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  • 'Cabinet incidents' case postponed to April 2

    'Cabinet incidents' case postponed to April 2

    Date: 2015-03-16 12:48:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2176309

    Cairo Criminal Court delayed till April 2 the retrial of 16 defendants who face charges of involvement in "cabinet incidents" case. They were sentenced in absentia. The defense said the defendants did not commit any crimes attributed to ....

  • EEDC contributes to supporting human rights - NCHR

    EEDC contributes to supporting human rights - NCHR

    Date: 2015-03-16 12:47:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2176293

    The Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), which wrapped up yesterday in Sharm el Sheikh, contributed to supporting human rights, said Head of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Faeq. In a statement Monday from Geneva, ....

  • Defense min. attends armed forces maneuver

    Defense min. attends armed forces maneuver

    Date: 2015-03-16 12:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2176253

    Minister of Defense Sidqy Sobhy attended Monday armed forces maneuver Nasr 13 of the second field army in Sinai that runs for several days. Units of mechanical infantry, armored and and artillery units as well as air force and air defense forces ....

  • Train movement in Zagazig-Meet Ghamr line resumed

    Train movement in Zagazig-Meet Ghamr line resumed

    Date: 2015-03-16 12:06:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2175785

    Railway Sector in Sharqia governorate Head Farag Mohamed Farag said that the train movement on the Zagazig-Miet Ghamr line was resumed after it was halted for several hours. The train movement stopped after there was a notification about the ....

  • Israeli PM endorses Herzog for prime minister

    Israeli PM endorses Herzog for prime minister

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:57:49 GMT - Israel - International - SN:38 - ID:2175689

    Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak put his support behind Zionist Union's Isaac Herzog on Monday, according to The Jerusalem Post. In a statement, Barak, who also served as defense minister and Israeli army chief of staff, said that Herzog ....

  • Egypt Mufti says Islam needs to confront extremism

    Egypt Mufti says Islam needs to confront extremism

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:56:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2175669

    Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said there is a high need for Islam to confront extremism and uproot it as well as spread the moderate thought of the religion. In an article published in The Start newspaper of Kenya, Allam added it was time to take ....

  • UN Eritrea inquiry finds clear patterns of rights violations

    UN Eritrea inquiry finds clear patterns of rights violations

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:55:55 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:36 - ID:2175653

    A year-long United Nations investigation into human rights in Eritrea has found "very clear patterns" of violations and no rule of law, according to an interim report delivered to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday. "Most Eritreans have no ....

  • Police find RPG in Sohag

    Police find RPG in Sohag

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:54:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2175553

    Sohag police found a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) left by its owner in a remote area over fears he might be arrested. Police also found 14 rocket-propelled grenade bullets in the same area. In Minya, police arrested 10 people accused of ....

  • Foreign Ministry prepares for Arab summit

    Foreign Ministry prepares for Arab summit

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:48:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:2175569

    The Foreign Ministry is working on final preparations for an Arab summit Egypt will host on March 23-29. Work is underway at the international conferences center in Sharm el Sheikh to guarantee the event is successful and reflects Egypt's ....

  • Local development min. stresses need of qualifying youths for political participation

    Local development min. stresses need of qualifying youths for political participation

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:44:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2175525

    Local Development Minister Adel Labib underlined the need of qualifying youths for political participation and working in public affairs. It is important to choose youths from both genders from each village, district and town in order to qualify ....

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