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Egypt takes part in St. Petersburg cultural forum
Date: 2017-11-16 12:45:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7093585
Egypt will take part in the sixth St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, which will kick off in Russia later on Thursday. The four-day event will be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Head of the Foreign Cultural Relations ....
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Trade min., Italian amb. discuss boosting investment
Date: 2017-11-16 12:44:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7093512
Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Qabil tackled Thursday with Italian Ambassador in Cairo Giampaolo Cantini ways of enhancing trade and investment cooperation between Egypt and Italy. It comes within the framework of strategic partnership and in ....
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Dollar exchange rate stable at Egypt's major banks
Date: 2017-11-16 12:44:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:7093480
The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Thursday. The dollar exchange rate stood at EGP 17.58 for buying and EGP 17.68 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Banque Du ....
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Interior minister deports 2 persons for security reasons
Date: 2017-11-16 12:44:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7093468
Interior Minister Magdi Abdel Ghaffar issued two decisions deporting two persons, a Turkish and a Nigerian, for security reasons. The decisions were issued in the Gazette out Thursday. The minister entrusted the head of Passports, Emigration ....
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Saudi crown prince, French FM discuss Mideast developments
Date: 2017-11-16 08:46:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7092972
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met with France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Riyadh where both discussed bi-lateral efforts and the latest developments in the Middle East, Al Arabiya TV reported. The crown prince, ....
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UN to vote on rival US, Russia bids to renew Syria inquiry
Date: 2017-11-16 08:45:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7093047
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Thursday on rival US and Russian bids to renew an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, diplomats said, a move that could trigger Russia's 10th veto to block action on ....
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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 ....