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  • Moussa: Article on progressive taxes in constitution was a must as the poor in Egypt hit about 50 percent

    Moussa: Article on progressive taxes in constitution was a must as the poor in Egypt hit about 50 percent

    Date: 2013-12-17 15:14:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:446809

    Head of the 50-member committee entrusted with amending the Egyptian constitution Amr Moussa on Tuesday said that inserting an article on progressive taxes in the new national charter was a must given the fact that the poor in Egypt hit about 50 ....

  • Police captain killed while cracking down on a terrorist -- statement

    Police captain killed while cracking down on a terrorist -- statement

    Date: 2013-12-17 15:14:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:446807

    The Interior Ministry on Tuesday issued a statement explaining how Captain Ahmed Abdel Rahim of the Central Security forces was killed during a security operation against a terrorist involved in several hostile acts against the police and army men ....

  • PM denounces acts of violence

    PM denounces acts of violence

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:45:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:446469

    Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy has denounced acts of violence in the country. He particularly condemned incidents in Daqahliya governorate on Monday, which left a taxi driver dead. Criminals should be quickly brought to justice to ....

  • MB students organize protest at Cairo University

    MB students organize protest at Cairo University

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:44:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:446468

    A number of Muslim Brotherhood students organized a protest at Cairo University Tuesday amid high security presence. Clashes erupted between administrative security guards and the students. Some of the guards were injured. A state of ....

  • Antiquities Ministry seeks legal action to stop selling of artifacts in US

    Antiquities Ministry seeks legal action to stop selling of artifacts in US

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:41:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:446460

    The Ministry of Antiquities has demanded that the Foreign Ministry take legal action to stop the online selling of 23 Egyptian artifacts in the US. Sotheby's auction house has placed the items for sale on the internet, said Antiquities Minister ....

  • Tourism Ministry seeking to render tourist events successful

    Tourism Ministry seeking to render tourist events successful

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:36:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:446450

    Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said he is working according to a tourism agenda that aims to render tourist events and festivals successful. Such events will sure help the tourism sector rebound, Zaazou said in a press conference Tuesday to ....

  • Sisi: No hand will be allowed to be stronger than the State

    Sisi: No hand will be allowed to be stronger than the State

    Date: 2013-12-17 13:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:445682

    Minister of Defense General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Tuesday said that no hand will be allowed to be stronger than the State. In his speech during a military drill by the Second Field Army in Sinai, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces added ....

  • Heavy security presence at Al-Azhar, Ain Shams universities ahead of MB protests

    Heavy security presence at Al-Azhar, Ain Shams universities ahead of MB protests

    Date: 2013-12-17 12:58:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:444972

    Security forces stepped up their presence around Al-Azhar and Ain Shams universities in anticipation of any protests by Muslim Brotherhood (MB) students. Several military and police vehicles were stationed at the entrances of Al-Azhar and Ain ....

  • Fahmi meets South Korean parliament speaker

    Fahmi meets South Korean parliament speaker

    Date: 2013-12-17 12:47:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:444772

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi met during his current visit to South Koirea with the Parliament Speaker and a number of prominent parliament members there. Fahmi's talks with South Korean officials covered ways to enhance relations between Egypt ....

  • 20 wounded in Alexandria fire

    20 wounded in Alexandria fire

    Date: 2013-12-17 12:34:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:444706

    A huge fire gutted a lamps store at Smouha district in Alexandria on Tuesday, wounding 20 people. Fire engines rushed to the site, as they are still exerting painstaking efforts to put out the fire and prevent it from spreading. ....

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