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Court annuls 15-year jail sentence against policeman in Alex.
Date: 2015-05-13 17:41:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2582893
The Court of Cassation annulled on Wednesday a 15 year jail sentence against a police officer, who was accused of torturing to death a citizen in Alexandria. The court ordered the retrial of Osama el-Kounayassi before other judges at an ....
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Court upholds jail sentence against 37 MB members
Date: 2015-05-13 17:38:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2582881
The Court of Cassation upheld on Wednesday a 15-year jail sentence against 37 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group. In May, the MB members were found guilty of attempted murder of a policeman and possession of bombs and firearms. ....
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Sisi meets Wafd party leaders to discuss means of ending party crisis
Date: 2015-05-13 17:27:24 GMT - all over the world - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2582841
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Wednesday with a group of Al Wafd Party leaders to discuss means to end the party crisis. Presidential spokesman Alaa Yousef said president Sisi stressed the importance of discarding differences and closing ....
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2 officers, 2 conscripts killed in N.Sinai
Date: 2015-05-13 16:34:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2582425
Two officers and another two conscripts in the Armed Forces were killed when an explosive charge went off in North Sinai. They managed to defuse six explosive charges planted by terrorists in the area. The six explosive charges were detonated ....
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AL: Ongoing Israeli practices undermine two-state solution
Date: 2015-05-13 16:31:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:2582369
The Arab League (AL) asserted on Wednesday that the ongoing Israeli practices aiming to impose a fait accompli policy in the Palestinian territories will threaten the International peace and security and undermine the two-state solution. The new ....
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Trial of Morsi on charges of leaking confidential documents to Qatar adjourned to Tuesday
Date: 2015-05-13 16:28:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2582345
Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned to Tuesday the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 10 other Muslim Brotherhood members on charges of espionage and leaking confidential information about Egypt's national security and its Armed Forces to ....
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FM: Efforts shoud be enhanced to stand up to looting antiquities
Date: 2015-05-13 16:26:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2579793
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday underlined the necessity of enhancing regional and international efforts for standing up to the challenges resulting from looting antiquities and illegal excavation for ancient artifacts. In a speech to ....
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Egypt bourse loses EGP 6bn
Date: 2015-05-13 16:19:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:32 - ID:2582297
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices collectively went down on Wednesday over sales by Egyptian, Arab and foreign institutions and investment funds. The market capital lost about 6 billion pounds to hit 491.8 billion pounds, after transactions ....
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Mahlab invites French citizens to visit Egypt
Date: 2015-05-13 15:48:00 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:2582105
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab described Egypt as a safe and stable country, inviting the French people to visit it. In an interview with Le Figaro newspaper, Mahlab said that Egypt enjoys distinguished climate and unique tourist ....
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Minister urges UNESCO to spread moderate teachings of Islam worldwide
Date: 2015-05-13 15:45:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2582089
Higher Education Minister El Sayed Ahmed Abdel Khaleq on Wednesday called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to spread the moderate teachings of Islam worldwide. The remark was made during a meeting ....