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Arab League welcomes South Sudan ceasefire deal
Date: 2018-06-28 12:49:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7464335
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit welcomed on Thursday a ceasefire deal signed by the government of South Sudan and the opposition at the conclusion of talks hosted by Khartoum a day earlier. “We hope that the deal will lead ....
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PM witnesses inking of contract on manufacture of 140 new rail freight carriages
Date: 2018-06-28 12:42:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7464318
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli witnessed on Thursday the signing of a contract to manufacture and deliver 140 rail freight carriages, with a total cost of EGP 544 million. The contract was signed by the Transport Ministry, represented by ....
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Pope Tawadros II leads mass at St. Pishoy monastery
Date: 2018-06-28 12:39:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7464305
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark on Thursday led a mass held at the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi El Natrun. After the mass, the pope ordinated 17 new priests to serve at Cairo churches as well a church in ....
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no increase in food prices after fuel hikes: Supply min.
Date: 2018-06-28 12:20:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:7464253
The Supply Ministry announced on Thursday that the prices of food commodities will not change after the latest rise in fuel prices, upon agreement with the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) and the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce ....
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President Sisi swears in new intelligence chief Abbas Kamel
Date: 2018-06-28 11:42:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7464141
New Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service Major-General Abbas Kamel was sworn in Thursday before President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Also, Nasser Fahmi was sworn in as Kamel's deputy. ....
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Min.: Egypt's commodity exports to Russia hit $ 284 mln in 2018 Q1
Date: 2018-06-28 10:32:17 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:7463932
The volume of Egypt's commodity exports to the Russian market in the first quarter of 2018 reached USD 284 million, with an increase of 41 % from the same period in 2017, Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar revealed on Thursday. Egypt's ....
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Dollar prices stable at Egypt's major banks
Date: 2018-06-28 10:26:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:7463915
The exchange rate of the US dollar was relatively stable during morning transactions at major banks on Thursday. The dollar exchange rate stood at EGP 17.78 for buying and EGP 17.88 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. ....
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Education Ministry denies leak of Thanaweya Amma's chemistry exam
Date: 2018-06-28 10:14:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7463882
Head of the Public Education Sector Reda Hegazy on Thursday denied that Thanaweya Amma's (high school certificate) exam of chemistry was leaked. In press statements, Hegazy said the ministry contacted officials at the sovereign body responsible ....
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Gov't committed to program for floating shares of state-owned firms at EGX - min.
Date: 2018-06-28 10:02:10 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7463853
Finance Minister Mohamed Maait stressed the government's commitment to implementing a program for floating shares of state-owned companies at Egypt Exchange (EGX) soon. The ministry has taken all needed measures to start implementing the program ....
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Fourth session of Egyptian-Sudanese consular committee wraps up
Date: 2018-06-28 09:59:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7463845
The fourth session of the Egyptian-Sudanese consular committee wrapped up work in Cairo on Thursday. The committee tackled means of fostering consular cooperation and promoting diplomatic consultation mechanisms, Egyptian Assistant Foreign ....
