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  • 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 ....

  • Saudi King receives Indonesian FM

    Saudi King receives Indonesian FM

    Date: 2015-05-26 13:17:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2668981

    King Salman bin Abdel Aziz received at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, and her accompanying delegation. The Minister, according to the Saudi Press Agency, conveyed the ....

  • 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. ....

  • Taliban suicide bombers attack Afghan court

    Taliban suicide bombers attack Afghan court

    Date: 2015-05-26 13:12:49 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:25 - ID:2668897

    Taliban suicide bombers attacked a court in Wardak province on Tuesday, killing two police officers before being shot dead as they entered the compound, the police chief said. The police officers were killed when one of the bombers detonated his ....

  • 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 ....

  • 800 people die in India heat wave

    800 people die in India heat wave

    Date: 2015-05-26 12:49:02 GMT - India - International - SN:21 - ID:2668605

    The number people who died in heat wave that swept India in the past hours hit 800, said the BBC. Hospitals were put on alert to treat victims of heatstroke and authorities advised people to stay indoors, with no end in sight to the searing ....

  • 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 ....

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