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  • Real estate investment funds

    Real estate investment funds "crucial" to Egyptian economy - FSA chief

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:56:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:50 - ID:654362

    Establishing real estate investment funds is an important step to support and flourish the Egyptian economy, said Head of the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) Sherif Sami. Amendments to regulations on investments funds have been finalized, ....

  • Mahlab chairs ministerial economic group meeting

    Mahlab chairs ministerial economic group meeting

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:41:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:654316

    The ministerial economic group convened here on Monday under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to tackle the economic and financial file in general and the government's plan to develop the economy in the near future. Mahlab held a meeting earlier ....

  • Ukraine's Donetsk protesters announce republic

    Ukraine's Donetsk protesters announce republic

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:35:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:48 - ID:654294

    Protesters in Donetsk of Ukraine announced the establishment of a republic in the region, said Interfax news agency. The Donetsk Region People's Council announced plans to hold a referendum over the creation of the Donetsk People's Republic no ....

  • Fahmy meets coordinator of Syria chemical weapons mission

    Fahmy meets coordinator of Syria chemical weapons mission

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:33:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:654282

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met here Monday with the UN official who is coordinating oversight of the chemical destruction effort in Syria, Sigrid Kaag. Kaag reviewed efforts exerted by the mission to implement its tasks, according to the UN ....

  • Nile water level down by 1 cm

    Nile water level down by 1 cm

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:28:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:654260

    The Nile River water level dropped Monday, recording 175.24 meters, one centimeter less than yesterday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 155 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake Nasser reached 103 million ....

  • Border guards arrest criminals

    Border guards arrest criminals

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:28:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:654256

    Second Field Army troops seized two fishing boats and two vehicles carrying 5.5 tons of diesel and seven pump machines at Port Said harbor in a smuggling attempt by sea on Monday. The subsidized diesel was to be smuggled on board cargo ....

  • PM decision on application of maximum wage limit published in official gazette

    PM decision on application of maximum wage limit published in official gazette

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:20:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:654238

    Egypt's official gazette published the decision of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to put into effect the maximum limit of wages for employees of the public sector. Under decision number 549 of 2014, the total allowances of any public servant ....

  • Fahmy meets UNSMIL head

    Fahmy meets UNSMIL head

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:12:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:654207

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy received on Monday Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Tarek Mitri and his accompanying delegation. The meeting took up the latest Libyan developments and the UN official's ....

  • Lebanese president chairs meeting on national security

    Lebanese president chairs meeting on national security

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:02:50 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:654172

    President Michel Suleiman chaired a meeting of security officials at Baabda Palace which was attended by Prime Minister Tammam Salam. The state-run National News Agency said the conferees discussed the plan approved by the government last week to ....

  • Arab League to monitor Iraq's parliamentary polls

    Arab League to monitor Iraq's parliamentary polls

    Date: 2014-04-07 11:01:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:654170

    The Arab League will monitor the Iraqi parliamentary elections set to take place at the end of this month. Ambassador Ahmed ben Helli, Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League, said the Arab League will send one delegation of 25 observers to ....

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