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Nile should be lifeline for cooperation not source of tension, says Egypt
Date: 2014-08-25 11:08:32 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:890284
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy called for using the Nile River meetings to boost cooperation and integration. "The Nile River should be a lifeline for cooperation and integration not a source of tension," he said. The ....
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Moussa receives special envoy of New Zealand PM
Date: 2014-08-25 10:51:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:890261
Chairman of the 50-member constitution drafting committee Amr Moussa received Monday visiting Special Envoy of the New Zealand Prime Minister Colin Keating for talks on his country's candidacy as non-permanent member in the UNSC for 2015/16. The ....
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France’s Hollande orders cabinet reshuffle amid economy row
Date: 2014-08-25 10:49:27 GMT - France - International - SN:41 - ID:890255
France was thrown into fresh crisis on Monday after President François Hollande asked his prime minister to form a new government following an open feud within his cabinet over the country’s economic direction, France 24 reported. The president ....
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Sisi delegate congratulates Ukraine on Independence Day
Date: 2014-08-25 10:48:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:890251
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi Monday delegated presidential secretary Ahmed Menaisi to the Ukrainian Embassy to congratulate the Ukrainian people on their Independence Day. A ....
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Mubarak-era oil minister's retrial in gas exports case deferred
Date: 2014-08-25 10:47:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:890249
North Cairo Criminal Court decided on Monday to defer till November 22 the retrial of former Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy and five top officials at the oil sector in Israel gas exports case. The postponement came as the court under counselor ....
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12 MB members arrested in Sharqiya over attempted murder of police officer
Date: 2014-08-25 10:44:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:890244
Sharqiya police arrested 12 members of the Muslim Brotherhood over attempting to murder a police officer while on duty. While the officer was patrolling streets of Minya el-Qamah town, a group of MB loyalists threw Molotov cocktails and fired ....
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142th session of Arab League Ministerial Council convenes Sept. 3
Date: 2014-08-25 10:43:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:890240
The 142th Regular Session of the Arab League Council convenes at the level of Arab League permanent delegates on September 3 and 4 and it will convene at the ministerial level on September 7 and 8 under the chairmanship of Mauritania in succession ....
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Egypt Post gains EGP 150mn -- Minister
Date: 2014-08-25 10:40:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:36 - ID:890237
Egypt Post gained 150 million pounds during the 2013-2014 fiscal year, Communications Ministser Atef Helmi said Monday. Egypt Post has not achieved such surplus in 10 years, Helmi said. He made it clear that wages and allowances of workers at ....
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Mahlab meets Mali's Prime Minister
Date: 2014-08-25 10:39:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:890232
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Monday met with his Malian counterpart Moussa Mara, and his accompanying delegation. They discussed ways to boost bilateral ties and all issues of common concern. The ministers of defense, military production, ....
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Electricity min. reshuffles heads of power companies
Date: 2014-08-25 10:35:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:890219
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker issued on Monday a decision reshuffling heads of 2 state-owned power companies and appointing new board members of two companies. The reshuffle covered Cairo Electricity Production Company and Upper Egypt ....