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Miguel Diaz-Canel elected president of Cuba
Date: 2018-04-19 16:50:27 GMT - Cuba - International - SN:18 - ID:7359507
Cuba has confirmed that Miguel Diaz-Canel, a Communist Party loyalist, is to replace Raul Castro as president . Politicians in the country’s National Assembly announced the vice president had been selected to replace the brother of Fidel Castro, ....
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Foreign ministry denies increasing salaries of Egyptian diplomats abroad
Date: 2018-04-19 16:41:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7359490
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid has denied media reports that salaries of Egyptian diplomats abroad will increase in the light of the House of Representatives' approval of the diplomatic and consular corps bill. In statements Thursday, ....
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Egyptian, Greek defense ministers discuss military cooperation
Date: 2018-04-19 13:25:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7359041
Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedqi Sobhi had talks on Thursday with his Greek counterpart Panos Kammenos on boosting military cooperation between the two countries. During their meeting, Sobhi extolled the level of cooperation and ....
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Cabinet approves placing Warraq Island under supervision of NUCA
Date: 2018-04-19 13:11:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7358997
The government has announced that it will be seeking the issuance of a presidential decree to place El Warraq Island under the supervision of the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA). The announcement was made after a Cabinet meeting convened ....
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Antiquities min., head of engineering authority check on 3rd stage of NMEC
Date: 2018-04-19 13:04:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:14 - ID:7358980
Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani and Chairman of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Kamel el Wazir checked on the work done in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) which is due to be partially inaugurated in ....
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Dollar rate stable at major banks
Date: 2018-04-19 12:42:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:7358920
The US dollar exchange rate was stable at major banks on Thursday. The dollar rate stood at EGP 17.57 for buying and EGP 17.67 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. At Banque du Caire and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, the rate ....
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PM stresses gov't keenness on continuing plans to develop slums
Date: 2018-04-19 12:14:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7358858
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail followed up during a meeting held Thursday work progress of the State's plan on developing shanty towns as well as efforts of restoring the beautiful appearance of the cities. The get-together was attended by the ....
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Health Ministry tightens supervision on hospitals conducting organ transplant operations
Date: 2018-04-19 12:08:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7358842
Head of the Central Administration for Free Treatment and Licenses Ali Mahrous said that the Health Ministry imposed strict supervision over private and public hospitals carrying out organ transplant surgeries. In statements to MENA on Thursday, ....
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Oil Minister confers with top officials of Shell, Edison companies
Date: 2018-04-19 11:30:03 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:7358733
Minister of Petroleum Tarek el Mullah on Thursday conferred with Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shell International Petroleum Company Sami Iskander and Chairman of Shell Egypt Company Gasser Hantar on the work schedule of a Mediterranean ....
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Cameron: No regrets on Brexit referendum
Date: 2018-04-19 11:02:23 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:9 - ID:7358671
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron said he doesn't regret calling a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, but he wished the result had gone the other way. "I made a promise to the British people -- I kept that ....
