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Macron abandons fuel-tax hike amid concerns of new ‘yellow vest’ protests
Date: 2018-12-05 22:15:50 GMT - France - International - SN:12 - ID:7701645
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that he was abandoning a proposed fuel-tax hike amid fears of more unrest after weeks of nationwide protests that have already cost several lives and millions of euros in damages. The Elysee ....
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FM: Egypt detects no change in Qatari policies
Date: 2018-12-05 20:43:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7701589
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted that Egypt detects no change in Qatari policies in a way that helps ease the crisis with it. Yet, there are adverse movements from Qatar that are away from Arab cooperation, Shoukry said in response to a ....
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Chief of Staff holds talks with foreign military officials on EDEX sidelines
Date: 2018-12-05 20:19:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7701575
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mohamed Farid held talks with Cameroonian defense minister besides Malian and Rwandan chiefs of staff and their accompanying delegations, currently visiting Egypt to participate in Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX ....
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Bashir receives message from Kenyan president
Date: 2018-12-05 20:17:54 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7701573
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir received on Wednesday a message from his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta handed over to him by the Kenyan Envoy Steven Kalonzo in the presence of Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed the Kenyan ambassador to ....
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Sisi reaffirms commitment to supporting political solution in Yemen
Date: 2018-12-05 20:17:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7701572
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday phoned his Yemeni counterpart Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The two leaders reviewed the latest developments in Yemen, especially with regard to the UN-sponsored political negotiations, presidential spokesman ....
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Egyptian, Jordanian FMs mull boosting bilateral relations
Date: 2018-12-05 20:12:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7701566
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al Safadi discussed during a meeting in Cairo on Wednesday ways to boost bilateral relations upon directives from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and King Abdullah II. In a joint ....
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Sisi decrees commemorative medal to mark military justice's golden jubilee
Date: 2018-12-05 20:09:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7701564
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued presidential decree no. 544/2018 to introduce a commemorative medal in celebration of the golden jubilee of the establishment of the military justice system. The military justice system was formed upon law ....
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Deputy agriculture min. probes with Irish trade min. joint cooperation
Date: 2018-12-05 17:10:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7701357
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mona Mehrez discussed in a meeting Wednesday with Irish Minister for Trade, Business and Employment Patrick Breen means of promoting joint cooperation in the field of animal and agricultural production in order to ....
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UK plays active role in supporting Egypt's economic reform - ambassador
Date: 2018-12-05 17:02:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7701343
British Ambassador to Egypt Geoffrey Adams asserted on Wednesday the UK’s keenness to play an active role in supporting the economic reform, currently witnessed in Egypt. In press statements on the sidelines of a visit made by British industrial ....
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Nassar: British investments in Egypt hit $5.5bn
Date: 2018-12-05 10:45:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7700569
Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar said on Wednesday that British investments in Egypt hit around 5.5 billion dollars. Nassar held a meeting with British Trade Representative Jeffery Donaldson. The meeting took up future economic ....
