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  • Egypt's FM holds talks with PAM delegation

    Egypt's FM holds talks with PAM delegation

    Date: 2014-03-11 13:41:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:603328

    Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy held a meeting Tuesday with Italian Senator Francesco Amoruso, Head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, Fahmy tackled Egypt's stance ....

  • PG refers doctor to criminal court over circumcision charge

    PG refers doctor to criminal court over circumcision charge

    Date: 2014-03-11 13:34:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:603301

    Prosecutor General Counselor Hisham Barakat on Tuesday referred a doctor to criminal court over charges of circumcision of a girl that led to her death. Public prosecution was notified on March 6 that a 14-year-old girl died after undergoing a ....

  • Tallawi urges int'l community not to use human rights for placing pressures on peoples' wills

    Tallawi urges int'l community not to use human rights for placing pressures on peoples' wills

    Date: 2014-03-11 13:24:36 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:603259

    Head of the Egyptian National Council for Women Mervat el-Tallawi on Tuesday urged the international community not to use human rights and democracy concepts for placing pressures on the wills of peoples. In a speech at a high-level roundtable ....

  • All mosques, Zawayas in Egypt to be affiliated to Awqaf: minister

    All mosques, Zawayas in Egypt to be affiliated to Awqaf: minister

    Date: 2014-03-11 13:18:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:603038

    Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar, decided to affiliate all mosques and Zawayas (small-sized mosques) to the ministry and assigned the task of issuing regulations and working out a technical timetable to the central directorate for mosques affairs ....

  • New TV, radio transmission station to be set up in Halayeb

    New TV, radio transmission station to be set up in Halayeb

    Date: 2014-03-11 13:15:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:603233

    Minister of Information Doriya Saharaf Eddin on Tuesday laid down the foundation stone for a TV and radio transmission station in the southern Egyptian city of Halayeb. In a speech she delivered on the occasion, she indicated that the new station ....

  • Dostour party calls for abolishing protest law, condemns assault against activists

    Dostour party calls for abolishing protest law, condemns assault against activists

    Date: 2014-03-11 12:46:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:603153

    Al-Dostour party has reiterated its rejection of the new protest law, calling for abolishing it. "Peaceful protest is a legitimate right," the party said. The party has condemned also assaults by security personnel on political ....

  • Mehleb attends signing ceremony for purchasing 150 public transportation buses

    Mehleb attends signing ceremony for purchasing 150 public transportation buses

    Date: 2014-03-11 12:33:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:603116

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb on Tuesday attended the signing ceremony of a protocol for purchasing 150 public transportation buses between Cairo City Hall and the Engineering company for Car Manufacturing. Attending the signing ceremony were the ....

  • 18 terrorists arrested, 6 tunnels destroyed in N Sinai

    18 terrorists arrested, 6 tunnels destroyed in N Sinai

    Date: 2014-03-11 12:19:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:603067

    Armed Forces and police troops arrested 18 terrorist and criminal elements including two dangerous Takfiris during a crackdown on hotspots in North Sinai and a number of other governorates on Tuesday. A number of fugitives were also arrested ....

  • Tamarod spokesman denies remarks accusing Badr of receiving foreign funds

    Tamarod spokesman denies remarks accusing Badr of receiving foreign funds

    Date: 2014-03-11 12:15:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:603057

    Spokesman for Tamarod "Rebel" Movement Mohammad Nabawi denied remarks claiming that he accused the movement's founder Mahmoud Badr of receiving funds from a businessman and a foreign country to support the movement's activities. In statements to ....

  • Saudi decision against MB supports Egypt in its war against terror - ambassador

    Saudi decision against MB supports Egypt in its war against terror - ambassador

    Date: 2014-03-11 12:08:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:603027

    Egypt's Ambassador in Riyadh Afifi Abdel-Wahab said on Tuesday that the Saudi decision blacklisting the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) organization as a terrorist group supports Egypt in its war against terrorism. It was a timely decision, he ....

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