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  • Finance Ministry: IMF report shows confidence in Egypt economic program

    Finance Ministry: IMF report shows confidence in Egypt economic program

    Date: 2015-02-11 14:50:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:1944009

    The Finance Ministry in Egypt has welcomed a report by the International Monetary Fund on the country's economy, calling it positive and reflecting confidence in reform programs. The IMF report shows confidence in the Egyptian economic program, ....

  • Putin's Cairo visit boosts tourism: Expert

    Putin's Cairo visit boosts tourism: Expert

    Date: 2015-02-11 14:13:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:1943641

    Chairman of the Egyptian Hotel Association (EHA) Mohamed Ayoub said on Wednesday that the recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Cairo would give a boost to the tourism sector which was affected by the Ruble's sharp plunge. He added ....

  • Rights groups convene over fair parl't elections

    Rights groups convene over fair parl't elections

    Date: 2015-02-11 14:10:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1943625

    A number of human rights groups convened on Wednesday to agree on recommendations to ensure fair upcoming parliamentary elections. Head of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights Hafez Abu Seada said that a number of former parliament members ....

  • Mahlab meets UAE counterpart

    Mahlab meets UAE counterpart

    Date: 2015-02-11 14:04:32 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1943393

    Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, now visiting here, held on Wednesday a meeting with Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. During their meeting, Mahlab expressed ....

  • Success of Egyptian-Russian negotiations in Cairo will help enhance joint cooperation -- Minister

    Success of Egyptian-Russian negotiations in Cairo will help enhance joint cooperation -- Minister

    Date: 2015-02-11 13:51:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1943401

    Minister of Trade and Industry Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour on Wednesday said that the success of Egyptian-Russian negotiations in Cairo over the past two days will result in enhancing joint economic cooperation. In press statements, he described this ....

  • Darul Iftaa warns of animosity against Muslims in the West

    Darul Iftaa warns of animosity against Muslims in the West

    Date: 2015-02-11 12:50:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:1942701

    The Egyptian Darul Iftaa (House of giving religious opinion) on Wednesday warned of the grow of the trend of "Islamophobia" and acts of animosity against Islam and Muslims in the West. The remarks come after several demonstrations were staged in ....

  • 2 MB elements arrested in Alex

    2 MB elements arrested in Alex

    Date: 2015-02-11 12:48:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:1942209

    Alexandria security forces arrested two elements of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group with tools and materials used to make bombs in their possession. Upon a tip-off to Alexandria security forces, the detainees, who are belonging to a group, ....

  • Two electricity sites in Alexandria come under acts of sabotage -- official

    Two electricity sites in Alexandria come under acts of sabotage -- official

    Date: 2015-02-11 11:55:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:1942085

    An electricity pylon in Alexandria came under an act of sabotage of Wednesday morning when some unidentified terrorists thought to bring it down through detonating its base and one of its pillars. The attack, that targeted Abu Qeir line, did not ....

  • Court of Cassation annuls rulings against 36 MB in Minya Odwa riots

    Court of Cassation annuls rulings against 36 MB in Minya Odwa riots

    Date: 2015-02-11 11:47:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:1941997

    The Court of Cassation on Wednesday annulled death and life sentences handed down by Minya Criminal Court against 36 elements of the banned Muslim Brotherhood and ordered their retrial in 2013 riots of Odwa district in the Upper Egyptian governorate ....

  • Trial of 51 defendants implicated in Port Said riot incidents adjourned until Feb 21

    Trial of 51 defendants implicated in Port Said riot incidents adjourned until Feb 21

    Date: 2015-02-11 11:28:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:1941777

    The trial of 51 defendants held in connection with riot incidents that occurred in Port Said in January 2013 has been adjourned until February 21. Clashes had erupted in the Canal city following a court ruling sentencing to death a number of ....

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