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  • Sisi greets Egyptians on advent of Ramadan

    Sisi greets Egyptians on advent of Ramadan

    Date: 2015-06-17 17:55:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:2818065

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi greeted on Wednesday the Egyptian people on the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In a Twitter post, Sisi urged the Egyptians to work hard during this month to develop their country, calling for ....

  • Yemen govt conditionally accepts EU's proposal for truce, says FM

    Yemen govt conditionally accepts EU's proposal for truce, says FM

    Date: 2015-06-17 17:18:29 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:2817785

    Yemeni Foreign Minister Riad Yassin said European foreign ministers who met with the government delegation in Geneva have floated a proposal for a humanitarian truce in the country. The delegation accepted the truce on a condition it be ....

  • Interior Ministry: Sisi's decision to pardon 165 youth takes effect Wednesday

    Interior Ministry: Sisi's decision to pardon 165 youth takes effect Wednesday

    Date: 2015-06-17 17:03:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:2817653

    Assistant Interior Minister for media and public relations major general Abu Bakr Abdel Karim said President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's decree to pardon 165 youth held on violating the protest law took effect Wednesday after releasing the ....

  • Mahlab decides forming committee on climate change

    Mahlab decides forming committee on climate change

    Date: 2015-06-17 16:51:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:2817589

    Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab issued a decision to form a committee under Environment Minister Khaled Mohamed Fahmy. The committee will coordinate the activities of the leaders of countries and governments in Africa on climate change ....

  • Sisi meets Lebanese PM

    Sisi meets Lebanese PM

    Date: 2015-06-17 16:38:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:2817493

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Wednesday with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam. Egypt is keen on following up the latest developments in Lebanon, especially in the aftermath of the deteriorating security situation in Syria, Sisi ....

  • Surgeon Magdy Yaqoub wins Pioneers Prize for 2014

    Surgeon Magdy Yaqoub wins Pioneers Prize for 2014

    Date: 2015-06-17 15:35:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:2817065

    Surgeon Magdy Yaqoub has won the Pioneers Prize for 2014, Minister of Scientific Research Sherif Hammad announced on Wednesday. The prize worth 100,000 pounds was awarded to Yaqoub in recognition of his efforts in the field of scientific research ....

  • EGX gains EGP 1.6bn

    EGX gains EGP 1.6bn

    Date: 2015-06-17 15:20:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:2816969

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained about 1.6 billion pounds at the end of Wednesday's trading on the back of purchases by local institutions and investment funds. The EGX 30 benchmark index leapfrogged by 0.01 percent to close at 8,556.55 ....

  • Egypt stands by Lebanon, supports its security - PM

    Egypt stands by Lebanon, supports its security - PM

    Date: 2015-06-17 14:55:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:2816829

    Egypt stands by Lebanon and supports its security, affirmed Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab. He also underlined the importance of forging national consensus in Lebanon. Mahlab further said that Egypt hopes an end to the political vacuum in ....

  • Sisi pardons 165 detained youth

    Sisi pardons 165 detained youth

    Date: 2015-06-17 14:04:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:2816345

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree earlier Wednesday pardoning 165 detainees held in connection with violating protest law and misdemeanor acts. ....

  • Luxor prosecution hears testimonies in Karnak Temple attack

    Luxor prosecution hears testimonies in Karnak Temple attack

    Date: 2015-06-17 13:38:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2816137

    Luxor Prosecution ended on Wednesday hearing the testimonies of eyewitnesses in the case of the terrorist attack on the Karnak Temple in Luxor last Wednesday. It called for accelerating the investigations of the national security apparatus on the ....

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