Egypt, IMO sign deal on shipping industry
Business
November 26, 2015
Egypt, IMO sign deal on shipping industry
A deal was signed with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to boost relations between the UN agency and Egypt in…
No change to Schengen visa rules
Egypt
November 24, 2015
No change to Schengen visa rules
Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Hisham el Naqib has stressed that no changes occurred to rules regulating the issuance…
IFC invests $1.2 bn in 18 projects in Egypt
Business
November 24, 2015
IFC invests $1.2 bn in 18 projects in Egypt
The International Finance Corporation has invested US$1.2 billion in 18 projects in Egypt from 2011 to 2015. This was part of…
Warm weather to prevail Tuesday
Egypt
November 23, 2015
Warm weather to prevail Tuesday
Meteorologists expect warm weather in the north, in Cairo and in the northern part of Upper Egypt on Tuesday. Temperatures will…
Kuwait operates direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh to boost tourism in Egypt: minister
Egypt
November 23, 2015
Kuwait operates direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh to boost tourism in Egypt: minister
Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Salman Sabah Al Salem Al Hamoud said Sunday that…
Sudan: Egypt requested postponement of tripartite meeting on Ethiopian dam
Egypt
November 23, 2015
Sudan: Egypt requested postponement of tripartite meeting on Ethiopian dam
Sudanese minister of Water Resources and Electricity Moatez Moussa has said that the tripartite meeting with his counterparts in Egypt…
$1.5 bn worth of int’l loans to be channeled to State coffers before end of 2015: minister
Egypt
November 21, 2015
$1.5 bn worth of int’l loans to be channeled to State coffers before end of 2015: minister
International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr has said that the World Bank and African Development Bank have initialed two loans worth…
Immigration minister urges Egyptian expatriates to participate in second round of parliamentary elections
Egypt
November 20, 2015
Immigration minister urges Egyptian expatriates to participate in second round of parliamentary elections
Immigration Minister Nabila Makram said all preparations for Egyptian expatriates to vote in the second round of parliamentary elections, due…
US announces $5 mn reward for IS leader
World
November 19, 2015
US announces $5 mn reward for IS leader
The US announced a US$5 million reward for whoever discloses information that would help arrest Islamic State leader Tareq al-Gerba,…
FEP’s investments in Egypt hit $1bn over 4 years: General Manager
Business
November 16, 2015
FEP’s investments in Egypt hit $1bn over 4 years: General Manager
The Bahraini-headquarters First Equity Partner Group, a major investment bank in the Middle East region, has pumped more than one…