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  • 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 ....

  • Telecom Egypt: Technical problem affects DSL internet service in Egypt

    Telecom Egypt: Technical problem affects DSL internet service in Egypt

    Date: 2018-01-02 11:09:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7170381

    Telecom Egypt said there is a technical problem that affects the "Digital Subscriber Line" or DSL internet service in Egypt and some neighboring countries. In a statement on Tuesday on its Facebook page, the company said the internet service will ....

  • Iran's president downplays anti-government protests

    Iran's president downplays anti-government protests

    Date: 2018-01-02 07:22:11 GMT - Iran - International - SN:4 - ID:7170144

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tried to downplay the significance of sometimes violent protests across his country. "Our great nation has witnessed a number of similar incidents in the past and has comfortably dealt with them. This is nothing," ....

  • Alexandria, Dekheila ports reopen after weather improvement

    Alexandria, Dekheila ports reopen after weather improvement

    Date: 2018-01-02 07:11:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7170128

    Alexandria Port Authority decided on Tuesday to reopen Alexandria and Dekheila ports which were closed over the past two days due to bad weather. The closure decision was meant to prevent collision of ships and ensure safety of maritime ....

  • Body of veteran journalist Ibrahim Nafie arrives at Cairo Airport

    Body of veteran journalist Ibrahim Nafie arrives at Cairo Airport

    Date: 2018-01-02 07:00:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7170105

    The body of veteran journalist Ibrahim Nafie arrived on Tuesday at Cairo International Airport from Dubai. Airport authorities finalized the procedures for handing over the body to his family at the Cargo Village. Head of the Journalists' ....

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