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  • Six gangs arrested in security campaign

    Six gangs arrested in security campaign

    Date: 2015-02-03 12:24:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:1885365

    Egypt's national security sector has launched a wide scale campaign to arrest outlaws across the country. Thirteen members of six criminal gangs have been arrested over the past 48 hours on robbery charges. As many as 79 fugitives have also ....

  • Egypt, Britain discuss means of fighting terrorism

    Egypt, Britain discuss means of fighting terrorism

    Date: 2015-02-03 12:21:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:1885321

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday received Stephen O'Brien, the Representative of the British Prime Minister to the Sahel and African Desert Region. The two sides took up the political and security situation in the Sahel region, ....

  • Azhar cleric condemns terrorizing foreigners

    Azhar cleric condemns terrorizing foreigners

    Date: 2015-02-03 12:01:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:1885157

    Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman condemned on Tuesday threats to foreigners living in Egypt propagated by some TV channels linked to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group. These channels threatened to kill and target foreigners if they do ....

  • Cairo Governor inspects site of  bomb in downtown Cairo

    Cairo Governor inspects site of bomb in downtown Cairo

    Date: 2015-02-03 11:03:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:1884621

    Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa on Tuesday went on an inspection tour of the site of a bomb that went off earlier in the day in downtown Cairo. The governor made sure that nearby shops and travel agencies in the area that were affected by ....

  • Azhar Imam meets Lebanese tv presenter George Kurdahi

    Azhar Imam meets Lebanese tv presenter George Kurdahi

    Date: 2015-02-03 10:16:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:1884153

    Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb met on Tuesday with renowned Lebanese tv presenter George Kurdahi in Cairo. The meeting touched on the role of media in combating extremism in the Arab societies. Kurdahi hailed Azhar's moderate approach and ....

  • Mahlab seeks boosting communication cooperation with Kuwait

    Mahlab seeks boosting communication cooperation with Kuwait

    Date: 2015-02-03 09:00:56 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:1883477

    Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Tuesday met with Salem Al Athaina, the head of the Kuwaiti communication authority. They discussed ways to boost bilateral ties in the communication field. "We are very optimistic about the new ....

  • Huge fire at popular cafe in Luxor contained

    Huge fire at popular cafe in Luxor contained

    Date: 2015-02-03 08:49:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:1883369

    Civil defense teams contained a huge fire that erupted at a popular cafe on Monday in Luxor city. No casualties were reported.A probe was launched into the incident. ....

  • Bomb explodes at gas pipeline in N. Sinai

    Bomb explodes at gas pipeline in N. Sinai

    Date: 2015-02-03 08:40:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:1883301

    Unidentified men planted explosives under a gas pipeline that went off southeast of Al Arish city, North Sinai, security sources said on Monday. The pipeline was free of any gas because it is an old pipeline that is not used anymore, the sources ....

  • Home-made bomb defused in Alexandria

    Home-made bomb defused in Alexandria

    Date: 2015-02-03 08:23:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:1883157

    Bomb experts on Monday defused an explosive charge found in front of the Mandara police station, east of the Alexandria. Alexandria security directorate received a report that a dubious object was planted in front of the station. Squads moved ....

  • Mahlab meets finance min. in Kuwiat

    Mahlab meets finance min. in Kuwiat

    Date: 2015-02-03 08:00:32 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:1882981

    Egypt's visiting Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met here on Tuesday with Kuwaiti Finance Minister Anas Al Saleh. The meeting was also attended by Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt Hisham Ramez. Also, the gathering touched on pumping more ....

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