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  • Sisi starts China visit Monday for more coop.

    Sisi starts China visit Monday for more coop.

    Date: 2014-12-21 18:08:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:1584589

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi embarks Monday on a three-day China visit during which he will sign a number of agreements to beef up cooperation ties between the two countries. Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said Sunday Sisi would hold talks ....

  • 52 vessels transit Suez Canal

    52 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-12-21 18:02:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:1584509

    Fifty-two ships crossed the Suez Canal on Sunday, carrying a total cargo of 1.732 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 20 ships carrying 1.52 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 32 vessels carrying 1.680 million tons. ....

  • Trial of Badie, 50 MB members adjourned to Jan 5

    Trial of Badie, 50 MB members adjourned to Jan 5

    Date: 2014-12-21 18:01:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:1584501

    Giza Criminal Court adjourned on Sunday the trial of Muslim Brotherhood Guide Mohamad Badie and 50 co-defendants to January 5. They are charged with forming an operations room to direct the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood members to defy the ....

  • PM meets governor over Sinai evacuation

    PM meets governor over Sinai evacuation

    Date: 2014-12-21 17:56:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:1584469

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Sunday with North Sinai Governor Abdel Fattah Harhour. They discussed the evacuation process for residents on the border line with the Gaza Strip. They tackled also ways of compensating the evacuees. A ....

  • Gov't gears up for floods

    Gov't gears up for floods

    Date: 2014-12-21 17:52:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:1584449

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab held on Sunday a meeting to discuss efforts exerted by governorates and ministries to reduce the expected risks of floods. A number of ministers and officials attended the meeting, during which Mahlab stressed the ....

  • Bomb found at El Marg metro station

    Bomb found at El Marg metro station

    Date: 2014-12-21 12:09:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:1581673

    A bomb was found at El Marg metro station on Sunday and efforts are underway to dismantle it, spokesman for the Metro Ahmed Abdel Hadi. Abdel Hadi told MENA that the first metro line operates normally from Helwan till Mataria stations while it is ....

  • Egypt ready to provide support to Yemeni state institutions - FM

    Egypt ready to provide support to Yemeni state institutions - FM

    Date: 2014-12-21 11:46:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:1581577

    Egypt stands fully ready to provide training and support to Yemeni state institutions, said Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Shoukry, meanwhile, underlined the importance of attaining security and stability in Yemen. He made the remarks ....

  • Fawzy sworn in as acting Intelligence Chief

    Fawzy sworn in as acting Intelligence Chief

    Date: 2014-12-21 11:41:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:1581529

    Khaled Fouad Fawzy has taken the constitutional oath before President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday. Fawzy has been appointed as acting Head the General Intelligence Service (GIS). Mohamed Tarek Abdel Ghani Sallam took the constitutional oath ....

  • Retrial of Port Said massacre defendants deferred

    Retrial of Port Said massacre defendants deferred

    Date: 2014-12-21 11:40:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:1581513

    Port Said Criminal Court decided on Sunday to adjourn the retrial of the defendants in "Port Said stadium massacre" case till Monday. Some 72 people were killed and 254 others wounded when Al Masry football fans attacked al-Ahly fans during a ....

  • Security beefed up around churches ahead of Christmas celebrations

    Security beefed up around churches ahead of Christmas celebrations

    Date: 2014-12-21 11:39:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:1581497

    Interior Minister Mohammad Ibrahim held a meeting with top security officials to discuss an integrated plan for security ahead of Christmas and new year celebrations, a high-level source at the Interior Ministry said. In statements to MENA, a ....

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