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Bibliotheca Alexandrina to host French author Robert Sole
Date: 2018-04-17 07:54:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7354634
Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has launched its first Francophone Literary Salon "Majlis Ṭahṭawi" with renowned French journalist and author Robert Sole as guest of honor. In a press release, the BA said participants in the event include journalist ....
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Egypt's real GDP to grow by 5 pct in FY18 - WB
Date: 2018-04-17 07:09:27 GMT - USA - Economy - SN:4 - ID:7354560
The World Bank (WB) on Monday raised its forecast for the growth rate of the Egyptian economy to grow 5 percent in the 2017/2018 fiscal year from 4.9 percent in its latest report on the Middle East and North Africa. "As reform momentum is ....
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No rockets downed by Syria -- Trump
Date: 2018-04-17 07:03:59 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7354549
US President Donald Trump and Pentagon officials have dismissed Russian claims that Syrian air defense systems took out most of the cruise missiles aimed at three of the country's critical chemical weapons sites. Trump and military officials are ....
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Saudi air defense intercepts Houthi missile targeting Najran
Date: 2018-04-17 06:53:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7354537
The Saudi air defense has intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias in Yemen targeting the border city of Najran, spokesman for the Arab Coalition Colonel Turki al Maliki said in a statement Monday. "The missile was deliberately ....
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Syrian air defenses intercepted missiles on Homs -- state TV
Date: 2018-04-17 05:59:44 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7354482
The Syrian air defenses have intercepted a missile attack apparently targeting Shayrat Airbase in Homs province. The Syrian air defenses managed to intercept some of the projectiles, it added. While it remains unclear who launched the attack, ....
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FRA puts volume of financial sector in Egypt at EGP 4tr
Date: 2018-04-16 13:17:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7353592
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has put the volume of the financial sector in Egypt at four trillion pounds. This is 100 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, said FRA chairman Mohamed Omran Monday. He was speaking in a conference ....
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Egypt FM visits Burundi Tuesday for cooperation talks
Date: 2018-04-16 13:01:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7353546
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will head for Burundi on Tuesday for talks on promoting bilateral cooperation and other issues of mutual interest. The visit comes as part of Egypt's efforts to buttress relations with African states in all domains ....
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ILO: Egypt pioneer in economic development, proceeding on right track
Date: 2018-04-16 12:46:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:11 - ID:7353500
International Labor Organization (ILO) Cairo Office director Peter Van Rooij said Egypt has become one of the pioneering countries in economic development by its declaration of the 2030 Strategy. Rooji, speaking at the 4th annual conference of ....
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Sisi witnesses conclusion of "Joint Gulf Shield 1" drills in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2018-04-16 12:27:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7353425
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday witnessed the conclusion of "Joint Gulf Shield 1" drill held in the Eastern Region in Saudi Arabia under the patronage of King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud in the presence of a number of leaders of sisterly ....
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Absence of Qatari emir from Arab summit expected, says UAE minister
Date: 2018-04-16 11:47:40 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7353285
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the Qatari emir's absence from the Arab summit is a normal result of the policy of obstinacy Qatar has been adopting since the start of its crisis with Arab countries. The policy of ....