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  • Helwan church terrorist remanded 15 days in custody

    Helwan church terrorist remanded 15 days in custody

    Date: 2018-01-02 12:41:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7170794

    Prosecutor General Nabil Ahmed Sadek has ordered remanding the terrorist accused in Friday's armed attack on Mar Mina Church and a store in Helwan for 15 days pending investigations. Ibrahim Ismail Mostafa is facing charges of murder, ....

  • Cypriot president pays official visit to Saudi Arabia

    Cypriot president pays official visit to Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2018-01-02 12:35:25 GMT - Cyprus - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7170760

    Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades left here Tuesday for Riyadh on an official visit at an invitation from Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz, Cyprus Mail reported. On Wednesday, Anastasiades will be received by the Saudi king during an official ....

  • Bahraini PM arrives in Kuwait

    Bahraini PM arrives in Kuwait

    Date: 2018-01-02 12:06:28 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7170711

    Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa arrived on Tuesday on a brief visit to Kuwait, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The Bahraini PM and his accompanying delegation were received upon arrival at Kuwait International Airport by ....

  • Egypt paid dlrs 30bn of foreign debts - CBE

    Egypt paid dlrs 30bn of foreign debts - CBE

    Date: 2018-01-02 12:05:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:7170416

    Egypt has paid around dlrs 30 billion of its financial commitments and foreign debts during 2017 and is committed to paying more than dlrs 12 billion in 2018, according to an official source at the Central Bank of Egypt. In statements to MENA on ....

  • 2 million people received pension ahead of holidays

    2 million people received pension ahead of holidays

    Date: 2018-01-02 12:03:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7170659

    Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali is following up the payment of pension which is taking place 10 days earlier than usual for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Payment of pension has been taking place regularly since Monday, she said, ....

  • IDSC: Year 2018 to witness intensive activities

    IDSC: Year 2018 to witness intensive activities

    Date: 2018-01-02 12:03:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7170641

    Head of the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) Hossam El Gamal has said that the 2018 plan would witness the discussions of issues important to citizens, the government, the civil society and the private sector. In ....

  • Kabil: 13 industrial complexes to be launched in 12 governorates

    Kabil: 13 industrial complexes to be launched in 12 governorates

    Date: 2018-01-02 12:02:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7170613

    Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Kabil on Tuesday said that measures are being finalized to launch 13 new industrial complexes in 12 governorates in an effort to create jobs for young people. The move comes within the framework of the ....

  • Dollar exchange rate relatively stable at major Egyptian banks

    Dollar exchange rate relatively stable at major Egyptian banks

    Date: 2018-01-02 12:01:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7170562

    The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Tuesday. The dollar exchange rate stood at EGP 17.67 for buying and EGP 17.77 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and and EGP 17.68 for buying ....

  • Egypt parl't speaker leaves for Saudi Arabia

    Egypt parl't speaker leaves for Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2018-01-02 11:20:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7170401

    Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal, leading a parliamentary delegation, left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The visit comes at an invitation of Chairman of the Majlis ash-Shura (Consultative Assembly) of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Ibn ....

  • Projects executed in recent period exceed those set up in past 30 years - presidential spokesman

    Projects executed in recent period exceed those set up in past 30 years - presidential spokesman

    Date: 2018-01-02 11:20:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7170397

    The volume of national projects executed in the recent period exceeded those implemented over the past 30 years, said Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi. These projects will change the map of Egypt, said the spokesman in exclusive statements to ....

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