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UNRWA says 440,000 Palestinian refugees live in Syria
Date: 2017-11-21 06:15:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7100819
Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Pierre Krahenbuhl on Monday estimated the number of Palestinian refugees currently living in Syria to less than 440,000, including 47,000 ....
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Nasr confers with Sokhna Petrochemicals Company on increasing investments in Egypt
Date: 2017-11-20 13:21:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7099675
Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr conferred on Monday with Chairman of Cairo-based Sokhna Refinery and Petrochemicals Co (SRPC) Essam Saqr on the company's plans to increase its investments in Ain al Sokhan region as ....
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House speaker denies moves to privatize public sector companies
Date: 2017-11-20 12:03:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7099725
Speaker of the House of Representatives Aly Abdel Aal said Monday that public sector companies will not be privatized. "There won't be any privatization of public sector companies," Abdel Aal assured, noting that that file was shelved for good. ....
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Nasr: Emerging markets need $2.5tr to achieve sustainable development
Date: 2017-11-20 12:01:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7099757
Investment Minister Sahar Nasr said that emerging markets worldwide need some 2.5 trillion dollars to achieve sustainable development. Addressing the inaugural session of the 21st conference of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) ....
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Muslim World League supports AL's statement on Iranian interventions
Date: 2017-11-20 10:04:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7099081
Muslim World League in Mecca has endorsed a statement issued by the Ministerial Meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers of the Arab League concerning the Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the countries of the region, the official Saudi Press ....
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Aviation min. heads for Nigeria to attend 3rd ICAO World Aviation Forum
Date: 2017-11-20 10:02:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7099445
Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy left for Nigeria on Monday to participate in the third ICAO World Aviation Forum, due to start later in the day. The two-day forum brings together high-level government officials responsible for aviation, ....
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Israel detains 21 Palestinians from different parts in West Bank
Date: 2017-11-20 10:01:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7099428
The Israeli forces detained on Monday 21 Palestinians from different parts in the West Bank, Palestinian security sources said. The forces also stormed into a jewelry shop in Ramallah and robbed it, the sources added. As well, the forces broke ....
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Dollar exchange rate stable at Egypt's major banks
Date: 2017-11-20 10:00:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:7099393
The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Monday. The dollar exchange rate stood at EGP 17.59 for buying and EGP 17.69 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt, the Arab African International ....
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Sisi leaves for Nicosia to participate in trilateral summit
Date: 2017-11-20 09:58:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7099090
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left on Monday for Nicosia on a two-day official visit to attend the fifth trilateral summit with Cyprus and Greece. Sisi is scheduled to hold tête-à-tête talks with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and senior ....
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Sherbini wins Hong Kong Squash Open Tournament
Date: 2017-11-19 10:54:42 GMT - Hong Kong - Sport - SN:6 - ID:7097867
Egypt's Squash star Nour El Sherbini on Sunday won the Hong Kong Squash Open Tournament. Sherbini faced Egyptian star and world number two Raneem El Welily and scored 3/0 in the match within the 2017 Hong Kong Squash Open. El Sherbini was ....