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Conference calls for harsher sentences against culprits in violent acts against women
Date: 2014-06-15 18:01:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:130 - ID:779715
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) – A conference urged Sunday to impose harsher sentences against those involved in violent acts against women. It also called for reviewing the current laws and activating the role of state institutions and non-governmental ....
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Female teacher sentenced 6 months in jail for insulting Islam
Date: 2014-06-15 17:59:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:129 - ID:779710
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) – Luxor misdemeanor appellant court sentenced a female teacher, named Demyana Abdel-Nour, to six months in jail for contempt of Islam. Abdel-Nour is accused of insulting Islam in public. The story goes back to last year when ....
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Death toll from Benghazi clashes reaches 4
Date: 2014-06-15 17:58:04 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:779713
TRIPOLI, June 15 (MENA) – The death toll from violent clashes between troops of Libya's rogue general Khalifa Haftar and Ansar l-Sharia militants on Sunday hit four while the number of injured reportedly reached 13. Fierce clashes erupted Sunday ....
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Energy projects in Egypt obtained 45% of World Bank portfolio for the country-- official
Date: 2014-06-15 17:55:17 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:127 - ID:779664
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Energy projects in Egypt have obtained 45 percent of the World Bank's $4.92-billion portfolio for the Arab country, said a senior official in Cairo on Sunday. The portfolio financed projects in the fields of energy, water, ....
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Terrorist cell's member arrested in Sharqia
Date: 2014-06-15 17:51:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:126 - ID:779673
ZAGAZIG, June 15 (MENA) – The homeland security body has arrested a university student affiliated to a terrorist cell targeting police and army personnel as well as Christians in Sharqia. Security forces seized a laptop and some books and papers ....
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Palestinian Minister calls for stop of Israel's building of chemical plants on Palestinian territories
Date: 2014-06-15 17:34:37 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:125 - ID:779364
HURGHADA, June 15 (MENA) – Palestinian Environment Minister Adala Al-Atireh said that the Palestinian people are at risk from Israeli environmental violations which include the establishment of chemical plants on their territories. During her ....
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2 Chinese busted for stealing money from credit cards
Date: 2014-06-15 17:28:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:124 - ID:779508
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) – Police arrested two Chinese nationals for getting credit card data of bank customers for stealing their money. The pair formed a criminal gang to copy data from credit cards and withdraw money from clients' bank ....
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Ambassador al-Azzawi: Iraq has no need of foreign intervention to fight terrorist groups
Date: 2014-06-15 17:26:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:123 - ID:779350
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Iraq's permanent delegate to the Arab League Ambassador Qais al-Azzawi admitted that Arab countries experience difficulties in reaching a strong stance towards the current situation in Iraq. At the end of an AL emergency ....
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10 wounded in road accident in Beheira
Date: 2014-06-15 17:21:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:122 - ID:779598
DAMANHUR, June 15 (MENA) - Ten citizens were injured Sunday when a microbus overturned in Itai El Baroud town of Beheira governorate. The injured were moved to Itai El Baroud General Hospital for treatment, while the prosecution was notified to ....
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World Bank launches stakeholder consultations for Egypt's new country partnership framework
Date: 2014-06-15 17:20:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:121 - ID:779665
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) has launched consultations with diversified group of stakeholders in preparation for its new partnership framework with Egypt, which will guide the Group’s engagement in the country during the ....
