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  • Voting in press syndicate elections extended to 9 p.m.

    Voting in press syndicate elections extended to 9 p.m.

    Date: 2015-03-20 19:00:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2208241

    Voting in the mid-term elections of the Syndicate of Journalists was extended to 9 p.m. in order to let as many voters as possible cast their votes in the polls, a source with the committee assigned to supervise the elections said on Friday. The ....

  • Tourism minister follows up pilgrim accident

    Tourism minister follows up pilgrim accident

    Date: 2015-03-20 18:57:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2208225

    Tourism Minister Khalid Ramy on Friday held an emergency meeting to discuss the developments of a pilgrim bus accident, which occurred on the road between Medina and Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Thursday night. Three Egyptians, including an infant, ....

  • Libya's GNC warns of wasting time without reaching political solution

    Libya's GNC warns of wasting time without reaching political solution

    Date: 2015-03-20 18:53:53 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2208213

    Libya's General National Congress (GNC) in Tripoli on Friday warned of wasting time without achieving a comprehensive political solution in the country. In a statement on the sidelines of the national dialogue in Rabat, GNC Spokesman Omar ....

  • Essebsi calls on Tunisians to unify ranks against terror

    Essebsi calls on Tunisians to unify ranks against terror

    Date: 2015-03-20 18:50:24 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2208201

    Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi called on all political powers to close their ranks to fight terrorism. In a keynote speech on Friday on the 59th anniversary of Independence Day, Essebsi stressed that winning the battle against terrorism is ....

  • Voting in journalists syndicate elections kicks off as quorum met

    Voting in journalists syndicate elections kicks off as quorum met

    Date: 2015-03-20 13:24:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2206449

    Voting in mid-term elections of the Syndicate of Journalists kicked off at 14:30 p.m. Friday after the quorum of the General Assembly was met. As many as 2,051 members, who are eligible to vote, attended the meeting. Earlier in the day, the ....

  • British official condemns Netanyahu for ruling out two-state solution

    British official condemns Netanyahu for ruling out two-state solution

    Date: 2015-03-20 13:12:32 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2206337

    Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has described the Israeli prime minister’s pledge that he will not agree to the creation of an independent Palestinian state as alarming, The Guardian reported Friday. Clegg said that it may lead a ....

  • Ministers of aviation, tourism discuss means to improve tourism in Egypt

    Ministers of aviation, tourism discuss means to improve tourism in Egypt

    Date: 2015-03-20 11:44:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:2205749

    Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal and Tourism Minister Khaled Rami discussed means to boost cooperation to improve tourism in Egypt. They also took up the support mechanisms presented by both ministries in the Egyptian airports to foreign ....

  • UNHRC starts session in Geneva to approve Egypt's report

    UNHRC starts session in Geneva to approve Egypt's report

    Date: 2015-03-20 11:21:33 GMT - Switzerland - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2205613

    The session of the Human Right Council to approve Egypt's report on the comprehensive review of its file in the council started Friday here. Egypt has filed to the secretary of the council its vision for the recommendations that were presented to ....

  • Awqaf asserts standing up fiercely to uncover claims of MB

    Awqaf asserts standing up fiercely to uncover claims of MB

    Date: 2015-03-20 09:13:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2204745

    The Ministry of Awqaf asserted that it will stand up fiercely to uncover the claims of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood and their misleading ideology and thought. It is a duty now to reveal the traitors who work against the interests of the ....

  • Egypt bourse loses EGP 2.9 billion in week

    Egypt bourse loses EGP 2.9 billion in week

    Date: 2015-03-20 09:08:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:2204697

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) suffered a 2.9-billion-pounds loss during this week's trading. The market capital lost about 0.6% to reach 520.3 billion pounds in comparison to 523.2 billion pounds during transactions of the previous week. The ....

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