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Egypt's Walily on top of PSA World Rankings for January
Date: 2019-01-02 21:32:23 GMT - United Kingdom - Sport - SN:9 - ID:7740791
Egyptian squash player Raneem el Walily won top spot as World No.1 in the Women's PSA World Squash Rankings for January. Her follow, former World No.1, Nour el Sharbini came second. Four female Egyptian players were among the top ten of the ....
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Greece grants two Egyptians citizenship for wildfire rescues
Date: 2019-01-02 21:15:32 GMT - Greece - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7740788
Three migrant fishermen received Greek citizenship Wednesday for helping to rescue scores of people who were forced into the sea by flames from a summer wildfire that would leave 100 people dead, ABC News reported. Greek President Prokopis ....
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Death toll of Magnitogorsk blast in Russia rises to 26
Date: 2019-01-02 21:08:08 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:7740786
The death toll in a New Year's Eve apartment-building collapse rose to 26 as rescuers working in frigid temperatures pulled bodies from the rubble in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk, news media reported on Wednesday. About 15 people, including ....
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House speaker meets ambassadors on cooperation
Date: 2019-01-02 19:59:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7740762
House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal met Wednesday with the ambassadors of Britain, Australia, Uzbekistan, and Canada. They discussed means of boosting cooperation, reinforcing the ties between Egypt and these countries, especially at ....
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Cabinet approves financing deals on various development projects
Date: 2019-01-02 19:34:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7740749
The cabinet approved during its weekly meeting on Wednesday two draft laws presented by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on a project to improve water quality in the Kitchener Drain. The first bill includes a concessional financing deal, worth €79 ....
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Italian amb.: Relations with Egypt strong in all fields
Date: 2019-01-02 19:27:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7740742
Italian Ambassador in Cairo Giampaolo Cantini said that ties between Egypt and his country have been bilateral and strong through ages in all fields, welcoming the return of the Italian tourists to Egypt. During his visit on Wednesday to tourist ....
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Sisi orders optimizing Egypt petroleum resources
Date: 2019-01-02 17:29:05 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:7740637
President Abdel Fattah el Sisi ordered the government on Wednesday to continue oil exploration as part of the state's efforts to make the utmost use of Egypt's petroleum resources. This came during the president's meeting with Prime Minister ....
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Trade min. issues decision restructuring export councils
Date: 2019-01-02 17:23:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:7740622
Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nasar issued a decision on Wednesday restructuring the export councils and reducing their numbers from 16 to 12. In a statement, the Trade and Industry Ministry said that the decision stipulates merging the three ....
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Sisi directs officials to maintain efforts of improving higher education
Date: 2019-01-02 17:13:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7740621
President Abdel Fattah el Sisi directed on Wednesday officials to maintain the efforts necessary for improving higher education and pushing forward the academic level at Egyptian universities and institutes. The president gave his directive ....
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PM reviews FY 2019-2020 draft budget
Date: 2019-01-01 17:10:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7739285
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli on Tuesday presided over a meeting to review the draft budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The meeting was attended by the planning and finance ministers and their deputies. During the meeting, the finance ....