The Saudi Electricity Forum 2017 gets underway on Tuesday at Al-Faisaliah Hotel to discuss the issues and challenges facing the electricity sector with 500 participants expected to attend.
With Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih as patron, the forum will offer solutions to problems faced by the electricity sector in the Kingdom within the framework of Vision 2030.
The ministry hasRead more
An asylum-seeker being held on one of Australia’s remote Pacific island camps was found dead Monday, rights groups said, in a suspected suicide that has once again thrown Canberra’s treatment of refugees into the spotlight.
Australia sends asylum-seekers who try to enter the country by boat to processing facilities on Nauru and on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island, with thoseRead more
Women who are obese and eat high-fat, high-sugar diets can cause multiple generations to develop metabolic problems, even if the offspring consume healthy diets, a new study has found.
While other studies have linked a woman's health in pregnancy to her child's weight later in life, a mouse study at Washington University is the first to indicate that even beforeRead more
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted the need to support African solutions for African problems.
During his visit to the UN headquarters in New York, Shoukry took part in the Round Table Talks that were organized by the International Institute for Peace in order to discuss ways to bolster cooperation and coordination between the UN and the AU in peacekeeping, accordingRead more
Egyptian Ambassador to Oman Sabry Magdy said assistant foreign minister for consular affairs Hisham El Naqib will visit Oman on May 16 .
In statements Tuesday, the Egyptian diplomat said Naqib will lead a delegation grouping representatives of the ministries of interior, housing, investment, health, education and manpower in addition to representatives from the church and Tayah Masr fund toRead more
Assistant Foreign Minister Hisham Badr received on Thursday the Special Envoy for Migration of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bram van Ojik and his accompanying delegation.
The Dutch delegation started a four-day visit to Cairo on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Badr asserted Egypt's stance concerning the illegal migration phenomenon by solving the problems leading to it.
He also stressedRead more
Chairman of the General Authority for Investment and free zones (GAFI) Alaa Omar discussed Sunday with Port Said Governor Adel el Ghadban the problems facing a number of investors working in the governorate along with the new investment opportunities.
During the meeting, Omar underlined the need of continued coordination and interaction between the GAFI and Port Said governorate in orderRead more
Egypt will continue exerting all possible efforts through coordinating with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to confront the Islamic world problems, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said.
Addressing the opening session of the 13th Islamic conference currently held in Istanbul on Thursday, he said Egypt cherishes its chairmanship of the 12th Islamic summit and pledges to continue its effortsRead more
Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Nabil el Araby said Monday he is ready to lead an AL delegation to Tripoli in support of Libya's new national reconciliation government.
Araby told reports that he recently met with prime minister-designate of the Government of National Accord of Libya Fayez al Sarraj in Tunisia on the sidelines of Libya's neighboring countriesRead more
Newly-appointed Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan said that Egypt is facing a critical stage along with many problems.
At his first meeting with the ministry's leaders, Saafan called for doubling the efforts and developing solutions to establish the nation in order to reach a better future.
The minister stressed his respect for law, noting that he is hopefully awaiting theRead more