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  • Security patrol attacked by gunmen in Fayyoum

    Security patrol attacked by gunmen in Fayyoum

    Date: 2015-05-17 10:52:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2603045

    A security patrol was attacked on Sunday by gunmen on the ring road to Fayyoum. The security force fired back at the gunmen who fled the scene to nearby farmlands, with no human injuries reported. Meanwhile, Assistant Interior Minister General ....

  • 6 people executed over involvement in Arab Sharkas terror cell

    6 people executed over involvement in Arab Sharkas terror cell

    Date: 2015-05-17 10:44:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2603525

    Six men were executed early Sunday over their indictment in the case known as "Arab Sharkas" terror cell, a reliable source at the Prisons Authority Sector said. In statements to MENA, the source said the six men were executed at 5 am Cairo local ....

  • Awqaf minister highlights need for foundation partnership to combat drug addiction

    Awqaf minister highlights need for foundation partnership to combat drug addiction

    Date: 2015-05-17 10:42:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2604521

    Minister of Awqaf Mohammad Mokhtar Gomaa has called for establishing an actual and practical partnership among various foundations, especially religious ones, to combat drug addiction and its impact on the society. In a statement released on ....

  • MENA hosts symposium on shared destiny of Egypt and Libya

    MENA hosts symposium on shared destiny of Egypt and Libya

    Date: 2015-05-17 09:40:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2603877

    The Middle East News Agency will organize a symposium titled "Egypt and Libya..Shared Destiny" in the presence of Libya Information and Culture Minister Omar Al Quweiri and MENA Board Chairman and Editor In Chief Alaa Haidar. The symposium will ....

  • Security beefed up in Suez ahead of Ahly-Africain match

    Security beefed up in Suez ahead of Ahly-Africain match

    Date: 2015-05-17 08:37:27 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:10 - ID:2603333

    Security forces in Suez resumed preparations to secure the match between Egypt's Al Ahly team and Tunisia's Africain as part of the qualifications for the African Cup of Nations. In statements on Monday, Suez Security Director General Tareq al ....

  • Iran’s FM confers with Russian, Chinese counterparts on Yemen

    Iran’s FM confers with Russian, Chinese counterparts on Yemen

    Date: 2015-05-17 08:34:29 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:2603273

    Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in separate phone conversations discussed the ongoing crisis in Yemen with the foreign ministers of Russia and China, Tasnim News Agency reported. In phone calls on Saturday, Zarif exchanged views ....

  • Israeli occupation forces fire at Palestinian fishermen

    Israeli occupation forces fire at Palestinian fishermen

    Date: 2015-05-17 08:33:05 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2603261

    Israeli gunboats on Sunday opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off Rafah coasts in south Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported. Palestinian local sources said the Israeli gunboats fired on fishermen who were fishing within the areas allowed for ....

  • Egypt's amb. to UNESCO takes part in 3rd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue

    Egypt's amb. to UNESCO takes part in 3rd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue

    Date: 2015-05-17 08:27:18 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2603185

    Head of UNESCO Executive Council and Egypt's Ambassador Mohammad Sameh Amr on Sunday arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, to take part in the 3rd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue will take place from May 18-19. The forum under the theme of “Sharing ....

  • Cambodia extradites fugitive tycoon Polonsky to Russia

    Cambodia extradites fugitive tycoon Polonsky to Russia

    Date: 2015-05-17 08:18:21 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:2603141

    Former real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky is being transferred to Russia from Cambodia, Sputnik quoted the Russian Interior Ministry as saying on Sunday. Polonsky, one of Russia’s richest men in the past, was charged with multimillion dollar ....

  • 580 trucks allowed into GS via Karam Abu Salem

    580 trucks allowed into GS via Karam Abu Salem

    Date: 2015-05-17 08:15:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2603113

    Israeli occupation forces allowed on Sunday 580 trucks loaded with goods into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks carry goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors along with aid supplies and transportation, Raed ....

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