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Egypt delivers Arab Group statement before UN Human Rights council
Date: 2014-06-11 16:23:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:107 - ID:773044
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) – Egypt's Permanent Representative at the UN's European headquarters in Geneva Ambassador Walid Mahmoud Abdel Nasser delivered the Arab Group's statement before 26th Session of the Human Rights Council. Abdel Nasser voiced ....
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Cairo airport on alert after receiving 252 kg gold ore
Date: 2014-06-11 16:16:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:106 - ID:773058
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Cargo village authorities at Cairo airport announced Wednesday a state of emergency to secure a shipment of 252 kg of gold ore extracted from the Sukari Gold Mine. The gold will be shipped abroad to be refined into ....
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June 30 fact-finding committee to send report on its work to Sisi in a week
Date: 2014-06-11 16:14:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:105 - ID:773076
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - The fact-finding committee investigating the post-June 30 violent events in Egypt will send a summarized report of its work to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi within approximately a week, committee spokesman Omar Marawan said ....
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Health minister orders probe into sexual assault on Tahrir woman
Date: 2014-06-11 16:10:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:104 - ID:773080
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Health Minister Adel Adawy decided on Wednesday opening a wide-scale probe with officials of a Cairo hospital to punish those of them who were responsible for negligence in providing urgent medical assistance for a woman who ....
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Azhar denies links to charlatans
Date: 2014-06-11 16:04:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:103 - ID:773033
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Sheikhdom has categorically denied that it has accredited some charlatans to treat people spiritually. In its statement on Wednesday, the deeply-rooted institution has denied any links to those people. It also ....
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Darul-Iftaa urges immediate action against sexual harassment
Date: 2014-06-11 16:02:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:102 - ID:773054
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Darul-Iftaa called on Wednesday for an immediate plan to combat sexual harassment. The call came days after a sexual assault on a girl in Tahrir Square. "The incident revealed a reality that has been spotted since ....
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Egypt records 2.2 bln dollars balance of payment surplus in 9M
Date: 2014-06-11 15:59:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:101 - ID:773006
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA ) - Egypt's Balance of Payments (BOP) registered an overall surplus of 2.2 billion dollars during the period from July to March 2013/2014 compared to a 2.1 billion dollars deficit during the same period last year, according to ....
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Ministry can meet mosques' needs: Awqaf min.
Date: 2014-06-11 15:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:100 - ID:772957
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry assured its ability to provide all the country's mosques with imams and preachers. This came in response to allegations that the ministry does not have enough professional staff to cover the needs of ....
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Egypt, Libya consult over preparation of 3rd conference on border security
Date: 2014-06-11 15:49:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:99 - ID:773052
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) – An Egyptian-Libyan meeting for the preparation of the 3rd regional ministerial conference on border security was held at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry's premises on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by the assistant foreign ....
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British PM's adviser leaves Egypt
Date: 2014-06-11 15:46:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:98 - ID:773047
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - British Prime Minister's adviser Kim Darroch left here Wednesday, after a brief visit to Egypt. During the visit, he extended congratulations to Abdel Fattah El Sisi for becoming Egypt's president. (MENA) NA/RE ....