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  • Egyptian gov't supports Grand Museum, partial opening 2018 - minister

    Egyptian gov't supports Grand Museum, partial opening 2018 - minister

    Date: 2015-05-10 11:57:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2556329

    Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damati said the Egyptian government strongly supports the Grand Egyptian Museum project as being a huge cultural edifice that would help boost flourish tourism and the local economy in Egypt. During his ....

  • Ismailia Folklore Festival is back after 5 years hiatus -- Governor

    Ismailia Folklore Festival is back after 5 years hiatus -- Governor

    Date: 2015-05-10 11:53:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2556289

    Ismailia Governor Yassin Tahir announced on Sunday that the Ismailia International Folklore Festival will be re-organized after a five-year suspension. The re-organization of the festival sends a message to the whole world and tourists that ....

  • 288 Egyptians back home from Libya

    288 Egyptians back home from Libya

    Date: 2015-05-10 11:52:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2556269

    Some 288 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing over the past 24 hours, said Matrouh Security Director Anani Hamouda. The returnees include 172 Egyptians who entered the country illegally. ....

  • Amb. to UNESCO participates in preserve antiquities international conference due in Cairo

    Amb. to UNESCO participates in preserve antiquities international conference due in Cairo

    Date: 2015-05-10 11:48:22 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2556209

    Mohamed Sameh Amr, Egypt's ambassador to UNESCO and head of UNESCO Executive Board, heads on Sunday to Cairo to participate in an international conference that aims to preserve antiquities under the title "Cultural Property under Threat: Cultural, ....

  • Sisi back home from Moscow

    Sisi back home from Moscow

    Date: 2015-05-10 10:52:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2555693

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi returned home on Sunday after a three-day visit to Moscow during which he attended Russia's celebrations of Victory Day. The Egyptian leader held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and invited him to attend ....

  • Judge tasked with Brotherhood case escapes death

    Judge tasked with Brotherhood case escapes death

    Date: 2015-05-10 10:46:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2555633

    Counselor Moatez Khafagi, the judge examining the case of Muslim Brotherhood guidance office, among other MB trials, survived an assassination attempt outside his house on Sunday, a security source said. Unidentified men exploded the judge's car ....

  • Limited fire at supply ministry premises contained

    Limited fire at supply ministry premises contained

    Date: 2015-05-10 10:44:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2555601

    Firefighters contained a fire that broke out on the fifth floor of the Supply and Internal Trade Ministry building in down town Cairo. Ministry Spokesman Mahmoud Diab said a short circuit has likely caused the fire, with no material damage or ....

  • Interior min. honors families of 138 police martyrs

    Interior min. honors families of 138 police martyrs

    Date: 2015-05-10 10:43:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2555573

    Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghafar honored on Sunday families of 138 police martyrs in a ceremony at the Police Academy in Cairo. The minister handed the families decorations that were granted by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in recognition of ....

  • Prosecution inspects site of blast which killed terrorists in Fayyoum

    Prosecution inspects site of blast which killed terrorists in Fayyoum

    Date: 2015-05-10 10:40:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2555517

    A prosecution team on Sunday inspected the site where an explosive charge went off killing two terrorists who were riding a motorbike before they carried out their attack in front of Fayyoum textile factory. Body parts of the terrorists were ....

  • Work in Suez Canal tunnels project in Port Said continues: official

    Work in Suez Canal tunnels project in Port Said continues: official

    Date: 2015-05-10 09:57:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2555069

    Chairman of the Arab Contractors company Mohsen Salah said work and initial preparations in the projects of the Suez Canal tunnels in Port Said were in process. Giant dredgers from Germany are to arrive to serve the project. The first dredger ....

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