Egypt

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  • Prosecution challenges court ruling acquitting SPAP defendants of charges of violating protest law

    Prosecution challenges court ruling acquitting SPAP defendants of charges of violating protest law

    Date: 2015-05-26 13:34:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:2669213

    The public prosecution has challenged a recent court ruling acquitting all 17 defendants of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party (SPAP) of charges of violating the protest law. Several SPAP leaders and members had staged an unauthorized rally to ....

  • Court adjourns trial of 51 persons accused of staging riot in Port Said

    Court adjourns trial of 51 persons accused of staging riot in Port Said

    Date: 2015-05-26 13:32:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2669181

    Port Said Criminal Court on Tuesday adjourned to Sunday the trial of 51 defendants in the riots that took place in the governorate in 2013 following the issuance of death sentences against a number of defendants in the Port Said stadium massacre ....

  • Meeting of Libyan chieftains resumes in Cairo

    Meeting of Libyan chieftains resumes in Cairo

    Date: 2015-05-26 13:18:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2669013

    Libyan chieftains resumed their meeting in Cairo on Tuesday in an effort to unite the Libyan people and solve the political crisis in the North African country. The meeting, which was inaugurated here Monday, will continue until ....

  • Cabinet approves anti-narcotic budget plan

    Cabinet approves anti-narcotic budget plan

    Date: 2015-05-26 13:15:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2668949

    The Cabinet approved during a meeting on Tuesday under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab the national budget plan for combating drug addiction and forming a committee to follow up the issue. The plan was declared during a national a recent conference ....

  • FM meets Saudi amb.

    FM meets Saudi amb.

    Date: 2015-05-26 13:14:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2668933

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Tuesday with Saudi Ambassador in Cairo Ahmed Qattan. A statement by the Saudi Embassy in Cairo said the meeting focused on issues of mutual concern. ....

  • Misdemeanor court upholds 2-year term against media man Ahmed Moussa

    Misdemeanor court upholds 2-year term against media man Ahmed Moussa

    Date: 2015-05-26 13:11:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2668869

    A misdemeanor court in Cairo has overruled an appeal by media man Ahmed Moussa, challenging a two-year term issued against him in a libel case. Moussa had been convicted of insulting Dr Osama el Ghazali Harb, one of the founders of Egypt's ....

  • Presidential secretary congratulates Yemen Embassy on National Day

    Presidential secretary congratulates Yemen Embassy on National Day

    Date: 2015-05-26 12:43:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2668553

    Presidential Secretary Tareq Afifi visited the Yemeni Embassy in Cairo on Tuesday to extend President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's congratulations on the 25th National Day of Yemen. Afifi conveyed Sisi's wishes for Yemen to progress, prosper and ....

  • Prosecution report to define reason behind ERTU blackout

    Prosecution report to define reason behind ERTU blackout

    Date: 2015-05-26 12:41:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2668537

    A report by prosecution will determine the reason behind the recent blackout that occurred at the Egyptian Radio and TV Union, the chairman of the security sector at ERTU has said. The content of cameras has already been downloaded to know what ....

  • Cabinet agrees on some direct ordering decisions

    Cabinet agrees on some direct ordering decisions

    Date: 2015-05-26 12:27:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2668285

    Meeting under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Tuesday, the Cabinet endorsed decisions and recommendations of the engineering ministerial committee on the direct ordering of consultancy services regarding the establishment of the third metro line. ....

  • Chief of Staff inspects under-construction training facilities

    Chief of Staff inspects under-construction training facilities

    Date: 2015-05-26 12:16:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2668153

    Chief of Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Hegazi inspected on Tuesday a number of under-construction training facilities meant to develop skills and the fitness of combat troops. Hegazi had breakfast with troops of the special units and praised their ....

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