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Manpower minister, ILO director confer on project to hone competitiveness of Egyptian exports
Date: 2018-02-27 12:51:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7268429
Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan met Tuesday with Peter Van Rooij, Director of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Cairo Office to assess the outcome of a project to hone the competitive edge of Egyptian exports. Saafan said his Ministry ....
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Environment minister: Low-income brackets not to be harmed by new solid waste law
Date: 2018-02-27 12:46:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7268407
Minister of Environment Khaled Fahmi said the low-income brackets will not be harmed when the new law on managing solid waste comes into force. Addressing a meeting of the local administrative committee of the House of Representatives under ....
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Abul Gheit supports Abbas' proposal on fostering peace process
Date: 2018-02-27 10:53:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7268032
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said Tuesday the league supports calls by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the international community to consider an international multilateral mechanism to foster the Middle East peace process, ....
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Farag, Mo'men, Shorbagy, Welily qualify for 2nd stage of Windy City Open
Date: 2018-02-27 10:33:42 GMT - USA - Sport - SN:12 - ID:7267983
Egyptian squash champions Ali Farag, Tareq Mo'men, Mohamed el Shorbagy, and Raneem el Welily have qualified for the second stage of Windy City Open Squash hosted by Chicago, the United States. Farag, the world's No. 2, defeated Australia’s ....
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SIS calls for boycotting BBC
Date: 2018-02-27 10:33:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7267981
Head of the State Information Service Diaa Rashwan Tuesday called on all Egyptian officials, public figures and intellectuals to boycott the BBC and refrain from giving an interviews to its correspondents and editors until it officially apologizes ....
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FM: Egypt undertakes its duties towards refugees
Date: 2018-02-27 10:24:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7267966
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday said that Egypt is one of the first countries that is undertaking its duties towards the file of refugees. The remark was made at a meeting with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for ....
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Dollar exchange rate slightly down at major Egyptian banks
Date: 2018-02-27 10:06:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:7267905
The US dollar exchange rate went down during morning transactions at major banks on Tuesday. The dollar price was down by one piaster recording EGP 17.56 for buying and EGP 17.66 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt. At Banque Misr, the ....
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Bahraini official stresses non-stop support for Egypt in fight against terrorism
Date: 2018-02-27 10:04:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7267898
Bahraini Royal Diwan special envoy Samira Rajab stressed her country's continued support for Egypt in its fight against terrorism. She made the remarks in statements to MENA on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 28th international conference of the ....
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Arab coalition shells Houthi groups in Al Jawf
Date: 2018-02-27 09:53:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7267870
Arab coalition jets shelled at dawn Tuesday groups of Houthi militias in Al Maton district in Al Jawf governorate. The jets raided militias' hotbeds and destroyed a number of vehicles in the district, Al Arabiya news channel quoted field sources ....
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Kuwait to take part in Arab health ministers meeting in Cairo
Date: 2018-02-27 09:34:34 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7267811
Kuwait announced on Tuesday its participation in the 49th session of the Arab Health Ministers Council, due to kick off in the Cairo-based Arab League HQ on Wednesday. Kuwaiti Health Minister Bassel al Sabah will lead his country's delegation to ....