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  • Finance minister heads for US to take part in WB, IMF meetings

    Finance minister heads for US to take part in WB, IMF meetings

    Date: 2019-04-09 11:55:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:7889157

    Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait left here on Tuesday for Washington to take part in the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, due to kick off on Thursday and run for five days. A statement released by the ....

  • Bensaleh named interim president of Algeria

    Bensaleh named interim president of Algeria

    Date: 2019-04-09 11:50:13 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7889138

    Algeria’s parliament appointed on Tuesday the upper house chairman Abdelkader Bensaleh as interim president for the next 90 days following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Arab News reported. Under the Algerian constitution, parliament ....

  • Youth min.: Empowering youth top priority for President Sisi

    Youth min.: Empowering youth top priority for President Sisi

    Date: 2019-04-09 11:46:35 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7889131

    Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhy said that empowering youth is a top priority for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. This came at the opening session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum in Washington. Sobhy said that the ....

  • AL supports efforts to achieve sustainable development, says chief

    AL supports efforts to achieve sustainable development, says chief

    Date: 2019-04-09 11:40:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7889115

    The Arab League (AL) has always supported efforts to achieve comprehensive sustainable development, AL chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said Tuesday. International and regional steps should be taken to counter pollution, climate change, desertification ....

  • Egypt, Czech ministers mull antiquities-related cooperation

    Egypt, Czech ministers mull antiquities-related cooperation

    Date: 2019-04-08 18:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7888268

    Antiquities Minister Khaled Anany and Czech Minister of Culture Antonin Stanek discussed means of cooperation between both countries in the antiquities-related fields. Both ministers had a meeting on Monday in Cairo in the presence of Czech ....

  • Sisi starts 3-day US visit

    Sisi starts 3-day US visit

    Date: 2019-04-08 18:34:53 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7888244

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived in Washington Monday at the start of a three-day visit to the United States. Sisi is due to meet US President Donald Trump Tuesday on boosting strategic relations in various fields, as well as continuing ....

  • U.S. designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps foreign terror group

    U.S. designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps foreign terror group

    Date: 2019-04-08 18:21:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:7888228

    The US administration designated Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps a foreign terrorist organization in a move that reflects Washington's increasingly aggressive stance toward Tehran and could have implications for the safety of American soldiers ....

  • Foreign ministry releases Cairo roadmap on peacekeeping

    Foreign ministry releases Cairo roadmap on peacekeeping

    Date: 2019-04-08 18:09:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7888210

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday released the “Cairo Roadmap for Enhancing the Performance of Peacekeeping Operations.” The ministry detailed that the roadmap aims to back the UN peacekeeping efforts through offering practical and ....

  • National plan costing $ 50bln to overcome scarcity of water – Minister

    National plan costing $ 50bln to overcome scarcity of water – Minister

    Date: 2019-04-08 17:13:44 GMT - Lebanon - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7888127

    Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Ati has revealed Egypt’s 2017-2037 strategic national plan to overcome the problem of water scarcity. In statements to MENA correspondent in Beirut during his participation in the ....

  • AL urges rigid response to Netanyahu's annexation promises

    AL urges rigid response to Netanyahu's annexation promises

    Date: 2019-04-08 16:53:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7888094

    Arab League (AL) Assistant Secretary-General for Palestinian and Occupied Arab Territories Affairs Ambassador Saeed Abu Ali stressed on Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest vows to annex areas in the occupied West Bank require a ....

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