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Al-Geel Party: July 3rd to remain memorable day in nationa's history
Date: 2014-07-02 15:22:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:808266
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - Al-Geel Party under Nagui el-Shahabi asserted on Wednesday that July 3rd on which the Armed forces stood by the Egyptian people, ousted Mohamed Morsi and suspended the 2013 constitution would remain a memorable day in the ....
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Economic situation in Egypt now better than last year - diplomat
Date: 2014-07-02 15:21:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:90 - ID:808449
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to China Magdi Amer stressed that the economic situation in Egypt is now better than what it has been last year, citing the upgrading of Egypt's credit ranking. "But economic growth cannot be achieved ....
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Earthquake felt in northern Israel
Date: 2014-07-02 15:18:49 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:808455
GAZA CITY, July 2 (MENA) – An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was felt in northern Israel on Wednesday, the Geophysical Institute of Israel was quoted by the Yedioth Ahronoth as saying. The epicenter was 60 kilometers west of the ....
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Court recuses itself in former officials' trial
Date: 2014-07-02 15:05:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:88 - ID:808454
BANHA, Egypt, July 2 (MENA) - Banha Criminal Court has recused itself of the trial of nine former officials over a forgery case. The defendants include former agriculture minister Amin Abaza and former governor of Qaliobiya Adly Hussein. ....
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Bourse: Beltone-EFG Hermes offer to be finalized Sunday
Date: 2014-07-02 15:03:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:87 - ID:808448
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian bourse Mohamed Umran said Beltone Financial and billionaire Naguib Sawiris' offer to buy 20 percent of EFG Hermes investment bank at 16 Egyptian pounds ($2.24) per share will be finalized on ....
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Abbas calls on Israel to punish killers of Palestinian teen
Date: 2014-07-02 14:56:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:808256
RAMALLAH, July 2 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to punish the killers of a Palestinian youth. "Those who set the child on fire are known," Abbas said in statements carried by the WAFA news agency. "He has been ....
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Cairo Airport bans non-passengers into arrival, departure halls
Date: 2014-07-02 14:52:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:85 - ID:808262
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) – Cairo Airport authorities have banned all but ticketed passengers to get into the departure and arrival halls on security grounds. "The new policy of not allowing visitors (non- passengers) past security checkpoints is to ....
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Interior minister visits policemen wounded in Ittihadiya blasts
Date: 2014-07-02 14:50:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:84 - ID:808424
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) – Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Wednesday visited policemen who have been wounded in bomb blasts near Cairo's Ittihadiya presidential palace on Monday. The minister paid tribute to the role and sacrifices of policemen in ....
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Egypt FM phones Arab FMs
Date: 2014-07-02 14:48:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:83 - ID:808486
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry phoned a number of his Arab counterparts to discuss the latest developments in the region. Egypt's top diplomat talked with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Libya, ....
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Court sends Morsi's son to jail over drug charges
Date: 2014-07-02 14:47:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:82 - ID:808468
BANHA, July 2 (MENA) - Banha Criminal Court sentenced on Wednesday the son of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and his friend to one year in jail over charges of drug possession. Abdullah, Morsi's youngest son, was arrested in March along with a ....