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EGX index up 0.05 percent
Date: 2013-12-18 14:50:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:52 - ID:448952
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) main index upped by 0.05 percent on Wednesday, retrieving all losses the bourse had endured since January 2011. The EGX 30 main benchmark index closed at 7,623.64 points, which is 0.5 point more than that recorded on ....
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cost of reform is much less than the cost of maintaining despotism and repression -- NCHR chief
Date: 2013-12-18 12:23:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:448583
Head of the National Council for Human Rights Mohamed Faek said that the Arab countries that have seen radical changes over the past period are able to overcome the current transitional period. The remark came at a roundtable on human rights in ....
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Former justice minister banned from travel
Date: 2013-12-18 12:21:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:448577
Cairo International Airport authorities prevented Ahmed Soliman, the former justice minister, from leaving the country as his name is on a travel-banned people's list upon a decision by the Prosecutor General. Soliman was traveling to Morocco and ....
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Egypt selected in new formation of Arab Housing Ministers’ Council
Date: 2013-12-18 12:14:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:448552
The Housing, Utilities and Urban Development Ministry, under Ibrahim Mehleb, took part in the 30th session of Council of Arab Ministers of Housing and Reconstruction, which kicked off yesterday at the Arab League. The meeting decided to select ....
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Draft constitution entrenches rule of law - vice president of cassation court
Date: 2013-12-18 11:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:448458
The new draft constitution entrenches the rule of law and protects the rights of the Egyptian citizen, said Vice-President of the Court of Cassation Counselor Adel Maged. The draft constitution obliges the upcoming parliament to issue a ....
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Four ministries to have access to broadband internet services
Date: 2013-12-18 11:49:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:448449
The Communications and Information Technology Ministry is going to provide broadband internet services to four ministries as part of efforts to utilize modern communications tools in the State's administrative system to improve services offered to ....
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CAPMAS: 52% decrease in tourists turnout in October
Date: 2013-12-18 11:44:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:448439
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that the number of tourists coming from various world countries decreased by 52 percent during October to reach 559,000 tourists down from 1.2 million tourists who visited Egypt ....
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Fire at factory under control
Date: 2013-12-18 11:23:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:448388
Civil defense troops were able to put out a fire that erupted at a steel ball factory in the 10th of Ramadan city Wednesday. No word of casualties was reported. A tank used in melting metals exploded, setting the factory ablaze. An ....
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New constitution meets needs of Egyptian women - governor
Date: 2013-12-18 11:21:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:448383
The new constitution meets the needs and aspirations of the Egyptian woman, said New Valley Governor Major General Mahmoud Khalifa. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday at the branch of the National Council for Women (NCW), Khalifa said that ....
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Health minister hails article of population, development in new constitution
Date: 2013-12-18 11:17:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:448373
The article of population and development in the new draft constitution affirms the state's responsibility in implementing an integrated population program, in a way which guarantees better life for the Egyptian citizen, said Health and Population ....
