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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 ....
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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 ....
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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. ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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Sisi urges bolstering economic relations with Jordan
Date: 2019-07-03 20:26:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8008822
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday stressed the need for stepping up efforts to bolster economic relations with Jordan. During a meeting with visiting Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz, Sisi praised historic and deeply-rooted ....
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Egypt, Jordan PMs urge more cooperation to overcome regional challenges
Date: 2019-07-03 19:34:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8008776
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli and his Jordanian counterpart Omar Razzaz have stressed the importance of continuing cooperation between the two countries in light of current regional challenges. Speaking at a press conference following the end ....
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Sisi to US senator: Palestine issue must be settled according to two-state solution
Date: 2019-07-03 17:40:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8008650
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Wednesday the efforts aiming to settle the Palestinian-Israeli conflict must proceed in line with international terms of reference, the two-state solution and the Arab Peace Initiative. Sisi made the remarks ....