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  • PM says Egypt keen on upgrading leather industry

    PM says Egypt keen on upgrading leather industry

    Date: 2018-03-11 20:46:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7289895

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Sunday that Egypt is keen on upgrading the leather industry in a way that would boost productivity and exports. Establishing a specialized city that takes into consideration the environmental, social, ....

  • Defense min. visits injured Armed Forces personnel in military hospitals

    Defense min. visits injured Armed Forces personnel in military hospitals

    Date: 2018-03-11 20:16:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7289883

    Defense and Military Production Minister Sedki Sobhi paid a visit to officers and soldiers of the Armed Forces who were wounded during Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018 and are receiving treatment in military hospitals. The minister conveyed ....

  • Egypt opens first athletic heart center in Middle East

    Egypt opens first athletic heart center in Middle East

    Date: 2018-03-11 20:03:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7289869

    Egypt inaugurated on Sunday the first Athletic Heart Center (AHC) in the Middle East, which is meant to conduct full heart check-ups for athletes, which in turn could help mitigate the risks that might face them inside various sports pitches. ....

  • PM hails Qattan's role in enhancing Egyptian-Saudi ties

    PM hails Qattan's role in enhancing Egyptian-Saudi ties

    Date: 2018-03-11 19:57:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7289858

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail lauded on Sunday the role played by Saudi Ambassador here Ahmed al Qattan and his efforts of promoting bilateral relations in various fields especially the developmental, economic and investment ones. The Saudi ....

  • 11 people on board plane that crashed in Iran - report

    11 people on board plane that crashed in Iran - report

    Date: 2018-03-11 18:57:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:5 - ID:7289797

    At least 11 people were on board the small Turkish private plane that crashed, ABC News quoted Iran's state-run IRNA news agency as saying on Sunday. That's according to a report Sunday night on the crash that quotes the Iranian Red ....

  • Finance Ministry auctions EGP 15.5 bln T-bonds

    Finance Ministry auctions EGP 15.5 bln T-bonds

    Date: 2018-03-11 14:50:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:7289438

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 15.5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 7.250 billion of 91-day T-bills with an average yield of 17.888%, adding it accepted bids at rates ....

  • US dollar exchange rate stable at major banks

    US dollar exchange rate stable at major banks

    Date: 2018-03-11 12:21:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:7289107

    The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable at Egypt's major banks on Sunday. The dollar rate reached EGP 17.55 for buying and EGP 17.65 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Du Caire. At Banque Misr, the dollar price ....

  • Minister of higher education, Portuguese amb. discuss boosting bilateral ties

    Minister of higher education, Portuguese amb. discuss boosting bilateral ties

    Date: 2018-03-11 12:05:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7289061

    Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar asserted the importance of boosting cooperation between Egypt and Portugal especially in the fields of higher education, science, technology and scientific research. This came during Abdel ....

  • China's national legislature adopts constitutional amendment

    China's national legislature adopts constitutional amendment

    Date: 2018-03-11 11:50:57 GMT - China - International - SN:1 - ID:7289019

    China's National People's Congress (NPC), the national legislature, adopted an amendment to the country's Constitution on Sunday. Lawmakers at the ongoing NPC annual session agreed that the constitutional revision, which accords with the ....

  • Mousa: My aim is to increase exports, open new African markets

    Mousa: My aim is to increase exports, open new African markets

    Date: 2018-03-10 16:45:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7288046

    Presidential candidate Mousa Moustafa Mousa has said that his platform is an economic developmental one based on "national capitalism". It aims at helping youths via increasing exports and opening new African markets, Mousa told eXtra news TV ....

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