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  • Awqaf minister heads for Morocco

    Awqaf minister heads for Morocco

    Date: 2016-06-12 08:48:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:5082257

    Awqaf Minister Mokhtar Gomaa left here on Sunday for Morocco on a two-day visit to meet with Moroccan Awqaf and Islamic affairs officials. The visit comes at an official invitation from Moroccan Awqaf Minister Ahmed Tawfiq via the Egyptian ....

  • Mahala marketplace fire under control

    Mahala marketplace fire under control

    Date: 2016-06-12 08:09:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:5082053

    Civil defense teams managed to put out a massive fire that broke out at Tahya Misr marketplace that has been selling foodstuffs at affordable price. The fire, that broke out during Suhoor, a pre-dawn meal eaten by Muslims before fasting in ....

  • UN envoy: Murder of 12 prisoners must be investigated

    UN envoy: Murder of 12 prisoners must be investigated

    Date: 2016-06-12 07:56:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:5082009

    UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler said circumstances of the murder of 12 prisoners released by the Libyan authorities must be investigated promptly and with transparency. Kobler briefly tweeted the remarks as he expressed shock and dismay over the ....

  • 10 Syrians killed in unidentified shelling in Aleppo -- activists

    10 Syrians killed in unidentified shelling in Aleppo -- activists

    Date: 2016-06-12 07:56:04 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:5082005

    A total of 10 civilians from the same family were killed while 9 others injured when unidentified forces shelled Hodhod village in Aleppo, Sky News quoted Syrian activists as saying on Sunday. The shelling also reached Doabak village near Manbij ....

  • Zamalek defeats El Shorta 3/2

    Zamalek defeats El Shorta 3/2

    Date: 2016-06-12 07:33:02 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:3 - ID:5081921

    Al Zamalek defeated Ittihad El-Shorta 3/2 on Saturday, bringing its score to 66 points and sending El Shorta to the second division. The three goals of Zamalek were scored by Mohamed Ibrahim, Bassem Morsi (penalty) and Mostafa Fathi. The win ....

  • Sisi orders gov't to achieve more control on prices

    Sisi orders gov't to achieve more control on prices

    Date: 2016-06-12 07:03:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5081853

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has ordered the government to achieve more control on prices to take into consideration the suffering of the limited income people and needy social categories. The president's remarks were made during the Egyptian ....

  • Education ministry denies paying EGP 50 million to policemen securing Thanaweya Amma exams

    Education ministry denies paying EGP 50 million to policemen securing Thanaweya Amma exams

    Date: 2016-06-12 07:01:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5081841

    The Education Ministry denied reports that it paid 50 million pounds for security men in 27 governorates to secure Thanaweya Amman exams. These are groundless reports, the ministry said in a statement Saturday evening. Under Article 31 of ....

  • Deadline for receiving local wheat from farmers on Wednesday - Ministry

    Deadline for receiving local wheat from farmers on Wednesday - Ministry

    Date: 2016-06-11 10:57:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:5078269

    The Ministry of Supply said Wednesday will be the deadline for receiving local wheat from farmers. In a statements on Saturday, the ministry said it has so far received about 5 million tons of local wheat against 5.300 million tons last ....

  • Egypt delivers humanitarian aid to Syria's besieged city of Duma

    Egypt delivers humanitarian aid to Syria's besieged city of Duma

    Date: 2016-06-11 10:50:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:5078225

    Egypt has delivered the first part of a humanitarian aid convoy donated by Syrian figures in Cairo to the Syrian besieged city of Duma, the chargé d'affaires of the Egyptian Embassy in Damascus said Friday. The aid had been handed over to the ....

  • Transport minister inspects development works along Cairo-Suez road

    Transport minister inspects development works along Cairo-Suez road

    Date: 2016-06-11 10:11:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5077989

    Transport Minister Galal el Saeid inspected Saturday ongoing development works along the Cairo-Suez road. The minister followed up progress achieved in building bridges, which are expected to be finalized by the end of June. The minister ....

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