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Donald Trump visit to UK expected in new year, says US amb.
Date: 2017-12-12 16:41:13 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:17 - ID:7137346
The US ambassador to the UK has said he expects US President Donald Trump to go ahead with a working visit to the UK in the new year, despite a recent Twitter row with Prime Minister Theresa May over the terror threat posed by Muslims in the UK, the ....
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New company puts up shares for trading on stock
Date: 2017-12-12 16:40:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7137321
A new pharmaceutical company started on Tuesday trading its shares on the Egyptian Stock Exchange. Ibn Sina company is now the 221st company to be listed on the Egyptian bourse. Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr ....
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Sisi directs to expand building of new universities in 2018
Date: 2017-12-12 16:39:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7137298
Minister of Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi gave directives to expand the building of new universities according to international standards in 2018. Sisi directed that the universities keep abreast of the ....
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Residential building collapses in Greater Cairo, 6 casualties
Date: 2017-12-12 11:28:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7136704
A residential building in Rowd el Farag, Greater Cairo, collapsed leaving two people dead and four wounded, a security source told MENA on Tuesday. Civil protection forces and rescue teams rushed to the scene of the collapse, he added, noting ....
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Azhar Imam chairs extraordinary meeting on Al Quds
Date: 2017-12-12 11:08:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7136645
Grand Imam of al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb on Tuesday presided over an extraordinary meeting of senior Islamic scholars. The meeting is aimed at reviewing the consequences of a US decision declaring Al Quds as the capital of Israel and moving ....
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Miss Russia leaves Cairo
Date: 2017-12-12 10:36:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7136565
Miss Russia Victoria Lopyreva left Cairo International Airport on Tuesday after a three-day visit to Egypt. The visit aimed at promoting Russian tourism in Egypt and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Lopyreva visited a number of archeological ....
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Dollar exchange rate relatively stable at Egypt's major banks
Date: 2017-12-12 10:17:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:7136515
The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Tuesday. The dollar exchange rate stood at EGP 17.69 for buying and EGP 17.79 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. The dollar ....
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US amb. to Cyprus: Washington closely following up all events in ME
Date: 2017-12-12 09:53:57 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:10 - ID:7136470
US Ambassador to Cyprus Kathleen Doherty said Washington has been closely following up all events in the Middle East over the past months, reported Cyprus News Agency. In statements on the sidelines of her visit to the Limassol municipality, ....
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Egypt warns of false reports about Ethiopian dam
Date: 2017-12-12 09:50:44 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7136462
Egyptian Minister of Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aaty on Tuesday warned against circulating wrong information on Egypt regarding the Ethiopian dam and the use of Nile water. At a seminar held in the French Senate on the role of diplomacy in settling ....
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Vessel traffic at Alex. port not affected by dense fog - source
Date: 2017-12-12 09:05:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7136345
Vessel traffic at Alexandria Port was not affected by the heavy fog while navigation operations proceeded as normal despite poor visibility, a port official said. Earlier in the day, the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, El Alamein road and ....