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Bahrain, Kuwait discuss boosting bilateral ties
Date: 2017-11-16 08:44:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7093024
Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa held a telephone call with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Shaikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, Bahrain News Agency reported. The prime minister and the Kuwaiti Crown Prince discussed ....
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Azhar Grand Imam receives Japanese ambassador
Date: 2017-11-15 14:36:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7092317
Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb on Wednesday said that Azhar institution is seeking to benefit from the Japanese know-how in the domain of education. At a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Egypt Takehiro Kagawa, the Grand Imam ....
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Cyprus president praises ties with Egypt
Date: 2017-11-15 14:29:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7092268
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades highlighted relations with Egypt, saying they developed after President Abdel Fattah El Sisi came to power. The Cypriot president's statements were made when he received newly-appointed Egyptian Ambassador May ....
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EGX benchmark index down 0.76 pct
Date: 2017-11-15 14:28:10 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:7092272
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Wednesday's trading. The market capital reached EGP 775.5 billion, after transactions hit EGP 1.4 billion. The EGX 30 benchmark index declined 0.76 percent, standing ....
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Abu Dhabi CP meets with World Bank president
Date: 2017-11-15 14:27:40 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7092253
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan received Wednesday President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim, currently on a visit to the country. The two sides discussed ....
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Mugabe is safe, says South African President
Date: 2017-11-15 14:26:43 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:11 - ID:7092235
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma said Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe is held in his house safe and sound. Zuma said he had spoken to Mugabe who had indicated that he "was confined to his home but said that he was fine". The move may be ....
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New UK investments in Egypt hitting dlrs43bn -- ambassador
Date: 2017-11-15 14:25:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:7092227
British Ambassador in Cairo John Cassan said on Wednesday that new British investments worth dlrs 43 billion will be channeled to Egypt in the coming phase especially in the fields of energy, infrastructure, education and financial ....
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Interior min.: Ministry keen on preparing modern training programs for security personnel
Date: 2017-11-15 14:25:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7092218
Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar stressed that the ministry spared no effort to prepare up-to-date training programs for security personnel for the coming generations to be capable of shouldering responsibility. During a meeting Wednesday ....
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Mugabe and his family under house arrest -- spokesman
Date: 2017-11-15 11:40:33 GMT - Zimbabwe - International - SN:8 - ID:7091609
Robert Mugabe has been placed under house arrest, a spokesman for Zimbabwe army announced The army claimed that Mugabe is “safe and sound”, euronews reported. The army announced that it has taken control of TV building and parliament ....
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Cabinet reviews several political, economic, security files
Date: 2017-11-15 11:39:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7091639
The cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, convened Wednesday to discuss a number of political, economic, social and security issues. It will also discuss several bills, decisions and measures taken to make a quantum leap at all levels ....