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Sisi names new Navy commander
Date: 2021-12-14 10:16:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:9318273
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a republican decree on Tuesday whereby Rear Admiral Ashraf Ibrahim Atwa Megahed was appointed as the Navy Commander, said presidential spokesman Bassm Rady. ....
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US dollar price stable at Egypt's major banks
Date: 2021-12-14 10:14:37 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:9318265
The US dollar exchange rate was stable at the start of Tuesday's transactions at Egypt's major banks. At the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr, the dollar rate remained stable, recording EGP 15.64 for buying and EGP 15.74 for ....
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9th session of COSP held amid exceptional circumstances, says UN under-secretary
Date: 2021-12-14 10:09:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:9318241
Currently held in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm el Sheikh, the ninth Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the UN Convention against Corruption comes amid exceptional circumstances as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Under ....
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Egypt registers 799 new coronavirus cases, 44 deaths
Date: 2021-12-14 08:01:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:9317862
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 799 new coronavirus cases were registered, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 369,997. In a statement, Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said 44 ....
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Egypt jumps 19 positions in Global Knowledge Index 2021
Date: 2021-12-14 07:37:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:9317817
Egypt jumped from the 72nd position to the 53rd place in the Global Knowledge Index (GKI) 2021, in which it came first among African states. The announcement was made during of Education Minister Tarek Shawqi’s participation in a ceremony to ....
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Tunisian president announces constitutional referendum, sets new poll date
Date: 2021-12-14 07:21:26 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:9317787
Tunisia will hold a referendum on constitutional reform on July 25 and new parliamentary elections on December 17, 2022, President Kais Saied said on Monday. In a speech on national television, Saied announced a "popular consultation" with the ....
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UN human rights body to hold special session about Ethiopia
Date: 2021-12-14 07:18:27 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:3 - ID:9317781
The UN’s top human rights body said it will hold a special session on Friday to discuss the “grave human rights situation” in Ethiopia and a call to set up an international commission of experts to monitor and report on it, The Washington Post ....
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Chief prosecutor refers person to criminal court over unintentionally killing 4 people in Giza
Date: 2021-12-14 07:15:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:9317774
Prosecutor General Hamada el Sawy has ordered that Karim el Hawary be referred to a criminal court on charges of possessing cocaine for personal use and unintentionally killing four people, including three minors, in Sheikh Zayed city in northern ....
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Amendments to VAT law proposed upon Sisi's directives: minister
Date: 2021-12-14 06:49:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:9317750
Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said the amendments proposed to some provisions of the value-added tax (VAT) law come in accordance with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s relevant directives, and the State’s commitment to upgrading the tax system, ....
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PM urges maintaining high level of extreme weather preparedness nationwide
Date: 2021-12-11 21:52:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:9314283
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said that all governorates will maintain a high level of emergency response and preparedness for extreme weather events to protect citizens' lives and property. The premier made the remarks during a meeting of the ....
