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  • Abul Gheit: Food security vital issue for Arab world

    Abul Gheit: Food security vital issue for Arab world

    Date: 2018-11-14 12:41:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7669747

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit asserted that food security is a vital issue for the Arab world. Addressing the inaugural session of the Sixth Arab Conference for Investment in Food Security”, which is held in Fujairah, the United ....

  • Dollar prices stable at major banks in Egypt

    Dollar prices stable at major banks in Egypt

    Date: 2018-11-14 10:29:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7669424

    The exchange rate of the US dollar was relatively stable during morning transactions on Wednesday at major banks. The dollar exchange rate settled at EGP 17.78 for buying and EGP 17.88 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt. At Banque Misr, ....

  • Abu Zeid presents credentials to Canada Governor General

    Abu Zeid presents credentials to Canada Governor General

    Date: 2018-11-14 09:58:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7669349

    Egyptian Ambassador to Canada Ahmed Abu Zeid on Wednesday presented his credentials to Canada Governor General Julie Payette in Ottawa. Attending the ceremony were diplomats accredited to Canada and Canadian government and Foreign Ministry ....

  • Kuwait Book Fair opens with Egypt's participation

    Kuwait Book Fair opens with Egypt's participation

    Date: 2018-11-14 09:18:15 GMT - Kuwait - Culture - SN:4 - ID:7669273

    Information Minister and Minister of State for Youths Mohamed al Jabri opened on Wednesday the 43rd session of Kuwait Book Fair with 75 Egyptian publishing houses taking part. The fair is held under the sponsorship of Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber ....

  • Culture minister takes part in Al Burda Festival in Abu Dhabi

    Culture minister takes part in Al Burda Festival in Abu Dhabi

    Date: 2018-11-14 08:54:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7669206

    Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem left here on Wednesday for Abu Dhabi on a visit to the UAE during which she will take part in the inauguration of the first edition of Al Burda Festival, due to kick off later in the day. In pre-departure ....

  • Putin: Russia became ASEAN's dialogue partner

    Putin: Russia became ASEAN's dialogue partner

    Date: 2018-11-14 08:52:26 GMT - Singapore - International - SN:2 - ID:7669200

    Russian President Vladmir Putin said Russia became ASEAN’s dialogue partner in 1996. The previous Russia-ASEAN summit took place in Sochi in 2016, the Russian news agency Tass reported. Russia-ASEAN trade turnover grew by more than 30% this ....

  • Trump nominates retired general as ambassador to Saudi Arabia

    Trump nominates retired general as ambassador to Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2018-11-14 06:57:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:7669018

    US President Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Gen. John P. Abizaid, a retired commander of forces in the Middle East, as his new ambassador to Saudi Arabia, The New York Times reported Wednesday. General Abizaid, a Lebanese-American ....

  • All EGX indexes down, benchmark slides 0.98 pct

    All EGX indexes down, benchmark slides 0.98 pct

    Date: 2018-11-13 16:17:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:7668520

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went down collectively at the close of Tuesday's trading amid sales by Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds. Meanwhile, purchases prevailed in transactions of local investors. The market ....

  • AL chief heads to UAE for 6th Arab food security conference

    AL chief heads to UAE for 6th Arab food security conference

    Date: 2018-11-13 15:44:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7668455

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit left here on Tuesday heading to the UAE’s Fujairah emirate to take part in the inauguration ceremony of the 6th Arab Conference for Investment in Food Security. The event, organized by the Union of ....

  • Sisi back home after taking part in Palermo mini summit on Libya

    Sisi back home after taking part in Palermo mini summit on Libya

    Date: 2018-11-13 14:27:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7668309

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi returned to Cairo Tuesday after taking part in a mini summit on the Libyan crisis in the Italian city of Palermo. The summit was attended by officials from Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Italy, Russia, the UN and ....

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