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  • PM meets Zambian VP on fringe of Asia-Africa summit

    PM meets Zambian VP on fringe of Asia-Africa summit

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:42:17 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2432769

    Egypt is keen on boosting relations with Africa and wants very much to restore its leading role in the continent, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said Wednesday. An African department has been formed at the Cabinet to promote this approach, Mahlab ....

  • Interior minister greets Sisi on Sinai Liberation Day anniversary

    Interior minister greets Sisi on Sinai Liberation Day anniversary

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:33:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2432697

    Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghafar on Wednesday sent a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day anniversary. In his cable, the minister voiced his best wishes to the president and Egypt, ....

  • 1st meeting of Arab chiefs of staff kicks off in Cairo

    1st meeting of Arab chiefs of staff kicks off in Cairo

    Date: 2015-04-22 09:54:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2432329

    Arab chiefs of staff convened their first meeting under Egypt's Mahmoud Hegazi early Wednesday to discuss the formation of a joint Arab force. The meeting comes in light of a resolution by the recent Arab Summit in Sharm el Sheikh to establish ....

  • FM to NY to attend 2015 NPT Review Conference

    FM to NY to attend 2015 NPT Review Conference

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:53:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2431721

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left Cairo Wednesday heading for New York to attend the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference to kick off there early next week. During the NPT conference, Shoukry will stress the importance ....

  • Women preachers should get permits, says Awqaf Ministry

    Women preachers should get permits, says Awqaf Ministry

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:22:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2431513

    Awqaf Ministry stressed that any woman preacher should get a permit in order to be able to give religion sermons in any mosque. They should be holding an Azhari certificate or they should be a graduate of the Islamic institutes affiliated with ....

  • Sisi to meet with economic development council members

    Sisi to meet with economic development council members

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:18:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2431461

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is to meet later on Wednesday with members of the Specialized Council for Economic Development, said Presidential spokesman Ambassador Alaa Youssef. ....

  • Abnudi's death big loss for Arab culture: former min.

    Abnudi's death big loss for Arab culture: former min.

    Date: 2015-04-21 18:58:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:2429653

    Former culture minister Emad Abu Ghazi said Tuesday that the death of famous poet Abdel Rahman el Abnudi is a big loss in the Arab cultural circle. The late poet is one of the most creative poets, he said. Abnudi contributed a lot to the ....

  • FM back home from Saudi Arabia

    FM back home from Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2015-04-21 18:37:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:2429541

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday returned home from Saudi Arabia after a one-day visit to the kingdom. During his visit, the top diplomat had talks with a number of senior officials on issues of common concern, especially the situation ....

  • Ahram ex-official released on bail over corruption

    Ahram ex-official released on bail over corruption

    Date: 2015-04-21 18:33:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:2429513

    An investigating judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a former official of Al Ahram Press Institution over corruption charges. Hoda Awadallah, ex-head of the central management of Ahram's advertisement accountancy, was released on bail of ....

  • Water in Qena not affected by sunken phosphate tanker - local official

    Water in Qena not affected by sunken phosphate tanker - local official

    Date: 2015-04-21 18:31:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:76 - ID:2429509

    Chairman of Qena's drinking water and sanitation company Hani Mahmoud Hamdi on Tuesday said water was not affected by a phosphate tanker that sank earlier in the day in the Nile within the governorate. Hamdi added that all potable water plants ....

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