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Sisi holds talks with Italian PM on sidelines of G-20 summit
Date: 2019-06-28 16:34:20 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8001289
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday held talks with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, said Presidential Spokesman Ambassador Bassam Rady. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the G-20 summit, that kicked off here earlier on ....
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IMF: Priority at this time with Egypt is to complete current reform program
Date: 2019-06-28 00:20:57 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:1 - ID:8000358
Assistant Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Communications Department Camilla Andersen said the international body is not currently negotiating a new IMF-supported program with Egypt. "The priority at this junction is to ....
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Egyptian, French FMs hold talks on bilateral ties, regional issues
Date: 2019-06-27 18:57:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8000186
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Thursday with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian bilateral ties and regional issues of common interest. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in ....
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Tunisian presidency denies death of president
Date: 2019-06-27 18:45:38 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8000168
The adviser to Tunisia's presidency, Feras Qafrash, has dismissed as groundless reports on the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi, 92. The presidential adviser asserted that the health condition of the president is stable. The president was ....
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Bourse gains EGP 5.7 bln
Date: 2019-06-27 18:42:33 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:8000163
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes posted collective gains on Thursday, backed by purchases of local institutions and investment funds. The market capital gained EGP 5.7 billion to reach EGP 756.1 billion amid transactions that hit EGP 2.05 ....
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Sisi keen on boosting educational cooperation with Japan - spokesman
Date: 2019-06-27 18:31:44 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8000149
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi reiterated on Thursday Egypt's keenness on drawing on Japan's experience in the education sector, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi said. The spokesman said summit talks between Sisi and Japanese Prime Minister ....
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Sisi approves law on pension increase
Date: 2019-06-26 22:50:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7998746
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday signed decree No. 74 of 2019, approving a law on pension rise. The law was issued by the House of Representatives to raise pensions by 15 percent as of July 1, 2019. The decree was published in the ....
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PM, German min. review positive results of Egyptian delegation’s visit to Germany
Date: 2019-06-26 22:28:50 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7998737
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Muller have reviewed the positive results achieved by the Egyptian delegation to the Arab-German Economic Forum during its current visit to ....
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Egypt defeat DR Congo 2-0 to book berth at round of 16 of AFCON
Date: 2019-06-26 22:26:36 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:6 - ID:7998735
Egypt qualified for the round of 16 of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after beating DR Congo 2-0 on Wednesday. Ahmed El Mohamady opened the scoring for Egypt after 24 minutes into the match. Mohamed Salah doubled Egypt’s lead with the ....
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Sisi approves law on increasing military pensions
Date: 2019-06-26 21:46:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7998702
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved on Wednesday law no. 75/2019 on raising military pensions. The law will take force as of July 1. Earlier, the parliament's defense and security committee approved a bill stipulating a 15% increase in ....