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  • Nasr says Egypt daring economic reforms start to bear fruit

    Nasr says Egypt daring economic reforms start to bear fruit

    Date: 2019-01-22 09:30:09 GMT - Switzerland - Economy - SN:7 - ID:7768906

    Investment Minister Sahar Nasr said that Egypt successfully implemented a daring economic reform program that already started to bear fruit. Speaking in an interview with CNN Tuesday, the Egyptian minister said she is in Davos to send a message ....

  • Waiting list system ended at NHI following Sisi initiative

    Waiting list system ended at NHI following Sisi initiative

    Date: 2019-01-22 09:13:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7768874

    A waiting list system once adopted with cardiac catheterization procedures at the National Heart Institute has been done away with. This followed an initiative by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi who placed the file of public healthcare on top of ....

  • 12 injured in accident on Beni Suef agricultural road

    12 injured in accident on Beni Suef agricultural road

    Date: 2019-01-22 08:49:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7768817

    Twelve people were injured when a pickup truck overturned on Beni Suef-Fayyoum agricultural road due to thick fog. The driver and 11 workers - aging between 15 to 30 years old - suffered concussion, bruises and fractures. ....

  • UN appoints Kuwait's Rola Dashti as ESCWA chief

    UN appoints Kuwait's Rola Dashti as ESCWA chief

    Date: 2019-01-22 08:45:29 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7768812

    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Rola Dashti of Kuwait as the next Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), KUNA reported Tuesday. She will succeed ....

  • 2019 international year of indigenous languages to be launched this month at UNESCO

    2019 international year of indigenous languages to be launched this month at UNESCO

    Date: 2019-01-22 08:06:30 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:3 - ID:7768728

    UNESCO, in its capacity of the leading UN agency of the International Year of Indigenous Languages, will organize the Official Global Launch event of the 2019 International Year on Monday, 28 January 2019, in its headquarters in Paris. This ....

  • Egypt suffer 20-26 defeat vs Denmark at World Handball Championship

    Egypt suffer 20-26 defeat vs Denmark at World Handball Championship

    Date: 2019-01-22 07:56:07 GMT - Denmark - Sport - SN:2 - ID:7768708

    The Egyptian handball team were beaten by Denmark 20-26 on Monday in their clash in Group B of the main round of the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Egypt are set to face their last game against Tunisia Tuesday. The championship is ....

  • El Shorbagy, Abdel Gawad qualify for semi-finals of J.P Morgan championship

    El Shorbagy, Abdel Gawad qualify for semi-finals of J.P Morgan championship

    Date: 2019-01-22 07:24:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7768678

    Egypt's Mohamed El Shorbagy and Karim Abdel Gawad were qualified on Tuesday to semi finals in J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions in New York. World No 1 El Shorbagy defeated Peru’s Diego Elias in a 73-minute match 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, ....

  • FRA joins UN Global Compact

    FRA joins UN Global Compact

    Date: 2019-01-21 17:12:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7768279

    Chairman of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (FRA) Mohamed Omran announced that the authority has joined the UN Global Compact for sustainable development to be the 206th government institution to join the pact. In a statement on ....

  • Cabinet denies increasing railway tickets late January

    Cabinet denies increasing railway tickets late January

    Date: 2019-01-21 17:07:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7768270

    The Cabinet media center has dismissed as groundless reports on a rise in the prices of train tickets later this month. In a statement Monday, the center said it contacted the Ministry of Transport which, in turn, said no decision was taken to ....

  • Sisi congratulates Congolese counterpart on winning presidential polls

    Sisi congratulates Congolese counterpart on winning presidential polls

    Date: 2019-01-21 16:44:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7768237

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has congratulated his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi on winning the last month's presidential polls. In a cable of congratulations, President Sisi voiced his keenness on boosting aspects of cooperation ....

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