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  • Erian loses recusal motion filing right in Etihadiya case

    Erian loses recusal motion filing right in Etihadiya case

    Date: 2014-03-17 15:14:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:614983

    A Cairo criminal court ruled to drop the right to file a recusal motion of Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam Erian in a case known in the media as that of the Etihadiya incidents. The court rejected the motion filed by Erian's lawyers as it came ....

  • Zaazou expects number of Russian tourists in Egypt to hit 3 million by end of 2014

    Zaazou expects number of Russian tourists in Egypt to hit 3 million by end of 2014

    Date: 2014-03-17 15:13:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:614977

    The number of Russian tourists visiting Egypt is expected to reach 3 million by the end of 2013, said Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou. The minister's remark came on the sidelines of his participation, along with his accompanying delegation, in a ....

  • PM, Cairo governor to attend launch of 40 new public transportation buses tomorrow

    PM, Cairo governor to attend launch of 40 new public transportation buses tomorrow

    Date: 2014-03-17 15:11:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:614973

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa Saeed will attend on Tuesday a ceremony to mark the receipt of 40 buses for the Public Transport Authority. The event, which is scheduled to be held in Abdeen square in the front ....

  • Mahlab stresses Egypt's seriousness in meeting needs of Nile Basin states

    Mahlab stresses Egypt's seriousness in meeting needs of Nile Basin states

    Date: 2014-03-17 15:10:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:614971

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab stressed Egypt's seriousness as regards proving the strategic needs of the Nile Basin states and eagerness to activate joint cooperation in a way that meets the aspirations of the African peoples. During a meeting ....

  • France slams terror attack on Mostorod checkpoint in Egypt

    France slams terror attack on Mostorod checkpoint in Egypt

    Date: 2014-03-17 15:08:10 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:614965

    France has strongly condemned the Saturday attack on Egypt's Mostorod checkpoint in Shobra el-Kheima that left six military policemen killed. During a press conference held on Monday, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Roman Nadal said that his ....

  • FM meets Mexican media delegation

    FM meets Mexican media delegation

    Date: 2014-03-17 13:36:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:614718

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi on Monday had talks on Monday with a Mexican media delegation on the current conditions in the country. Fahmi posted the team on the developments in Egypt as part of contacts with foreign media to deliver the truth ....

  • Ex-minister Rashid got bank loans for fake guarantees -- indictment sheet

    Ex-minister Rashid got bank loans for fake guarantees -- indictment sheet

    Date: 2014-03-17 13:35:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:614717

    Former trade minister Rashid Mohamed Rashid, who has been referred to the criminal court, got bank loans for fake guarantees, according the indictment sheet issued on Monday. Rashid, along with his daughter Aliya, obtained secret information ....

  • Egyptian people have right to know what happened in Rabaa sit-in dispersal - NCHR deputy chief

    Egyptian people have right to know what happened in Rabaa sit-in dispersal - NCHR deputy chief

    Date: 2014-03-17 13:33:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:614711

    The Egyptian people have the right to get acquainted with what took place in the dispersal of Rabaa el-Adawya protest camp, said Deputy Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Abdel-Ghaffar Shokr. The NCHR report on this regard ....

  • Ministry of Environment working on garbage sorting campaign - minister

    Ministry of Environment working on garbage sorting campaign - minister

    Date: 2014-03-17 13:28:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:614695

    Minister of State for Environment Affairs Leila Iskander said the ministry is working on a system for sorting and separating waste which is being applied in the Cairo district of Dokki. Residents should sort their garbage before it is collected, ....

  • NCHR says Rabaa dispersal report can be criticized

    NCHR says Rabaa dispersal report can be criticized

    Date: 2014-03-17 13:26:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:614388

    The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) said the report it had released on dispersing Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in camp can be criticized. The council, while expounding the report said the NCHR is well aware of controversy raised about the report ....

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