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Juhayna, Arla Foods sign partnership agreement
CAIRO: Egypt’s leading dairy and Juice manufacturer Juhayna signed a strategic partnership agreement with Denmark’s Arla Foods, to form a joint venture, according to a Wednesday statement. Ministers of...
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Schneider Electric introduces ‘smart panels’ to Egyptian market
CAIRO: Schneider Electric Egypt introduced its new low voltage switchgear for energy management “Smart Panel,” to present a new solution for energy needs in the Egyptian market, according to the...
View ArticleMerkel to visit Balkans amid Greek crisis
BELGRADE: Angela Merkel begins a two-day tour of the Balkans on Wednesday, visiting three countries whose ambitions to join the European Union have been complicated by the Greek crisis and their mutual...
View ArticleTunisia PM: gov’t fears plots in works aimed at mass killing
TUNIS: Tunisia’s prime minister says that authorities believe plots aimed at massive deaths and destruction of the country’s economy are in the works, and justify the state of emergency declared after...
View ArticleEgypt’s urban expansion depletes Nile farmland
SHUBRA KHIT: Lush green farms once stretched all around the Nile River, the fertile dark soil a vital source of life since the Pharaonic times, when ancient Egyptians developed some of the first...
View ArticleEgypt anti-terror bill speeds trials, tightens hand on media
CAIRO: After a series of stunning militant attacks, Egypt’s government is pushing through a controversial new anti-terrorism draft bill that would set up special terrorism courts, shorten the appeals...
View ArticleA year after Gaza war, no rebuilding and an uneasy future for all
BEIT HANOUN, GAZA: Ali Wahdan, a maths teacher from Gaza, lost his wife, 11 members of his family and a leg to Israeli bombardment of the town of Beit Hanoun, in the north of the Gaza Strip, during...
View ArticleRussia wants arms embargo on Iran lifted after deal reached
UFA, Russia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday lifting an arms embargo against Iran should be a priority after a permanent deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme is reached. “We are...
View ArticleAnti-terrorism bill violates 2014 Constitution: NCHR
CAIRO: Egypt’s anti-terrorism draft law violates the principles of the constitution, said the state-owned National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) in a statement Wednesday. “We were not consulted on...
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Israel says citizen being held by Hamas in Gaza Strip
JERUSALEM: An Israeli civilian is being held against his will by the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel said on Thursday. Hamas, the Palestinian enclave’s dominant faction, declined to...
View ArticleEgypt deports 45 Ethiopians fleeing war-torn Libya
CAIRO: Egypt has deported 45 Ethiopians who arrived in Cairo after fleeing the war-torn Libya, Youm7 reported Thursday. The Ethiopians reportedly arrived on board of a private plane coming from Tobruk...
View ArticleFemale judge appointed aide to Court of Cassation head, for 1st time
CAIRO: Cairo Center for Development praised Wednesday the appointment of the first female judge as an aide to Court of Cassation head saying “this decision is a significant step towards Justice and...
View ArticleTurkish prime minister says to begin coalition talks next week
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday he will begin talks next week with all political parties on forming a coalition government after a June election deprived his party of a...
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Egypt’s Banque Misr to raise $500 mln via bond sale -banking sources
CAIRO: Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest state bank, plans to raise $500 million via a dollar-denominated bond on international markets within three months, three banking sources said on Thursday....
View ArticleEgypt’s naval forces foil illegal migration of 74 people travelling to Italy
CAIRO: The Egyptian naval forces foiled an illegal migration attempt to Italy near the Mediterranean city of Ras el-Tin Wednesday, military spokesperson Mohamed Samir said in a statement. On board of...
View Article10 policemen injured after roadside bomb went off in N. Sinai
CAIRO: Some 10 police personnel were slightly injured after a roadside bomb went off Thursday near their bus in North Sinai’s town of Arish, security source told Youm7. The bus, followed by an armored...
View ArticleEgypt’s urban consumer inflation slips to 11.4% in June: CAPMAS
CAIRO: Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation retreated to 11.4 percent in June from 13.1 percent in May, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced in a Thursday...
View ArticleLebanese Christian party rallies against Sunni prime minister
BEIRUT: Hundreds of supporters of a Lebanese Christian politician protested in Beirut on Thursday against the Sunni prime minister they claim is marginalising Christian influence, stirring tensions in...
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