start of the joint military exercise with France. The joint naval and air maneuvers, "Ramses 2019" were ....

  • Restoration work at Magra El-Eyoon project kicks off - Ministry

    Restoration work at Magra El-Eyoon project kicks off - Ministry

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:31:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8010367

    The Ministry of Antiquities started Thursday working at restoration project of the large wall of Magra El-Eyoon and its surrounding area. In a statement, Head of the Islamic and Coptic antiquities department at the ministry Gamal Moustafa said ....

  • Sisi orders providing basic commodities to citizens at reasonable prices

    Sisi orders providing basic commodities to citizens at reasonable prices

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:30:12 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:8010366

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued directives Thursday to the bodies concerned to exert utmost efforts to make basic commodities available for citizens at affordable prices at various outlets nationwide. The president's remarks came during ....

  • CBE: Egypt's foreign currency reserves hit $44.351 bln by end of June

    CBE: Egypt's foreign currency reserves hit $44.351 bln by end of June

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:29:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:8010365

    Egypt's foreign currency reserves jumped by $77 million by the end of June to reach $44.351 billion, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a statement on Thursday. By the end of May, the country's foreign reserves registered $44.274 billion. ....

  • Iran summons British ambassador in Tehran over ‘illegal seizure’ of oil tanker

    Iran summons British ambassador in Tehran over ‘illegal seizure’ of oil tanker

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:28:03 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:8010363

    Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran over the “illegal seizure” of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday, Iranian state TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi as saying. British Royal Marines seized an oil tanker in ....

  • Russia protests Japan's move to designate Kuril Islands as Japanese in G20 summit docs

    Russia protests Japan's move to designate Kuril Islands as Japanese in G20 summit docs

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:26:47 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:8010362

    The Kremlin voiced its indignation towards Japan after Tokyo indicated that the contentious Kuril Islands were Japanese territory in the documents prepared for the G20 summit, Sputnik news agency reported Thursday. Russian Foreign Ministry ....

  • Libyan army shots down military plane before shelling western Libyan city

    Libyan army shots down military plane before shelling western Libyan city

    Date: 2019-07-04 23:25:49 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8010361

    The Libyan National Army (LNA), under the leadership Khalifa Haftar, shot down a MiG-23 military plane while it was on its way to shell Tarhunah city in western Libya , Al Arabiya Al Hadath reported, quoting Libyan sources. The all-news TV ....

  • Dollar exchange rate continues downward trend at Egypt's major banks

    Dollar exchange rate continues downward trend at Egypt's major banks

    Date: 2019-07-03 20:27:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:8008824

    The US dollar exchange rate continued its downward trend during transactions at major banks on Wednesday. It dropped 125 piasters since the start of the year. At the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr, the dollar rate went down by two ....

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