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  • Presidential decree appointing Nada as State Council head issued

    Presidential decree appointing Nada as State Council head issued

    Date: 2014-07-14 18:01:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:827296

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Monday issued a presidential decree appointing Dr Gamal Taha Ismail Nada as head of the State Council as of August 10. Current Head of the State Council Counselor Farid Nazih Tanaghu will reach the retirement age ....

  • Zazou agrees on holding exhibition for products of Siwa, Halayeb, Shalatin, South Sinai

    Zazou agrees on holding exhibition for products of Siwa, Halayeb, Shalatin, South Sinai

    Date: 2014-07-14 17:46:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:827271

    Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou agreed on holding an exhibition for the products of Siwa, Halayeb, Shalatin and South Sinai. The event is organized by Egypt Tourism Authority. This comes as part of the ministry's keenness on boosting its ....

  • Kerry in Cairo on Tuesday

    Kerry in Cairo on Tuesday

    Date: 2014-07-14 17:45:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:827267

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cairo on Tuesday for talks with Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri. On Sunday, Shokri phoned his U.S. counterpart as part of ongoing contacts to settle the crisis in the Palestinian territories and the ....

  • Sobhi: Egypt army remains bulwark of security, safety

    Sobhi: Egypt army remains bulwark of security, safety

    Date: 2014-07-14 17:43:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:827264

    Minister of Defense Gen. Sidqi Sobhi has said the Egyptian army would always remain the bulwark of Egypt's security and safety. Sobhi, who met third field army commanders, officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and chieftains of central ....

  • 55 MB members nabbed over violence incitement in 6 governorates

    55 MB members nabbed over violence incitement in 6 governorates

    Date: 2014-07-14 17:42:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:827263

    Security apparatus in the Interior Ministry continued chasing members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) against whom arrest warrants were issued by the public prosecution. The criminals are accused of assaulting police stations as well as ....

  • Mufti condemns Arish terrorist attack

    Mufti condemns Arish terrorist attack

    Date: 2014-07-14 17:38:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:827257

    Mufti Dr. Shawky Allam deplored on Monday a terrorist attack that left eight people dead in Arish. In a statement, Allam called for taking necessary measures to bring about security for citizens. Twenty-two people were injured in the ....

  • Court turns down ruling against Mubarak's NDP

    Court turns down ruling against Mubarak's NDP

    Date: 2014-07-14 17:37:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:827256

    An appeal court turned down on Monday a previous court ruling that banned members of the defunct National Democratic Party (NDP) of former president Hosni Mubarak from running in parliamentary elections. The ban ruling was issued by the urgent ....

  • Govt attaches importance to providing jobs for youths - minister

    Govt attaches importance to providing jobs for youths - minister

    Date: 2014-07-14 17:36:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:827254

    The government attaches great importance to provide jobs for youths, Manpower and Immigration Minister Nahed Ashri has said. During her meeting with a host of general mangers' council on Monday, Ashri said that the government works to create ....

  • Iftaa House says minimum Zakat worth 8 pounds per person

    Iftaa House says minimum Zakat worth 8 pounds per person

    Date: 2014-07-14 11:50:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:826607

    The Egyptian Iftaa House has set at a minimum of 8 pounds the value of Zakat al-Fitr per individual for this year. Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said Monday the value of the Zakat was estimated in coordination with the Islamic Research Academy, ....

  • Two fires put out in Qalyubia

    Two fires put out in Qalyubia

    Date: 2014-07-14 10:58:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:826491

    Two fires were extinguished in two cities in Qalyubia, north of Cairo, on Monday. The flames broke out at a factory in Obour City and a house in Shubra where firefighters managed to put out them. No casualties were reported. ....

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