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Pope Tawadros II to visit al Quds Saturday to attend funeral of Anba Abraham
Date: 2015-11-26 07:53:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3807765
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese will lead a delegation of senior bishops to attend the funeral service of Anba Abraham, the Coptic Orthodox Metropolitan Arcbishop of Jerusalem and the Near East, who died at the age ....
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Prosecution not to side with any party in death case of Luxor citizen -- Attorney general
Date: 2015-11-26 07:16:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3807585
The Public Prosecution will not take the side of any party concerning the case of Awamia area citizen who died earlier inside Luxor police station, Attorney General of Luxor Prosecution Ahmed Abdel Rahman said. In exclusive statements to MENA on ....
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24 youths held over police station riots freed
Date: 2015-11-26 07:06:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3807545
Luxor Attorney General Ahmed Abdel Rahman decided on Thursday to release 24 young people who were arrested during riots outside Luxor police station. The youths were protesting outside the police station early Wednesday upon news that one of ....
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Egypt voices sorrow over downing of Russian jet
Date: 2015-11-26 06:44:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3807473
Egypt's foreign ministry voiced sorrow over the recent downing of a Russian jet in Syria, terming it "annoying". The ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Abu Zeid, offered Egypt's condolences to Russia over the victims of the incident. The incident ....
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HEC chief mourns Arish terrorist attack victims
Date: 2015-11-25 18:39:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:3806610
The High Elections Committee's head Ayman Abbas mourned on Wednesday the death of two judges who were killed in a terrorist attack in Arish. Addressing a news conference, Abbas asked the attendees to observe a minute of silence for the victims of ....
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Sisi probes with scientists means to achieve sustainable development
Date: 2015-11-25 17:29:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:3806170
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi discussed on Wednesday with members of council of Egypt's scientists and experts several topics concerning some vital and key sectors needed to be improved to achieve sustainable development, Presidential Spokesman ....
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Pope Tawadros sends delegation to lead funeral service of Anba Abraham of Jerusalem
Date: 2015-11-25 16:51:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:3805802
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese has decided to send a delegation of senior bishops to attend the funeral service of Anba Abraham, the Coptic Orthodox Metropolitan Arcbishop of Jerusalem and the Near East, who died ....
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EGX gains EGP 1.5bn; index up 1.1 pct
Date: 2015-11-25 15:29:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:3805217
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed on Wednesday with gains backed by share purchases by local and Arab investment funds. The market capital achieved gains worth EGP 1.5 billion to reach EGP 414.9 billion, after transactions hit EGP 698.3 ....
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Mufti condemns France's bombardment of Iraqi school
Date: 2015-11-25 14:26:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:3804569
Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam condemned France's bombardment of an Iraqi school in Mosul city early on Wednesday, an attack that left at least 28 students dead and others wounded. Such military operations violate all humanitarian norms and ....
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov calls Turkish downing of jet a 'planned provocation'
Date: 2015-11-25 14:15:48 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:3804445
Russia's foreign minister says the downing of a Russian war plane by Turkey was a "planned provocation." Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow will re-consider relations with Ankara following the shooting down of the Russian Su-24 bomber on the ....