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Egypt's FM, Geneva Water Hub chief probe developments in GERD negotiations
Date: 2018-02-28 08:03:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7269630
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed Tuesday in a meeting with Director of the Geneva Water Hub François Münger latest developments in negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). During the meeting, which was held on the ....
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Bourse gains EGP 4.4 bln; all indexes up
Date: 2018-02-27 14:55:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:7268791
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes posted collective gains at the close of Tuesday's trading, supported by Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds' purchases. The market capital gained about EGP 4.4 billion to reach EGP 896.3 billion, ....
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Russian envoy says Arafat symbol of Palestinian struggle, unity
Date: 2018-02-27 13:21:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7268536
Russian president's special representative for the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov has said that late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is a symbol of the Palestinian struggle and unity. Addressing the 11th meeting of the board of trustees of the ....
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Egypt, Sweden seek setting up political consultation mechanism
Date: 2018-02-27 13:06:56 GMT - Switzerland - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7268485
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday had talks with his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallström on launching a political consultation mechanism between the foreign ministers of the two countries. The talks were held on the sidelines of ....
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Manpower minister, ILO director confer on project to hone competitiveness of Egyptian exports
Date: 2018-02-27 12:51:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7268429
Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan met Tuesday with Peter Van Rooij, Director of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Cairo Office to assess the outcome of a project to hone the competitive edge of Egyptian exports. Saafan said his Ministry ....
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Environment minister: Low-income brackets not to be harmed by new solid waste law
Date: 2018-02-27 12:46:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7268407
Minister of Environment Khaled Fahmi said the low-income brackets will not be harmed when the new law on managing solid waste comes into force. Addressing a meeting of the local administrative committee of the House of Representatives under ....
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Abul Gheit supports Abbas' proposal on fostering peace process
Date: 2018-02-27 10:53:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7268032
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said Tuesday the league supports calls by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the international community to consider an international multilateral mechanism to foster the Middle East peace process, ....
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Farag, Mo'men, Shorbagy, Welily qualify for 2nd stage of Windy City Open
Date: 2018-02-27 10:33:42 GMT - USA - Sport - SN:12 - ID:7267983
Egyptian squash champions Ali Farag, Tareq Mo'men, Mohamed el Shorbagy, and Raneem el Welily have qualified for the second stage of Windy City Open Squash hosted by Chicago, the United States. Farag, the world's No. 2, defeated Australia’s ....
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SIS calls for boycotting BBC
Date: 2018-02-27 10:33:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7267981
Head of the State Information Service Diaa Rashwan Tuesday called on all Egyptian officials, public figures and intellectuals to boycott the BBC and refrain from giving an interviews to its correspondents and editors until it officially apologizes ....
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FM: Egypt undertakes its duties towards refugees
Date: 2018-02-27 10:24:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7267966
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday said that Egypt is one of the first countries that is undertaking its duties towards the file of refugees. The remark was made at a meeting with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for ....
