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Trump says ‘repression’ in Venezuela must end
Date: 2019-05-02 21:55:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:7926129
US President Donald Trump says the “brutal repression” of the Venezuelan people must end, and it must end soon. He says the Venezuelan people are starving and have no water, The Washington Post reported. “We wish them well,” he said. Trump ....
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Fitch Solutions: Egypt's growth to tick up on investment, consumption
Date: 2019-05-02 18:58:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7926017
Fitch Solutions said it forecasts Egypt's gross domestic product (GDP) growth to increase moderately to 5.4 percent in the 2019/2020 fiscal year, compared to 5.3 percent in the previous year. "At Fitch Solutions, we forecast Egypt’s real GDP ....
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Sisi directs to continue efforts to upgrade higher education, health
Date: 2019-05-02 18:55:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7926011
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has directed the government to give main priority to continuing efforts to upgrade higher education and health systems and improve services offered to citizens. The president’s instructions came during a meeting ....
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State seeks enhancing health sector like advanced countries: min.
Date: 2019-05-02 17:14:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7925917
Finance Minister Mohamed Maait on Thursday affirmed the state's keenness on improving the health sector on the lines of developed nations like the UK that provides affordable health and social care to citizens. Maait was addressing the "Health ....
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House to debate "old rent" draft
Date: 2019-05-02 17:13:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7925914
Head of the House of Representatives housing committee Alaa Wali has said House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal will refer to the committee within days a draft law on non-residential units and shops for debate. In statements Thursday, he said the ....
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Palestine hails Egypt's decision on scholarships for Palestinian students
Date: 2019-05-02 16:51:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7925876
Undersecretary of the Palestinian Ministry of Education Basri Saleh on Thursday lauded Egypt's Education Ministry's decision to double the number of scholarships offered to Palestinian students. After the conclusion of the 80th meeting of the ....
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Egyptian-Lebanese committee contributes to boosting coop.: Hariri
Date: 2019-05-02 16:39:09 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7925868
The anticipated meeting of the Egyptian-Lebanese higher joint committee on Friday contributes to cementing coordination and cooperation between the two countries in trade exchange and mutual investments, said Lebanese Prime Minister Saad el Hariri ....
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Emergency parliament session to review declaring state of emergency
Date: 2019-05-02 16:23:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7925856
Secretary General of the House of Representatives Ahmed Saad Eddin said the parliament will hold an emergency session on Saturday. In a statement on Thursday, Saad Eddin said the session will tackle the president's decision to declare a state of ....
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Presidential decree approving deal on sewage treatment system
Date: 2019-05-02 16:21:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7925853
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued a decree approving a loan agreement between the Egyptian government and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. The 164-million-dollar loan will be directed to establish a sewage treatment system ....
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Syrian Army destroys Jabhat al-Nusra vehicles in Idleb countryside
Date: 2019-05-01 21:43:26 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7924810
Syrian Army units carried out special operations against gatherings and positions of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in Idleb southern countryside in the framework of retaliating for their frequent breaches of the de-escalation zone agreement, SANA news ....