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  • Armed Forces will never be lenient in fighting terrorism -- Minister

    Armed Forces will never be lenient in fighting terrorism -- Minister

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:31:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:2427693

    Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel General Sedqy Sobhy on Tuesday asserted that the Egyptian Armed Forces will never be lenient in fighting terrorism. In statements while inaugurating training facilities, he added that this war ....

  • EGX loses EGP 1.4bn

    EGX loses EGP 1.4bn

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:29:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:2427681

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went down on Tuesday on the back of intensive share sales by Arab and local investment funds. The market capital lost about 1.4 billion pounds to reach 500.9 billion after transactions worth 434 million. The ....

  • China and Russia to expand energy cooperation

    China and Russia to expand energy cooperation

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:28:31 GMT - China - International - SN:44 - ID:2427673

    Vice premier of the Chinese State Council Zhang Gaoli on Tuesday said energy cooperation is a key focus of China-Russia cooperation. Zhang, also Chinese co-chair of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee, met with Russian deputy prime ....

  • Ship loaded with 500 tons of phosphate sinks in Nile River

    Ship loaded with 500 tons of phosphate sinks in Nile River

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:21:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2427593

    A lighter loaded with 500 tons of phosphate sank in Nile River on Tuesday after slamming into a bridge pillar near Qena, Upper Egypt. The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said it started measures in coordination with security agencies ....

  • PM: Tourism is crucial to Egypt's economy

    PM: Tourism is crucial to Egypt's economy

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:16:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:2427185

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said tourism is crucial to Egypt's economy, underscoring the importance of attracting more tourists, especially the Arabs. During a meeting with Tourism Minister Khaled Rami, Mahlab called for boosting promotion ....

  • Port Said court delays trial of Badie, others on violence charges to May 23

    Port Said court delays trial of Badie, others on violence charges to May 23

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:14:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2427545

    Port Said Criminal Court adjourned to May 23 the trial of the Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide and 188 other members on charges of inciting violence in the Canal City in August 2013. The postponement decision was taken to hear the testimony of ....

  • Journalists syndicate files complaint against ruling in

    Journalists syndicate files complaint against ruling in "Ittihadiya incidents" case

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:09:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2427465

    The Syndicate of Journalists has filed a complaint with the public prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, against a court ruling that found defendants in the "Ittihadiya incidents" case not guilty. Defendants, including former president Mohamed Morsi, were ....

  • EGP 4.3bn to improve services in ministries

    EGP 4.3bn to improve services in ministries

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:07:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:2427437

    Minister of Finance Hani Qadri agreed to allocate EGP 4.3 billion to the ministries of health, petroleum, electricity, irrigation, supply, investment and education to improve their services. The head of the public budget at the Ministry of ....

  • Car bomb hits restaurant in Somalia, at least 10 dead

    Car bomb hits restaurant in Somalia, at least 10 dead

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:04:17 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:2427397

    A suspected suicide bomber on Tuesday rammed a car laden with explosives into a busy restaurant in the center of capital Mogadishu, killing ten people at lease, World Bulletin quoted a police officer as saying. "A policeman opened fire to stop ....

  • Ahwany holds talks on partnership with WB, EBRD in Washington

    Ahwany holds talks on partnership with WB, EBRD in Washington

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:00:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2427361

    Minister of International Cooperation Nagalaa el Ahwany on Tuesday held a session of talks in Washington with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Suma Chakrabarti. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the World ....

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