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  • Sisi appoints new member in June 30 fact-finding committee

    Sisi appoints new member in June 30 fact-finding committee

    Date: 2014-09-03 17:40:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:905204

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree to appoint a new member in the fact-finding committee tasked with investigating post-June 30 violence, Spokesman for the Presidency Ehab Badawy. Mohamed Mohsen Awad, who is a member of ....

  • Sisi issues 2 decrees on oil exploration

    Sisi issues 2 decrees on oil exploration

    Date: 2014-09-03 17:34:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:905194

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Wednesday a decree authorizing the petroleum minister to contract with Apache Khalda Corporation LDC and Tharwa Petroleum Company to explore oil in the Western Desert's Siwa Oasis. Another decree was ....

  • Sisi approves social insurance law amendments

    Sisi approves social insurance law amendments

    Date: 2014-09-03 17:33:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:905191

    President Abdel Fatah El Sisi approved amendments into two laws governing social insurance issued in 1973 and 1976. The announcement made by presidential spokesman Ehab Badawi. "The Egyptian society was in a dire need to these amendments," ....

  • Traffic movement between Egypt, Libya 'regular' - security chief

    Traffic movement between Egypt, Libya 'regular' - security chief

    Date: 2014-09-03 15:50:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:905009

    Marsa Matrouh security chief el-Anani Hammouda said on Wednesday that the traffic movement between Egypt and Libya is regular. Borders have been opened for traffic four days ago following a 40-day hiatus. The security situation here is stable, ....

  • Nilesat not concerned with implementing Aljazeera, Rabaa broadcast ban

    Nilesat not concerned with implementing Aljazeera, Rabaa broadcast ban

    Date: 2014-09-03 14:58:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:904888

    Nilesat has said it respects all rulings issued by the administrative court, stressing it is always willing to implement any verdict against any channel broadcasting on Egypt's satellite operator. In a statement Wednesday, Nilesat said the Rabaa ....

  • Cabinet incidents case adjourned till Sept 17

    Cabinet incidents case adjourned till Sept 17

    Date: 2014-09-03 14:51:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:904866

    Cairo Criminal Court Wednesday adjourned the trial of 269 defendants including political activist Ahmed Doma till September 17 in the case of violence outside the cabinet and parliament headquarters in Cairo. The defendants are being tried for ....

  • Germany supports Egypt's economic conference

    Germany supports Egypt's economic conference

    Date: 2014-09-03 14:21:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:904780

    German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier asserted to Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry that Germany is supporting an Egyptian economic conference planned to be held early October. The ministry's spokesman, Badr Abdel-Ati, said a high-profile ....

  • Suez Canal project 'Great Egyptian Dream': Chairman

    Suez Canal project 'Great Egyptian Dream': Chairman

    Date: 2014-09-03 14:12:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:904768

    Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish termed the New Suez Canal project as the "Great Egyptian Dream," which involves promising economic opportunities. In a meeting with military attachés from more than 100 countries, Mamish said the ....

  • Sisi approves framework agreement with ITFC

    Sisi approves framework agreement with ITFC

    Date: 2014-09-03 14:11:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:904761

    President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi issued a decree on Wednesday approving a framework agreement between the Egyptian government and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), but still reserved the right to ratification. The fund ....

  • All religions call for patriotism - Mufti

    All religions call for patriotism - Mufti

    Date: 2014-09-03 14:08:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:904754

    Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said on Wednesday that all religions call on their followers to be patriotic and to be loyal to their homelands and protect the stability and safety of their own countries. During his lecture, which was attended by ....

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