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    Date: 2018-01-14 05:49:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7189435

    CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Following are the major headlines of Cairo local press on Sunday: AL AHRAM: - New ministerial reshuffle today * Parliament holds emergency session to vote on ministerial reshuffle - Some political parties back ....

  • MENA agenda for Sunday, Jan 14

    Date: 2018-01-14 05:43:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7189430

    CAIRO, House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal holds an emergency session to vote on upcoming ministerial reshuffle. CAIRO, Cairo Criminal Court continues the retrial of former president Mohamed Morsi and a number of Muslim Brotherhood ....

  • Azhar slams Trump's latest statements on African countries, says 'hateful racism'

    Date: 2018-01-13 22:36:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:7189380

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Al Azhar has strongly condemned remarks made by US President Donald Trump on African and Latin countries, describing them as shameful racist. In a statement Saturday, Al Azhar said such abhorrent remarks should not be ....

  • Two activists acquitted in Alexandria in illegal protest case

    Date: 2018-01-13 20:43:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:7189274

    ALEXANDRIA, Jan 13 (MENA) – An Alexandria court of appeals acquitted activists Mahinour el Masry and Motasem Medhat who were charged earlier with charges of protesting without permission from authorities. In December, the court sentenced them to ....

  • national press body urges papers not to heed rumors on cabinet reshuffle

    Date: 2018-01-13 16:09:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:7189020

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - The National Press Authority has called on chief editors of the national newspapers' websites not to pay attention to rumors and rush to publish news on an upcoming cabinet reshuffle. In a press release, the body asked the ....

  • Parliament to hold urgent session on president's upcoming cabinet reshuffle

    Date: 2018-01-13 15:31:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:7189045

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - The House of Representatives, chaired by Speaker Dr Ali Abdel Aal, will hold an urgent session on Sunday on an upcoming cabinet reshuffle by the president. The step is under a clause of Article 277 of the House's ....

  • Official Gazette publishes NEC's decision on requests of observing presidential polls

    Date: 2018-01-13 14:59:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:7188925

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) issued a decision on extending the phase of receiving requests by the Egyptian, foreign and international civil society organizations to monitor the 2018 presidential elections to Monday ....

  • Awqaf minister reiterates Egypt’s supporting stance to Palestinian cause

    Date: 2018-01-13 14:54:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:7188835

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa reiterated Saturday Egypt’s supporting stance to the Palestinian cause and Palestinians’ rights. He also staunchly defended the Arab identity of Al Quds, rejecting any attempt to change ....

  • Targeted growth rate raised by 5.3% to 5.5 % - minister

    Date: 2018-01-13 14:52:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:7188831

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform Minister Hala el Saed said that the targeted growth rate for the fiscal year 2017-2018 was raised from 4.8% to about 5.3% to 5.5%. During a press conference on Saturday, Saed ....

  • 93% of Egyptians reject US decision on Jerusalem -- Poll

    Date: 2018-01-13 14:52:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:7188754

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - A recent poll by the Egyptian center for public opinion research Baseera revealed Saturday that 93 percent of Egyptians reject US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In a press ....

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