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  • Official: Draft law on constituencies division reviwed by law professors

    Official: Draft law on constituencies division reviwed by law professors

    Date: 2014-12-10 14:27:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:1511025

    Counselor Refaat Qumsan, an adviser to the prime minister, said the draft law on the division of constituencies for the upcoming parliamentary elections is in line with the constitution. In a press conference, Qumsan said the higher committee of ....

  • Mamish inspects world's largest floating basin carrying two new dredgers at New Suez Canal

    Mamish inspects world's largest floating basin carrying two new dredgers at New Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-12-10 13:33:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1510385

    Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish on Wednesday inspected the world's largest floating basin 'Vanguard' carrying two new dredgers, Carolina and Ohio, of the second US-Belgian consortium, which arrived at the Suez Canal's Bitter (al-Morra) ....

  • Minister: Egyptian-Chinese ties are strategic

    Minister: Egyptian-Chinese ties are strategic

    Date: 2014-12-10 13:32:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:1510381

    Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker asserted on Wednesday that relations between Egypt and China are strong and strategic. The remark was made during a speech he delivered at a forum on investment opportunities in Egypt ....

  • 6 MB members arrested for plot to incite violence

    6 MB members arrested for plot to incite violence

    Date: 2014-12-10 13:30:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:1510241

    Six members of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group were arrested for plotting to incite violence and attack government buildings in Beheira province. They were thwarted while holding a meeting to prepare activities to incite and cause ....

  • Cabinet approves loan deal to expand West Damietta power plant

    Cabinet approves loan deal to expand West Damietta power plant

    Date: 2014-12-10 13:26:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:1510193

    Egypt's cabinet under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab approved on Tuesday a loan agreement for expanding the capacity of West Damietta power plant to produce 750 megawatts. The loan, worth SR 150 million (40 million dollars) was concluded between ....

  • Morsi, MB leaders trial in Ittihadiya violence adjourned to Tuesday

    Morsi, MB leaders trial in Ittihadiya violence adjourned to Tuesday

    Date: 2014-12-10 13:13:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:1510177

    Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday decided to adjourn to Tuesday the trial of deposed president Mohammad Morsi and 14 co-defendants of the Muslim Brotherhood leaders over involvement in killing peaceful protesters in front of Ittihadiya presidential ....

  • Egypt to host ATICM session on Dec 18

    Egypt to host ATICM session on Dec 18

    Date: 2014-12-10 13:09:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:1510153

    Egypt will host the activities of the 18th session of the Arab Telecommunications and Information Council of Ministers (ATICM) on December 18. An Arab League official hailed the council's role in bolstering development in the Arab region, noting ....

  • Cabinet approves placing New Suez Canal project on FY 2014/15 investment plan

    Cabinet approves placing New Suez Canal project on FY 2014/15 investment plan

    Date: 2014-12-10 13:05:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:1510137

    The Egyptian Cabinet on Wednesday approved at a meeting under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab placing the New Suez Canal project on the list of the investment plan projects for the Suez Canal Authority for the fiscal year 2014/2015. The total ....

  • Transport minister signs agreemen with Chinese company

    Transport minister signs agreemen with Chinese company

    Date: 2014-12-10 12:19:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:1509685

    Minister of Transport Hani Dahi initialed an agreement with a Chinese company to establish an electric train that links el-Salam, el-Obour, New Heliopolis, el-Shorouk, 10th of Ramadan and New Cairo. The agreement was signed during the minister's ....

  • FM: Egypt capable of providing security to embassies on its soil

    FM: Egypt capable of providing security to embassies on its soil

    Date: 2014-12-10 12:17:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:1509661

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday said that the decision of the temporary closure of some embassies in Cairo was made in accordance with instructions from the countries of these embassies. In statements, he added that Egypt is capable ....

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