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Russia expects to ink S-400 missile deal with India soon
Date: 2017-12-27 17:21:41 GMT - Russia - International - SN:26 - ID:7162403
Russia expects to sign a deal with India soon on the delivery of S-400 air defense missile systems, TASS quoted Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin as saying on Wednesday. "We hope that the S-400 deal will be signed with India soon," Rogozin said ....
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Civil aviation min. meets IATA head on joint cooperation
Date: 2017-12-27 17:20:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:7162389
Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy met on Wednesday with Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Alexandre de Juniac. They discussed means of boosting bilateral cooperation in the fields of training, security and ....
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USAID, Health Ministry launch new strategy as part of female rural leaders program
Date: 2017-12-27 13:48:50 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:24 - ID:7162023
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Health Ministry have launched a new national strategy to allow for a better access to health information and guidelines. Sherry Carlin, the director of USAID in Egypt, said female rural ....
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SMEs best solution to unemployment problem: Higher education min.
Date: 2017-12-27 13:43:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:7161993
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar asserted that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) offer the best solution to the unemployment problem in Egypt. There is no country in the world that is able to offer all ....
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Turkey is one of worst countries in treating reporters
Date: 2017-12-27 13:23:26 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7161937
Head of the Tunisian Press Syndicate Nagui Baghouri said on Wednesday that Turkey is one of the worst countries in treating reporters. The International Press Federation is designating it as the biggest prison for journalists in the world, he ....
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AL chief to visit Libya next year -- AL official
Date: 2017-12-27 13:04:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7161887
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit will visit Libya next year, said AL Assistant Secretary General Ambassador Hossam Zaki on Wednesday. In press statements, he added that the AL lends much interest to the situation in ....
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Awqaf min. urges national unity in face of regional challenges
Date: 2017-12-27 12:31:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7161812
Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has stressed the need to strengthen national unity among Egyptians in the face of grave challenges in the region. Gomaa, in statements to MENA after meeting Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of ....
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Acting PM decides to form committee to employ victims of revolution, military operations
Date: 2017-12-27 12:30:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7161786
Acting Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly decided Wednesday to form a committee, whose job it will be to hire persons injured in military and security operations, as well as victims of the revolution, once they are fit for employment. Two percent ....
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Foreign Ministry report reflects Egypt's prominent role as UNSC president
Date: 2017-12-27 12:29:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7161735
The Egyptian diplomacy has been able to expound the country's steadfast foreign policy and the higher interests of the homeland independently and professionally during its presidency of the United Nations Security Council twice, in May 2016 and ....
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CBE: Banks financed foreign trade with $70.8bn since Nov., 2016
Date: 2017-12-27 12:28:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:7161703
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Wednesday that banks have financed foreign trade with 70.8 billion dollars since the liberalization of the exchange rate on November 3, 2016 and until December 14 of the current year. The figure was ....