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  • Preparations for electronic visas to be finished within 6-8 months - minister

    Preparations for electronic visas to be finished within 6-8 months - minister

    Date: 2015-04-06 13:49:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2323797

    Tourism Minister Khaled Rami said preparations for the application of electronic visas will be finished within 6 to 8 months to ease the entrance of the tourists to Egypt. This came during Rami's meeting with the board of the tourism writers ....

  • Pro-Palestinian ministerial Arab committee convenes

    Pro-Palestinian ministerial Arab committee convenes

    Date: 2015-04-06 13:38:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2323713

    A ministerial Arab committee on supporting the Palestinians convened on Monday at the Arab League HQ in Cairo. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry chaired the meeting as Egypt is holding the rotating presidency of the pan-Arab body. The committee ....

  • RPG attack on Shiekh Zuweid police station; no injuries

    RPG attack on Shiekh Zuweid police station; no injuries

    Date: 2015-04-06 13:32:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2323661

    Unidentified gunmen fired RPG shells at Sheikh Zuweid police station in North Sinai and then fled the scene. Unidentified gunmen, who were riding a car, fired RPG shells at Sheikh Zuweid police station, security sources said. No injuries or ....

  • 231 Egyptians return home from Libya over past 24 hours

    231 Egyptians return home from Libya over past 24 hours

    Date: 2015-04-06 12:57:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2323277

    As many as 231 Egyptians have returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing along the border between Egypt and Libya over the past 24 hours, Matrouh security chief Anani Hamouda said Monday. As many as 158 of the returnees had traveled illegally ....

  • 7 suspects arrested, 7 takfiris killed in security campaign in N. Sinai

    7 suspects arrested, 7 takfiris killed in security campaign in N. Sinai

    Date: 2015-04-06 09:58:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2321641

    Seven suspects were arrested in Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah Monday. Seven takfiris were also killed in a security campaign in North Sinai, sources said. Manhunt campaigns were conducted in southern Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah, the sources said. The ....

  • Mauritania takes part in Egypt's Quran competition

    Mauritania takes part in Egypt's Quran competition

    Date: 2015-04-06 09:57:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2321605

    Mauritania will take part in the International Holy Quran Competition to take place in Cairo on April 18, Egyptian Ambassador in Nouakchott Ahmed Fadel Yaqoub said on Monday. Mauritania will take part in the event with two contenders and one ....

  • Local development min. authorizes governors to list unlicensed quarries

    Local development min. authorizes governors to list unlicensed quarries

    Date: 2015-04-06 09:54:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2321565

    Minister of Local Development Adel Labib directed the governors to list the unlicensed quarries in all the governorates and confiscate the tools of these quarries to put an end to any monopoly or corruption in this sector. In statements Monday, ....

  • Fees of Tahrir Parking slashed to EGP 400 for downtown residents

    Fees of Tahrir Parking slashed to EGP 400 for downtown residents

    Date: 2015-04-06 09:08:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2321081

    Cairo City Hall decided on Monday to cut down the monthly fees of Tahrir Parking for downtown residents from 500 to 400 pounds. Also, the governorate reduced the fees by 150 pounds to be 350 pounds if there is more than one car owned by the same ....

  • Sisi meets representatives of charity, volunteer organizations later today

    Sisi meets representatives of charity, volunteer organizations later today

    Date: 2015-04-06 08:55:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2320953

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will meet with representatives of charity and volunteer organizations later Monday, the presidential spokesman, Alaa Youssef, said. ....

  • Security, traffic campaigns in Egyptian governorates

    Security, traffic campaigns in Egyptian governorates

    Date: 2015-04-05 17:02:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:2318501

    Security forces on Sunday launched wide-scale security campaigns to arrest fugitives and outlaws across the country. Security bodies in Qena arrested 28 fugitives. Also, security bodies managed to remove 132 encroachments on roads by hawkers, ....

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