Egypt

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  • Saudi ambassador holds banquet in honor of Egypt's FM

    Saudi ambassador holds banquet in honor of Egypt's FM

    Date: 2014-07-03 09:52:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:809385

    Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmad bin Abdul Aziz Kattan organized an Iftar banquet in honor of the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. The banquet was attended by Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil al-Arabi, former foreign minister ....

  • Explosion heard near mosque in Kerdasa

    Explosion heard near mosque in Kerdasa

    Date: 2014-07-03 08:01:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:809191

    An explosion took place near a mosque in the Giza district of Kerdasa shortly after two police stations in Embaba were attacked by bombs, a source at the Giza security directorate said. Police forces rushed to Ataabi mosque to see whether the ....

  • Tahrir Square to be closed to traffic ahead of MB protests on Morsi ouster anniversary

    Tahrir Square to be closed to traffic ahead of MB protests on Morsi ouster anniversary

    Date: 2014-07-03 07:58:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:809188

    Tahrir Square will be closed to traffic as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday as part of security preparations for Muslim Brotherhood calls for staging protests to mark the first anniversary of ousting Mohamed Morsi, a security source said. Police and army ....

  • Boutros-Ghali says diplomacy could help Egypt's economy

    Boutros-Ghali says diplomacy could help Egypt's economy

    Date: 2014-07-03 07:22:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:809140

    Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali said on Thursday he supported all initiatives taken by the government to support the Egyptian economy domestically and overseas. Speaking to MENA, the former veteran diplomat said Egypt is facing ....

  • Egypt denounces killing of Palestinian youth

    Egypt denounces killing of Palestinian youth

    Date: 2014-07-02 17:37:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:808745

    Egypt condemned on Wednesday the kidnapping and killing of a Palestinian youth by Israeli settlers, the foreign ministry said in a statement. "Egypt strongly condemns all acts of violence that claim the lives of Palestinian and Israeli ....

  • Health min. holds meeting on ministry's strategy till 2020

    Health min. holds meeting on ministry's strategy till 2020

    Date: 2014-07-02 17:28:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:808733

    Minister of Health and Population Adel Adawy held on Wednesday a meeting with the ministry's senior officials to prepare the health sector's strategic plan till 2020. The several-hour meeting also grouped representatives of other ministries ....

  • Court recuses itself in former officials' trial

    Court recuses itself in former officials' trial

    Date: 2014-07-02 16:44:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:808710

    Banha Criminal Court has recused itself of the trial of nine former officials over a forgery case. The defendants include former agriculture minister Amin Abaza and former governor of Qaliobiya Adly Hussein. They are accused of abusing their ....

  • Mahlab meets press organizations' editors-in-chief

    Mahlab meets press organizations' editors-in-chief

    Date: 2014-07-02 16:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:808708

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Wednesday with editors-in-chief of press organizations. The meeting brought together the heads of the national, partisan, and private newspapers, in addition to the Middle East News Agency and some media ....

  • Prosecution makes surprise visits to 5 prisons

    Prosecution makes surprise visits to 5 prisons

    Date: 2014-07-02 16:40:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:808701

    The General Prosecution made surprise visits to five prisons across Egypt to check on the conditions of prisoners in accordance with its role to protect freedoms, secure citizens' constitutional and legal rights and make sure that law is being ....

  • Detention of 27 MB defendants in Gharibya renewed

    Detention of 27 MB defendants in Gharibya renewed

    Date: 2014-07-02 16:38:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:808673

    The prosecution decided to renew the detention of 27 defendants of the Muslim Brotherhood for further 15 days pending investigations over charges of riots and violence incitement. The arrest came upon an order of the prosecution. Mansoura ....

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