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  • Port Said court delays trial of Badie, others on violence charges to May 23

    Port Said court delays trial of Badie, others on violence charges to May 23

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:14:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2427545

    Port Said Criminal Court adjourned to May 23 the trial of the Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide and 188 other members on charges of inciting violence in the Canal City in August 2013. The postponement decision was taken to hear the testimony of ....

  • Journalists syndicate files complaint against ruling in

    Journalists syndicate files complaint against ruling in "Ittihadiya incidents" case

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:09:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2427465

    The Syndicate of Journalists has filed a complaint with the public prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, against a court ruling that found defendants in the "Ittihadiya incidents" case not guilty. Defendants, including former president Mohamed Morsi, were ....

  • Ahwany holds talks on partnership with WB, EBRD in Washington

    Ahwany holds talks on partnership with WB, EBRD in Washington

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:00:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2427361

    Minister of International Cooperation Nagalaa el Ahwany on Tuesday held a session of talks in Washington with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Suma Chakrabarti. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the World ....

  • Court rejects request for releasing jailed businessman Talaat Mostafa on health reasons

    Court rejects request for releasing jailed businessman Talaat Mostafa on health reasons

    Date: 2015-04-21 13:56:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2427325

    The Administrative Justice Court at the State Council on Tuesday turned down a request for releasing jailed businessman Talaat Mostafa on health reasons. Mostafa has lodged an appeal with the court asking to be released from prison as his stay in ....

  • Egyptian, Saudi FMs discuss situation in Yemen, forming joint Arab force

    Egyptian, Saudi FMs discuss situation in Yemen, forming joint Arab force

    Date: 2015-04-21 13:49:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2427249

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday held a session of talks in Riyadh with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faysal. The talks took up the recent developments regarding the Saudi-led Decisive Storm Operation in Yemen against the Houthi ....

  • Egypt amb. in London probes means to activate cultural tourism to Egypt

    Egypt amb. in London probes means to activate cultural tourism to Egypt

    Date: 2015-04-21 13:46:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2426817

    Egyptian Ambassador in London Nasser Kamel met with marketing directors of 35 British tourism companies over lunch Tuesday. Also present was John Casson, the British Ambassador to Egypt. The meeting focused on efforts to promote travel to the ....

  • 160 Yemenis arrive in Cairo on board private plane

    160 Yemenis arrive in Cairo on board private plane

    Date: 2015-04-21 13:35:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2427085

    A private plane carrying 160 Yemenis arrived Tuesday at Cairo International Airport fleeing the ongoing war between Houthis militants and the Saudi-led coalition shelling on them. Security sources at the airport said the security authorities ....

  • Transport minister meets Russian trade attache, companies' representatives

    Transport minister meets Russian trade attache, companies' representatives

    Date: 2015-04-21 13:19:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2426905

    Minister of Transport Hani Dahi met on Tuesday with the Russian economic and trade attache and representatives of the Russian companies operating in the fields of manufacturing and exporting railway and metro trains. In statements following the ....

  • North Sinai: 8 takfiris killed, 9 suspects arrested

    North Sinai: 8 takfiris killed, 9 suspects arrested

    Date: 2015-04-21 12:12:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2426209

    Eight takfiri elements were killed and nine terror suspects arrested in a campaign in Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah cities of North Sinai, a security source said on Tuesday. Twenty-two terror hideouts were destroyed, and four unlicensed cars and 15 ....

  • Former MENA chief editor advisor passes away

    Former MENA chief editor advisor passes away

    Date: 2015-04-21 11:44:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2425865

    Former advisor to editor-in-chief Nabil el Sharqawi passed away on Tuesday at the age of 72 after a long illness. Sharqawi served the Middle East News Agency from 1970 till 2003 after graduating from Cairo University's Faculty of Arts in 1968. ....

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