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Latest in Tag: italy

Italy seeking to invest in Egypt: Italian minister
Investors and company heads are planning to visit Cairo in early 2016

Banks seek to learn from Italy on SME field trip
Participants aim to become acquainted with the basics of international practice in the financial support of SMEs.

UN’s Ban Ki-moon picks Italy’s Filippo Grandi to head UNHCR
Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi is to head the UN refugee agency, succeeding Antonio Guterres. The appointment is a defeat for Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former leader of migrant-restrictive Denmark. UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday appointed Grandi as the new UN refugee chief, tasked with handling the world’s largest ever set of refugee crises, according to a …

Germany’s weaker broadcast deals capping Bundesliga growth, says new UEFA report
The Bundesliga may make more money than its counterparts in Italy and Spain, but the league will languish in the wake of the English Premier League improve until it changes how it sells its broadcasting deals. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) ranked the German Bundesliga second behind the English Premier League in total …

Tough times in Italy’s little China
With a visit to Prato, Pope Francis, a champion for the rights of exploited workers, will likely draw attention once again to a sore spot on the Italian industrial landscape. Megan Williams reports from there. A few years ago, early one winter morning, I sat in the backseat of an Italian police cruiser as it …

Ministry of Agriculture will sign free trade area agreement with Italy, Jordan, and Lebanon
Agreement will be signed Tuesday or Wednesday, says ministry spokesman

Al-Sisi, Eni CEO discuss possibility of establishing gas hub
Both parties discussed forming a gas hub in eastern Mediterranean Sea to make Egyptian transport and export facilities available for nearby discoveries, says Italian giant

4 young Egyptians named among dead migrants
The news comes following the documentation of high numbers of Egyptian minors travelling to Italy

Al-Sisi, French and Italian leaders discuss Middle East issues
Egyptian president also held talks with Panama counterpart on cooperation between canals authorities

Italy deports 22 Egyptian migrants
174 others arrested for attempted illegal migration to Italy

President Al-Sisi holds talks with Italian Senate delegation
Italian senator expresses desire to initiate cooperation between parliaments in both states

Egyptian navy intercepts 228 migrants embarking for Europe
Continuing illegal immigration attempts at traversing the Mediterranean Sea have been halted by Egyptian navy during current refugee predicament

Eni gas discovery to alleviate balance of payments pressures: Moody’s
Recent gas discovery is positive credit for Egypt, says report

Egypt to gain 60% share of Shorouk franchise production: EGAS Chairman
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) agreement with Italy’s Eni will see Egypt’s share of gas production from the Shorouk franchise increase to over 60%

Eni invests $7bn to develop Shorouk in 3 years
Italian oil company Eni aims to invest around $7bn during three years to excavate the privilege area of Shorouk in the deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea

Eni finds ‘supergiant’ gas field off Egypt’s coast
Italian energy giant Eni SpA says it has discovered the “largest ever” natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt. According to the company, the find could meet Egypt’s natural gas needs for decades to come

Nadal books spot in Hamburg ATP final
A year without a clay-court title is pretty much unthinkable for former world number one Rafael Nadal of Spain. And he’s well on his way to victory at the ATP event in Hamburg with an easy semi-final win. Rafael Nadal has yet to win on clay in 2015 – an amazing fact considering that he’s …

Al-Sisi and Mehleb discuss Nile boat accident and Italy visit
The Prime Minister briefed the President on the measures the government took in response to the accident
First trial of ships crossing New Canal successful: Mamish
Military helicopters and private navy launches have secured ships’ crossings on Saturday
Mehleb, Pinotti discuss Libya, terrorism
Cruise carrying around 40 passengers sank on Wednesday after colliding with a barge
Italian Foreign Minister speaks with Shoukry in Cairo
Paolo Gentiloni’s visit comes following Saturday’s attack on Italian consulate
More security patrols to secure public facilities: Mehleb
Italian consulate attack sparks international concerns

Smugglers make a profit in Egypt’s Delta
Though not career smugglers, many fishermen turn to trafficking during tough times
Egypt’s debts to Paris Club decrease 18%
Egypt repaid $670m to Paris Club in July, another payment of same amount is expected to follow in January

Rate of Egyptians leaving country increases 17% in 2014
“I left Egypt because I realised that I couldn’t find a decent job in my field, without having connections,” says one immigrant

Egyptian Ambassador to China to attend AIIB agreement signing: Al-Ahwani
Egypt was confirmed to join the China-backed bank in April and became one of the 57 founding members

Shoukry meets with Italian, Algerian counterparts on Libyan crisis
The meetings came ahead of a tripartite meeting between the three states to discuss the Libyan crisis and other regional matters

Egypt, EU twinning agreement to reach full potential in 24 months
EgyptAir still studying financing air fleet increase from 81 to 125 aircrafts
3 illegal immigrants die after boat sinks
Over 100 people arrested attempting to leave the country
Egypt, CMI sign MoU
Signingis Egypt’s third extension of agreement, prolonging cooperation period from 2015 to 2018