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  • 39 ships transit Suez Canal

    39 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2018-01-23 14:01:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:7206874

    Thirty-nine ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, with a total cargo of 2.5 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 17 ships laden with 1.1 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 22 vessels carrying 1.4 million tons, ....

  • Hemeda announces resignation from Misr el Erouba party

    Hemeda announces resignation from Misr el Erouba party

    Date: 2018-01-23 13:36:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:7206733

    Ragab Hilal Hemeda, the secretary of the policies committee of Misr el Erouba Party, announced his resignation from the party, that is chaired by Samy Annan, the former chief of staff and presidential hopeful. At a press conference, Hemeda said ....

  • Business sector minister orders probe into violations inside National Cement Co.

    Business sector minister orders probe into violations inside National Cement Co.

    Date: 2018-01-23 13:35:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:7206830

    Minister of the Business Sector Khaled Badawi met Tuesday with chairman of the National Cement Co. Mohamed Radwan to discuss problems hindering restructuring of the company. The National Cement Co. bore big losses during the last fiscal year. ....

  • Kuwaiti emir, Lebanese president discuss bilateral relations

    Kuwaiti emir, Lebanese president discuss bilateral relations

    Date: 2018-01-23 13:34:43 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7206798

    Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah received on Tuesday visiting Lebanese President Michel Aoun and his accompanying delegation at Bayan Palace. During the meeting, both sides discussed bilateral relations and means to upgrade ....

  • Egypt scourged by climate change - min.

    Egypt scourged by climate change - min.

    Date: 2018-01-23 13:34:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7206771

    Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Ati stressed that Egypt is suffering a lot from the impact of climate change, considering rising temperature as a major challenge threatening the Nile Delta region. Addressing the inaugural ....

  • Transport min. makes surprise inspection tour of subway stations

    Transport min. makes surprise inspection tour of subway stations

    Date: 2018-01-23 13:34:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7206761

    Transport Minister Hisham Arafat made Tuesday a surprise tour of a number of stations of the second and third lines of the underground metro. The tour began from Kolleyat El Banat station where the minister inspected the cleanliness of the ....

  • Eight countries removed from EU tax haven blacklist

    Eight countries removed from EU tax haven blacklist

    Date: 2018-01-23 13:34:05 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:18 - ID:7206722

    The European Union (EU) has lifted eight countries from its blacklist of countries offering tax havens for wealthy individuals and corporations after they vowed to deal with the bloc's concerns about the issue, Radio France International reported on ....

  • Garhy presents Cabinet with medium-term financial strategy

    Garhy presents Cabinet with medium-term financial strategy

    Date: 2018-01-23 13:30:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:7206827

    Minister of Finance Amr el Garhy on Tuesday presented the Cabinet with a general medium-term financial strategy. The strategy is meant to set the goals of the coming two years regarding the budget deficit and public debt, he said, adding that ....

  • Annan committed violations punishable by law -- Army

    Annan committed violations punishable by law -- Army

    Date: 2018-01-23 12:39:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7206691

    The Egyptian Armed Forces on Tuesday said that presidential hopeful former chief-of-staff Samy Annan has committed several violations that are punishable by the law. According to a statement issued by the Armed Forces, Annan announced his plans ....

  • China approves importing Egyptian dates

    China approves importing Egyptian dates

    Date: 2018-01-23 11:38:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7206539

    China has officially approved opening its markets for Egyptian dates, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture. In a released statement on Tuesday, the ministry said that the measure was adopted after China has made sure of the quality ....

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