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  • One killed, three wounded over storming checkpoint in 6th of Oct city

    One killed, three wounded over storming checkpoint in 6th of Oct city

    Date: 2014-01-31 14:42:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:530437

    Security forces opened fire at a car that stormed a checkpoint in the 6th of October City on Friday, killing the driver and wounding three others. An investigation was opened into the attack. ....

  • Awqaf ministry calls for unity in combating terror, suspends three preachers

    Awqaf ministry calls for unity in combating terror, suspends three preachers

    Date: 2014-01-31 13:30:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:530324

    The Awqaf (Endowments) Ministry called on all Egyptians to stand united in the face of terrorism and extremism as the country is going through a critical period. The ministry said it will not accept its mosques to be used for instigating ....

  • EgyptAir moves more than 90,000 pilgrims in Jan.

    EgyptAir moves more than 90,000 pilgrims in Jan.

    Date: 2014-01-31 13:02:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:530281

    The National carrier EgyptAir has moved 90,745 pilgrims on board of 422 flights to Saudi Arabia in January to perform minor pilgrimage, Chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company Hossam Kamal said on Friday. Kamal added trips operated by the company ....

  • Policeman wounded as two home-made explosive devices go off near police vehicle in Cairo

    Policeman wounded as two home-made explosive devices go off near police vehicle in Cairo

    Date: 2014-01-31 12:40:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:530232

    A policeman was wounded as two home-made explosive devices went off near a Central Security Forces vehicle passing by the 26th of July axis in central Cairo. Police cordoned off and combed the area. ....

  • Antiquities minister, UNESCO delegation inspect Islamic Art Museum

    Antiquities minister, UNESCO delegation inspect Islamic Art Museum

    Date: 2014-01-31 10:04:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:529938

    Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim and a UNESCO delegation inspected Friday the Islamic Art Museum which was damaged in the terrorist attack that targeted the Cairo Security Directorate last Friday. A press conferee will be held later to ....

  • Leakage in gas pipeline bet. Port Said, Ismailia – official

    Leakage in gas pipeline bet. Port Said, Ismailia – official

    Date: 2014-01-31 09:17:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:529874

    Chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO) Karem Mahmoud announced Thursday a gas leakage took place in the section linking Port Said and Ismailia. Faucets were closed and the concerned sections were notified to take necessary measures ....

  • Alexandria governor inspects targeted police station

    Alexandria governor inspects targeted police station

    Date: 2014-01-31 08:00:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:529745

    Alexandria governor Tarek Mahdy inspected Thursday the site of an explosion that targeted Mahatet El-Raml police station. Mahdy was accompanied by a number of officials and security forces. In the meantime, scores of residents gathered in ....

  • Sisi has not invited revolutionary groups for dialogue, says army spokesman

    Sisi has not invited revolutionary groups for dialogue, says army spokesman

    Date: 2014-01-31 07:55:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:529740

    Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has not invited representatives of revolutionary groups for dialogue on Egypt's future, military spokesman Col. Ahmad Mohamad Ali has said. "These reports are false and bare of truth," he stressed. "The ....

  • Libya's Zeidan visit to Egypt imp., says ambassador

    Libya's Zeidan visit to Egypt imp., says ambassador

    Date: 2014-01-31 07:52:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:529734

    Libyan ambassador to Egypt Mohamad Fayez has underscored the importance of a visit by his country's premier Ali Zeidan to Cairo amid cloudy relations. The visit would clear the inconvenience after the kidnapping of five Egyptian mission staff in ....

  • 3 MB members put in custody in Sharqiya

    3 MB members put in custody in Sharqiya

    Date: 2014-01-30 17:12:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:529317

    Local prosecution in Sharqiya province, northeast of Cairo, decided Thursday to put three Muslim Brotherhood members in custody for 15 days pending investigation in connection with inciting violence and setting a police car on fire. They face ....

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