Egypt says it will host a meeting of Arab nations that have cut off ties to Qatar. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid says foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will meet in Cairo on Wednesday. He says the meeting will discuss the future …
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Analysts Warn Tax on Turnover Could Render 30% of Companies Insolvent
One out of three companies in Romania will be exposed to insolvency risks if the government replaces the 16% flat tax on profit with a tax on turnover, showed a study by Iancu Guda, president of the Romanian Association of banking analysts. (Mediafax)
Read More »Romania Unemployment Rate At 5.5% in First Quarter
The unemployment rate in Romania stood at 5.5% in the first quarter of 2017, the same as in the fourth quarter of 2016, the country’s statistics board said. The jobless rate stood at 6.3% among men and at 4.4% women. By areas of residence, the jobless rate was 6.4% in …
Read More »Klaus Iohannis and Rumen Radev at the Romania – Bulgaria Business Forum
The Governments of Bulgaria and Romania aim to modernize Danube ports, to ensure conditions for navigation and development for river transport and to build new road bridges, said Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the Romania – Bulgaria Business Forum, an event he attended together with his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev. …
Read More »President Klaus Iohannis, by President Donald Trump's side at "Three Seas Initiative" Summit
President Klaus Iohannis will participate on Thursday at the “Three Seas Initiative” Summit (the Baltic -the Adriatic – the Black Sea) to be held in Warsaw where the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump will also be present, as special guest. (Agerpres)
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ISIS Media Group Urges Muslims In The West To Kill Their Neighbors On June 29, 2017, the Nasher News Agency, a group that distributes Islamic State (ISIS) publications and materials, posted calls on its Telegram channels urging ISIS supporters living in the West to carry out attacks on private homes …
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Resistance Axis Forces Directly Threaten U.S.: We Are On The Brink Of War On Syria-Iraq Border On June 9 2017, forces of the resistance axis, which is headed by Iran and the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, reached the Syria-Iraq border. This is an important accomplishment of these forces …
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Russian Ambassador To Israel: We Do Not Consider Hamas And Hizbullah To Be Terrorists At All Russian Ambassador to Israel Alexander Shein said, in a June 9, 2017 interview with the Israeli Russian-language Channel 9 TV, that Russia did not consider Hamas and Hizbullah to be terrorist organizations, since they …
Read More »EU extends sanctions on Russia
The European Union extended its sanctions on Russia six months on Wednesday, keeping restrictions on business with the Russian energy, defense and financial sectors. The formal extension of sanctions was adopted unanimously by the EU Council. As a result of the measures, European companies can not borrow or borrow five …
Read More »Egypt army destroys 12 vehicles crossing from Libya
Egypt’s military says its air force destroyed 12 vehicles loaded with weapons, ammunitions and explosives, after receiving intelligence that “criminal elements” were attempting to cross the western border with Libya.
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