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  • Shimon Peres, former Israeli president, dies aged 93

    Shimon Peres, former Israeli president, dies aged 93

    Date: 2016-09-28 07:45:01 GMT - Israel - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:5673493

    The former Israeli PM and president Shimon Peres, has died aged 93. He suffered a stroke two weeks ago and his condition improved before a sudden deterioration on Tuesday, the BBC reported. His son Chemi led tributes to "one of the founding ....

  • Interior Ministry: Police conscript injured during attempt to steal CIB bank at Sabteya

    Interior Ministry: Police conscript injured during attempt to steal CIB bank at Sabteya

    Date: 2016-09-28 07:42:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5673465

    A police conscript was injured when unknown person tried to storm CIB bank at Cairo's district of Sabteya, said a reliable source at Interior Ministry's media center. In a statement released late Tuesday, the source said an unknown person tried ....

  • MB bid to stage public transport strike in Cairo thwarted

    MB bid to stage public transport strike in Cairo thwarted

    Date: 2016-09-28 06:53:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5673241

    A Muslim Brotherhood bid to incite workers at the Public Transport Authority to stage a strike in Cairo has been foiled. MB elements, who work at the authority, tried to recruit other employees to disrupt the traffic movement to pressure the ....

  • Azhar imam heads for Manama

    Azhar imam heads for Manama

    Date: 2016-09-27 10:18:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5668149

    Grand Imam of Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Tayyeb headed for Manama on Tuesday on the first leg of a foreign tour that will also take him to Switzerland. In a statement, the Azhar Sheikhdom said Tayyeb, the chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders (MCE), ....

  • PM orders formation of emergency room to deal with rain, floods

    PM orders formation of emergency room to deal with rain, floods

    Date: 2016-09-26 07:42:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5660889

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has ordered the formation of a central emergency room to deal immediately with the consequences of rains and floods starting October 15. The room will be connected with other operations rooms in the governorates to ....

  • Egyptian diplomat urges US, Russia to set aside disagreements for Syria

    Egyptian diplomat urges US, Russia to set aside disagreements for Syria

    Date: 2016-09-26 07:40:30 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5660861

    Egyptian Ambassador to the United Nations Amr Abul Atta expressed regret that the US-Russia brokered agreement under the International Syria Support Group has not materialized on the ground, calling on the two countries to set political differences ....

  • New Egyptian amb. submits copy of credentials to Chinese Foreign Ministry

    New Egyptian amb. submits copy of credentials to Chinese Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2016-09-24 08:04:59 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:5650005

    New Egyptian Ambassador here Osama el Magdoub submitted a copy of his credentials to Deputy Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhang Yiming. An official reception will be held soon during which Magdoub and ....

  • Sisi: Govt about to carry out integrated plan for education development

    Sisi: Govt about to carry out integrated plan for education development

    Date: 2016-09-22 08:36:45 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:5638641

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed that the Egyptian government is about to carry out an integrated plan to develop education but it will take years to see its fruits, Egyptian Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said. During his ....

  • Cabinet convenes weekly meeting

    Cabinet convenes weekly meeting

    Date: 2016-09-21 10:17:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5633085

    Meeting under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, the Cabinet discussed Wednesday a number of political, economic, social and security files. Ministers discussed reports on the implementation of national mega projects and services offered to ....

  • Abul-Gheit, Lavrov review regional conditions, Arab-Russian dialogue development

    Abul-Gheit, Lavrov review regional conditions, Arab-Russian dialogue development

    Date: 2016-09-21 10:11:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:5633029

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit had talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the fringe of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly. In a press release on Wednesday, the AL chief spokesman Mahmoud Afifi ....

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