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  • MP Seif el Yazal’s funeral held in New Cairo

    MP Seif el Yazal’s funeral held in New Cairo

    Date: 2016-04-05 12:18:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4657849

    The funeral of Major General Sameh Seif el Yazal, head of the parliament's largest bloc “Support Egypt”, was held on Tuesday at the Mosheer Tantawi Mosque in New Cairo. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi dispatched a representative to attend the ....

  • King Salman to begin visit to Egypt Thursday as scheduled - IDSC

    King Salman to begin visit to Egypt Thursday as scheduled - IDSC

    Date: 2016-04-05 11:34:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4657261

    The visit to Egypt by Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz will take place on Thursday, according to the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), denying reports on any postponement. The center referred to reports on websites and ....

  • Al Azhar mourns death of MP Seif el Yazal

    Al Azhar mourns death of MP Seif el Yazal

    Date: 2016-04-05 07:20:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4654993

    Al Azhar mourned the death of Major General Sameh Seif el Yazal, head of the of the parliament's largest bloc “Support Egypt”, who died on Monday at the age of 70. In a statement Tuesday, Al Azhar extended its deepest condolences to Seif el ....

  • Police officer killed in accidental storming of checkpoint in Cairo

    Police officer killed in accidental storming of checkpoint in Cairo

    Date: 2016-04-05 07:17:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4654969

    A police officer died of wounds he suffered on Monday when a car accidentally broke into a checkpoint on a main road in eastern Cairo, the official of the Interior Ministry's security media center said. Captain Zyad Mohamed Hamdy Mohamed Gad was ....

  • Crisis of Egyptian students held in Sudan to be solved in hours -- spokesman

    Crisis of Egyptian students held in Sudan to be solved in hours -- spokesman

    Date: 2016-04-05 07:05:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4654897

    The crisis of Egyptian students who are held in Sudan will be solved in hours, said a spokesman for the foreign ministry on Monday. The ministry has learned from the Sudanese side that the students would be released within the coming few hours, ....

  • Beauty queens arrive in Luxor for Miss Eco Universe 2016

    Beauty queens arrive in Luxor for Miss Eco Universe 2016

    Date: 2016-04-04 09:18:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4648541

    Sixty 60 beauty queens arrived in Luxor late on Sunday as part of their participation in Miss Eco Universe 2016, that kicked off on March 27 under the sponsorship of the Tourism Promotion Authority and the UN with the aim of promoting environmental ....

  • New Israeli ambassdor to Egypt appointed

    New Israeli ambassdor to Egypt appointed

    Date: 2016-04-04 08:28:15 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4648141

    The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved the appointment of David Govrin as ambassador to Cairo, replacing Haim Koren who has served since September 2014, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday. Govrin, who speaks Arabic and has a doctorate in Middle ....

  • Police officer killed, two injured in armed attack on checkpoint in Qalyubia

    Police officer killed, two injured in armed attack on checkpoint in Qalyubia

    Date: 2016-04-04 08:00:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4647917

    A police officer was killed and two others were injured in an armed attack on a security checkpoint in El Khusus area, Qalyubia governorate, a well-placed source at the Interior Ministry said. In statements to MENA on Monday, the security source ....

  • Egypt votes in favor of UNSC resolution on conditions in Burundi

    Egypt votes in favor of UNSC resolution on conditions in Burundi

    Date: 2016-04-02 08:22:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4635573

    Egypt backed the UNSC resolution on the conditions in Burundi, which was adopted yesterday in New York. The resolution provides for the "deployment of a United Nations police contribution to increase the United Nations capacity to monitor the ....

  • Finance min. expects budget deficit to reach 9.9% percent in new FY

    Finance min. expects budget deficit to reach 9.9% percent in new FY

    Date: 2016-03-31 08:07:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4623837

    Finance Minister Amr el Garhy expected the budget deficit to hit 9.9 percent in the 2016/17 fiscal year (FY) compared to the 11.5% in the current fiscal year . Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Garhy said the application of some laws, ....

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