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  • Abdel-Nour, Spanish amb. discuss economic coop

    Abdel-Nour, Spanish amb. discuss economic coop

    Date: 2013-11-24 16:30:30 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:57 - ID:404705

    Minister of Trade and Industry Munir Fakhri Abdel-Nour met Sunday Spanish Ambassador in Cairo Fidel Sendagorta Gomez del Campillo to discuss cooperation between the two countries in the various fields, topped by joint investments. Emerging from ....

  • FM meets US envoy on Sudan, S. Sudan

    FM meets US envoy on Sudan, S. Sudan

    Date: 2013-11-24 15:51:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:404641

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy received Sunday visiting US Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth for consultations on issues related to the two Sudans. The discussions took up international and regional mediatory efforts on the ....

  • One month needed for draft constitution referendum: Saleeb

    One month needed for draft constitution referendum: Saleeb

    Date: 2013-11-24 15:45:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:404609

    Chairman of the Supreme Electoral Committee Nabil Saleeb said Sunday the referendum on the draft constitution needed one month for preparation after a call by the president. Saleeb, who is president of Cairo Court of Appeal, told MENA the 30 days ....

  • Sisi orders upgrade of 27 train crossings

    Sisi orders upgrade of 27 train crossings

    Date: 2013-11-24 15:41:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:404594

    Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi ordered the Armed Forces to upgrade 27 level crossings in 13 governorates to avoid train accidents. The Armed Forces' Engineering Authority will carry out the upgrade work at ....

  • Egypt bourse indexes collectively down

    Egypt bourse indexes collectively down

    Date: 2013-11-24 15:39:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:53 - ID:404586

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) went down at the close of trading Sunday amid limited transactions in anticipation for any positive news at the political or economic fronts. The market capital lost EGP 739 million to hit EGP 414.1 billion after ....

  • Govt gives priority to expat services - PM

    Govt gives priority to expat services - PM

    Date: 2013-11-24 15:38:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:404583

    Providing care to Egyptian expatriates is a priority to the government, said Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy. Several meetings will be held in the coming period to activate proposals on improving the services provided to Egyptians abroad, Beblawy ....

  • Defendants of presidential palaces case referred to criminal court

    Defendants of presidential palaces case referred to criminal court

    Date: 2013-11-24 15:37:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:404581

    The presidential palaces case, involving ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, was refered to the Cairo Criminal Court. The move came to resume investigations by adding four new defendants in the case. The brothers, ....

  • Youth minister lays foundation stone of developing 2 youth centers in South Sinai

    Youth minister lays foundation stone of developing 2 youth centers in South Sinai

    Date: 2013-11-24 15:18:15 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:50 - ID:404542

    Youth Minister Khaled Abdel-Aziz laid the foundation stone for developing two youth centers in South Sinai on Sunday. South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda along with a number of youth ministry's leaderships attended the foundation stone ceremony. ....

  • Iran, P5+1 agreement step towards WMDs-free Mideast - Iraq PM

    Iran, P5+1 agreement step towards WMDs-free Mideast - Iraq PM

    Date: 2013-11-24 14:19:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:404418

    Reaching an agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of nations is a great step for security and stability in the region, Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki said on Sunday. Talks between all the sides should continue, targeting real ....

  • Security measures tightened around Cairo airport

    Security measures tightened around Cairo airport

    Date: 2013-11-24 14:15:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:404409

    Security has been tightened on Sunday at Cairo International Airport as Muslim Brotherhood loyalists called for demonstrations to mark the passing of 100 days since breaking up the sit-ins of Nasr City's Rabaa el-Adaweya and Giza's Nahda squares. ....

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